Mario Kart is the all-time best-selling racing franchise in the U.S.
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 23 Comments
Another piece of significant information has been reported stemming from the April 2017 NPD report. According to Mat Piscatella, an analyst for the company, Mario Kart is the all-time best-selling racing franchise in the U.S.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the best-selling game in the U.S. last month despite being on the market for just two days. In that short period, over 460,000 physical units sold. With digital sales included, the total exceeds 550,000 units.
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Media Create software sales (5/8/17 – 5/14/17) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
02./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
03./04. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
04./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
05./00. [3DS] Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death #
06./05. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia #
07./10. [PS4] NieR: Automata
08./13. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
09./07. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax
10./06. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
11./08. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
12./11. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13./14. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
14./12. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
15./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
16./09. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
17./21. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
18./23. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
19./16. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
20./15. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
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April 2017 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, games through 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 12 Comments
The final bit of news stemming from this month’s NPD report concerns platform-specific sales. Over on GamesBeat, the site has published a listing of the top sellers in the US on Switch and 3DS for the month of April. Additionally, we have the lineup of the best-selling games of 2017 so far. Head past the break for the full results.
April 2017 NPD: NES Classic Edition was second best-selling hardware following Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments
April 2017 was an extremely good month for Nintendo sales. In the U.S., the company not only owned the top spot in gaming hardware sales, but the second position as well.
As we know, Switch was the overall top seller. Right behind it though is the NES Classic Edition.
Nintendo is no longer producing the NES Classic Edition. The platform has been phased out worldwide, and April was the final month for shipments.
April 2017 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2017. The results can be found below.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
- Persona 5*
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- MLB 17: The Show
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Mass Effect: Andromeda
- NBA 2K17
- Overwatch**
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Lego City Undercover
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix
- Lego Worlds
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- Battlefield 1
- For Honor
- Nier: Automata
- Minecraft
*Does not include digital sales
**Battle.net sales not includes
Media Create sales (5/8/17 – 5/14/17)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 24,712
New 3DS LL – 13,643
PS4 – 12,334
PS4 Pro – 4,961
Vita – 4,114
2DS – 2,862
New 3DS – 1,021
PS3 – 325
Wii U – 157
Xbox One – 149
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 47,911
PS4 – 20,963
New 3DS LL – 20,457
Vita – 7,158
PS4 Pro – 6,991
2DS – 5,355
New 3DS – 1,169
Xbox One – 677
PS3 – 407
Wii U – 397
And here are the software charts:
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April 2017 NPD: Switch sells over 280,000 units, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe more than 550,000 copies
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 55 Comments
Nintendo has shared some preliminary information about the latest NPD report. During the month of April, Switch hardware and one game in particular stood out.
Switch was the best-selling piece of gaming hardware in the U.S. last month at over 280,000 units. It’s the second month in a row that Switch has come out on top in gaming hardware sales. In Nintendo’s announcement today, the company said that “April sales of Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems (more than 68,000 units sold) combined to make up almost half of all hardware sales across all dedicated video game systems.”
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UK software sales (Week ending 05/13/2017) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
4. Super Bomberman R – Konami
5. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. Puyo Puyo Tetris – SEGA
7. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
8. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
5. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
9. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
8. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits – Nintendo
9. Mario Sports Superstars – Nintendo
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 05/13/2017)
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Square Enix looking to sell five million copies of Dragon Quest XI
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 13 Comments
Square Enix has high hopes for Dragon Quest XI. When Square Enix delivered its latest financial results earlier in the week, CFO Kazuharu Watanabe mentioned that the company is looking to achieve sales of five million copies.
Kazuharu’s comment did not refer to one specific version of the game. Dragon Quest XI will be on 3DS and PlayStation 4, and eventually Switch as well. Kazuharu also did not say if the sales target only applies to Japan, though it may be unlikely for the RPG to head overseas within the next fiscal year.
Dragon Quest IX was the last big seller in the franchise at 4.3 million. However, when counting sales in the west, that amount is closer to 5.3 million.
Even if Dragon Quest XI sells more than IX, it might be difficult for it to surpass the DS game in terms of pure profit. After all XI has different versions involved and its scope is much larger.
