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.
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Azure Striker Gunvolt has sold 180,000 copies, sequel at 38,000 units
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 9 Comments
Inti Creates confirmed earlier today that Blaster Master Zero has sold 80,000 copies on Switch. As it turns out, other sales data was shared as well.
Azure Striker Gunvolt, Inti Creates’ first game for 3DS, has sold 180,000 copies. The company also confirmed the sales of the sequel are at 38,000 units. Both of these figures are based on worldwide sales on the eShop as of May 1.
Media Create software sales (5/1/17 – 5/7/17) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
02./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
03./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
04./04. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
05./05. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia #
06./11. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
07./06. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax
08./07. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
09./17. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
10./12. [PS4] NieR: Automata
11./14. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
12./16. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
13./08. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
14./13. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
15./20. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
16./29. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
17./23. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
18./26. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
19./39. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
20./10. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Maiden Who Fell into Darkness and the Book of Beginnings #
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Media Create sales (5/1/17 – 5/7/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 46 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 76,679
PS4 – 18,848
New 3DS LL – 17,873
PS4 Pro – 6,455
Vita – 5,994
2DS – 4,101
New 3DS – 1,089
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 453
Xbox One – 101
And here are the software charts:
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More on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s debut in Japan and Switch sales
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 62 Comments
Now that the Japanese holidays are over (specifically Golden Week), sales trackers aside from Famitsu have delivered sales numbers for the week of April 24. Both share more information about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s big launch.
According to Media Create, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 285,000 copies up through April 30. That is down slightly from the original game on Wii U (released May 2014 at 326,000 copies first week). However, considering Wii U sold a total of 1,765,000 units as of the game’s release, when compared to Switch’s 777,000 units, there’s a difference of one million in the spread. Considering Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a port of the Wii U version with added features, Media Create feels that the initial results are favorable.
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Media Create software sales (4/24/17 – 4/30/17) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
02./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
03./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
04./06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
05./01. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia #
06./02. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax
07./07. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
08./03. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
09./00. [PSV] Gun Gun Pixies #
10./04. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Maiden Who Fell into Darkness and the Book of Beginnings #
11./10. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
12./11. [PS4] NieR: Automata
13./12. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
14./13. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
15./00. [3DS] Cube Creator DX
16./14. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
17./15. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
18./16. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
19./21. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
20./17. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
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Media Create sales (4/24/17 – 4/30/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 56 Comments
Update (5/8): Media Create’s data is finally in. We’ve swapped out their numbers with Famitsu below.
Original (5/3): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:
Switch – 76,679
PS4 – 18,848
New 3DS LL – 17,873
PS4 Pro – 6,455
Vita – 5,994
2DS – 4,101
New 3DS – 1,089
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 453
Xbox One – 101
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 48,694
New 3DS LL – 17,570
PS4 – 15,222
Vita – 5,164
PS4 Pro – 4,112
2DS – 3,945
New 3DS – 1,114
PS3 – 367
Wii U – 262
Xbox One – 68
And here are the software charts:
