Mario Kart 8 Deluxe had a bigger first week than original Wii U game, Mario Kart 7 in the UK
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In its first week, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe climbed to the top of the UK charts. It was the first Nintendo game to reach that mark since Pokemon White in 2011.
An additional piece of information has now come in about the racer’s performance. It not only had a bigger week than Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, but also 3DS’ Mario Kart 7.
We should be receiving sales data for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in Japan later this week. For North America, it’s unclear when Nintendo will make any numbers known.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Nintendo’s first game to hit #1 in the UK since 2011
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is off to a fantastic start in the UK. With the latest UK charts beginning to surface, this marks the first time that a Nintendo boxed game has reached the top spot since 2011. Pokemon White on DS was the last title to accoplish the feat. Additionally, it’s the first Mario game at the top spot since Mario Kart Wii.
GamesIndustry also reports that “Nintendo used the launch of its racer to ship more Switch stock to retailers, which has seen The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild return to the Top Five (at No.5) with a 68% increase in sales week-on-week.” Puyo Puyo Tetris debuted at the 18th spot, “with the majority of sales coming on Nintendo Switch.”
The preliminary charts are as follows:
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Japan’s best-selling games of March 2017
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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of March 2017. You can check out the full results below.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia sold through 80% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia launched in Japan on April 20. During its first four days on the market, it sold about 132,000 copies. Media Create and Dengeki now have more information about the game’s performance.
Media Create points out that Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia sold less than half of Fates (304,000 from Birthright, Conquest, and the Special Edition combined), and sales are still not enough if compared to individual Fates SKUs. Therefore, Echoes is thought to be unable to include many of the new users coming from Fire Emblem Fates and Fire Emblem Heroes. However, when compared as a remake, New Mystery of the Emblem which came out for DS in July 2010 sold 136,000 copies in its first week, so it’s able to maintain the veteran fanbase.
As for Dengeki, the site says Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia sold through 80 percent of its initial shipment. The site says the title managed to cut through a favorable start.
Media Create software sales (4/17/17 – 4/23/17) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia #
02./00. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax
03./00. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
04./00. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Maiden Who Fell into Darkness and the Book of Beginnings #
05./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
06./02. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
07./04. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
08./00. [PS4] PaRappa the Rapper Remastered
09./00. [NSW] Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker
10./03. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
11./05. [PS4] NieR: Automata
12./06. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
13./10. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
14./09. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
15./11. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
16./13. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
17./19. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
18./08. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn #
19./12. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX
20./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
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Capcom: Monster Hunter XX and Generations doing well, Monster Hunter Stories “underperformed”
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As was the case with Nintendo, Capcom reported its latest financial results today for the fiscal year ending in March. The company’s digital contents business experienced net sales of 58,704 million yen, up 11.7 percent year-over-year. On the other hand, operating income dropped 8.8 percent from last fiscal year, at 11,096 million yen. Net sales for Capcom’s entire business were 87,170 million yen for an increase of 13.2 percent year-over-year.
Capcom noted that Monster Hunter XX, which just shipped in Japan last month, “is off to a promising start”. Monster Hunter Generations (known as Monster Hunter X in Japan) also “achieved solid sales overseas”. The one disappointment in the series was the RPG Monster Hunter Stories – Capcom says it “underperformed.”
Nintendo 2016 fiscal year earnings results
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Nintendo’s latest financial results for the 2016 fiscal year are in. We’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information below.
Nintendo million sellers – April 2017
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Nintendo published a new listing of million-seller titles in conjunction with its latest financial results. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the big highlight with nearly four million copies sold across Switch and Wii U. For the full results, continue on below.
Switch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 2.76 million pcs.
Switch ships 2.74 million units worldwide, software at 5.46 million, Zelda at 3.84 million
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Nintendo shared some key statistics about Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as part of its financial results today.
First, total hardware shipments for Switch stands at 2.74 million worldwide. The system has also moved 5.46 million software units.
Media Create sales (4/17/17 – 4/23/17)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 45,673
New 3DS LL – 18,115
PS4 – 17,067
Vita – 5,592
PS4 Pro – 4,855
2DS – 4,475
New 3DS – 1,234
PS3 – 432
Wii U – 271
Xbox One – 142
And here are the software charts:
