ARMS has best launch for an unlicensed fighting game in Japan within the past seven years
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 23 Comments
Nintendo probably couldn’t have asked for a better debut for ARMS in Japan. The game sold around 100,000 between June 16 and June 18. As a new IP on a system that’s in its early lifecycle, that’s not bad at all.
Some new information really puts into perspective just how well ARMS did. It had the best debut for an unlicensed fighting game in Japan over the past seven years. ARMS beat out the likes of Street Fighter (more than double the sales of Street Fighter V), BlazBlue, The King of Fighters, and Tekken.
Note that due to the nature of the graph (unlicensed), franchises like Dragon Ball and One Piece aren’t represented. Super Smash Bros. also isn’t here, but the graph mainly isn’t focusing on characters from non-fighting games.
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UK charts for May 2017
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 3 Comments
GamesIndustry has shared a listing of the best-selling games in the UK for the month of May 2017. Have a look at the full results below.
| Last Month | This Month | Title |
|---|---|---|
| New Entry | 1 | Injustice 2 |
| New Entry | 2 | Prey |
| 1 | 3 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe |
| 3 | 4 | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 5 | 5 | FIFA 17 |
| 2 | 6 | Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands |
| 10 | 7 | Rocket League |
| 4 | 8 | LEGO Worlds |
| 11 | 9 | Overwatch |
| 6 | 10 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
| 8 | 11 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare |
| 12 | 12 | Horizon: Zero Dawn |
| New Entry | 13 | Farpoint |
| Re-Entry | 14 | Gears of War |
| 14 | 15 | Forza Horizon 3 |
| 13 | 16 | LEGO City Undercover |
| 35 | 17 | Resident Evil 7 |
| New Entry | 18 | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
| Re-Entry | 19 | Dishonored 2 |
| 18 | 20 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 |
It’s worth noting that Nintendo held onto the top spot with revenue. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia contributed to that.
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ARMS sold through 70% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 27 Comments
ARMS sold roughly 100,000 copies in its first three days on the Japanese market, based on the latest information from sales trackers. Dengeki and Media Create now share extra information about how the game did.
Dengeki’s data has ARMS selling through 70 percent of its initial shipment. It’s the third solid first week sales for a Switch game after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (355,000 first week, total 576,000) and Zelda: Breath of the Wild (204,000 first week, total 490,000).
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Switch sales surpass one million units in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 49 Comments
Depending on which sales tracker you go with, Switch has now surpassed one million units sold in Japan. Media Create has it just under that amount for the week ending June 18, though it’s surely gone past that mark by now. Dengeki also officially says sales are over one million.
Switch took sixteen weeks to reach one million, according to Dengeki’s data. Sales for Wii and Wii U were at 1.85 million and 820,000 units respectively at the same point.
Media Create software sales (6/12/17 – 6/18/17) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Arms
02./01. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
03./04. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
04./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
05./02. [PS4] Tekken 7
06./06. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
07./07. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
08./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
09./09. [PS4] NieR: Automata
10./11. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
11./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
12./05. [NSW] Seiken Densetsu Collection
13./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
14./14. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
15./13. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
16./19. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
17./18. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
18./21. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
19./20. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax
20./31. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
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Media Create sales (6/12/17 – 6/18/17)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 33 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 37,709
PS4 – 18,251
New 3DS LL – 11,592
PS4 Pro – 5,795
Vita – 4,149
2DS – 2,655
New 3DS – 815
Xbox One – 308
PS3 – 298
Wii U – 199
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 27,291
PS4 – 14,595
New 3DS LL – 11,442
PS4 Pro – 4,546
Vita – 4,063
2DS – 2,752
New 3DS – 917
PS3 – 392
Xbox One – 255
Wii U – 166
And here are the software charts:
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May 2017 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, games through 2017
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 23 Comments
Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of May, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best in the U.S. so far this year. Continue on below for the full results.
May 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 May 2017. The results can be found below.
1. Injustice 2
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
5. Prey*
6. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
7. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia*
8. NBA 2K17
9. MLB 17: The Show
10. Overwatch**
11. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
12. Horizon Zero Dawn
13. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
14. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
15. Mass Effect Andromeda
16. Farpoint
17. Battlefield 1
18. Nier: Automata
19. Minecraft
20. FIFA 17
*No digital sales
UK software sales (Week ending 06/17/2017) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 6 Comments
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. ARMS – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Ultra Street Fighter II – Capcom
5. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
6. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Disgaea 5: Complete – NIS America
8. Puyo Puyo Tetris – SEGA
9. Super Bomberman R – Konami
10. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
6. Paper Mario: Color Splash -Nintendo
7. Splatoon – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
9. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
10. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 7 – 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. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
10. Harvest Moon: Skytree Village – Rising Star Games
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 06/17/2017)
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
