November 2016 NPD: Pokemon Sun and Moon have strongest launch in franchise history, boost 3DS hardware
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The success of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon has been well-documented, including in the United States. With the November NPD report now having been published, the two games are confirmed as having the strongest launch in the history of the franchise. NPD analyst Sam Naji said today that the two games sold 8 percent more units than Pokemon Black/White, the previous record holders. That’s despite the fact that Sun/Moon had 19 fewer days on the market.
Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon also boosted 3DS as a whole. “Unit sales of 3DS hardware grew 59 percent versus November a year ago, the sixth straight month of year-on-year growth,” Naji said.
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November 2016 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November 2016. The results can be found below.
1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Battlefield 1
3. Pokémon Sun*
4. Pokémon Moon*
5. Titanfall 2
6. NBA 2K17
7. Madden NFL 17
8. Watch Dogs 2
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
10. FIFA 17
*No digital sales counted for this game.
November 2016 NPD: NES Classic Edition sells nearly 200,000 units in the U.S.
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This month’s NPD report is in, and it brings along some impressive news for the NES Classic Edition. In the United States last month, the hardware sold 196,000 units.
The NES Classic Edition would have undoubtedly sold more had more stock been put on store shelves. Nintendo has had a difficult time keeping up with demand, but has promised to ship more units leading into 2017.
Media Create sales (12/5/16 – 12/11/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 85,218
New 3DS LL – 67,247
2DS – 33,439
Vita – 22,314
New 3DS – 7,887
PS4 Pro – 7,499
Wii U – 4,656
Xbox One – 1,245
PS3 – 853
3DS – 314
3DS LL – 88
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 110,318
New 3DS LL – 53,414
Vita – 20,141
2DS – 17,623
PS4 Pro – 8,032
New 3DS – 7,432
Wii U – 4,718
PS3 – 704
3DS – 368
Xbox One – 256
3DS LL – 92
And here are the software charts:
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Shovel Knight has sold 1.5 million copies
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Shovel Knight has sold 1.5 million copies, USGamer reports. Although that number isn’t entirely made up of Wii U and 3DS owners, we know that the game performed incredibly well on Nintendo platforms.
Our last Shovel Knight sales update was in April. Yacht Club Games said at the time that 1.2 million copies had been sold and it had shifted 180,000 amiibo figures.
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/10/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
8. Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games- Nintendo
9. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
10. Splatoon – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/10/2016)
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Super Mario Maker for 3DS sold through 50% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Data from Japan suggested that Super Mario Maker for 3DS sold about 150,000 copies in its first week in Japan. Dengeki now shares a bit of extra data about its performance.
Super Mario Maker for 3DS reportedly sold through 50 percent of its initial shipment. While that may seem low, it did manage to outdo the Wii U version’s first week sales of 137,000 copies.
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Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom sold over 300,000 units in Japan last month
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Famitsu reported last month that the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom sold 260,000 units in Japan over its first four days. Now we have data for the entire month.
According to Famitsu’s data, the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom moved 319,000 units. The hardware launched on November 10, and data collection ended on November 27. That means Famitsu’s number accounts for about 2.5 weeks of sales.
UK software sales for November 2016
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The latest issue of MCV has a listing of the best-selling games in the UK for the month of November. The results are posted below, based on data collected between October 30 and November 26.
As far as physical software sales by platform goes, here are the results:
01 (01) PlayStation 4 – 1,825,425 (+4.07%)
02 (02) Xbox One – 1,528,742 (-11.26%)
03 (04) Nintendo 3DS – 424,422 (+227.08%)
04 (03) Xbox 360 – 111,256 (-71.75%)
05 (07) PC Software – 78,291 (-35.20%)
06 (06) Nintendo Wii U – 65,930 (-33.03%)
07 (05) PlayStation 3 – 57,688 (-70.70%)
08 (09) Nintendo Wii – 16,482 (-26.33%)
09 (08) PlayStation Vita – 8,241 (-53.96%)
