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We have significantly decreased the shipping volume for Wii U for the fiscal year ending March 2017 compared to the fiscal year ended March 2016, and we are expecting to sell 800,000 units.

These graphs show the sell-through (sales from retailers to consumers) of Wii U hardware and first party packaged software in our major markets: Japan, the U.S. and Europe. Sales from April 2016 through the second week of October are compared against sales in the same period for the last two years. Hardware sellthrough for this period is down significantly compared to the previous two years, but this is in alignment with our expectations. The sell-through for software is not as high as that for the previous period, which saw the release of major hits such as Splatoon and Super Mario Maker, but due to the increased sell-through overseas of popular titles at a special low price point under the
Nintendo Selects banner, total sales are on par with those for the fiscal year ended March 2015.

Note: FY = Fiscal year (April through March of the following year)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 27,069
New 3DS LL – 14,092
Vita – 8,853
2DS – 7,404
New 3DS – 2,700
Wii U – 1,919
PS3 – 763
Xbox One – 752
3DS – 370
3DS LL – 77

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 30,154
New 3DS LL – 15,905
Vita – 8,772
2DS – 8,203
New 3DS – 2,983
Wii U – 2,430
PS3 – 814
3DS – 346
Xbox One – 323
3DS LL – 71
PS VR – 51,644

And here are the software charts:

Nintendo has reported its earnings release for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016.

First, here’s a look at hardware for the quarter:

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Getting down to some of the nitty-gritty:

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And some analysis and comments from Nintendo:

During the six months ended September 30, 2016, we saw strong trends for the global release of Kirby: Planet Robobot. On the hardware side, Nintendo 2DS saw sales growth. The release of the smart device application Pokémon GO led to increased sales of software in the Pokémon series released in the past and drove the Nintendo 3DS family hardware sales growth, particularly outside of Japan. The sales volume for hardware this period was 2.71 million units (19% increase on a year- on-year basis), while software held steady with the previous year at 19.23 million units sold.

For the Wii U console, we have decided to ship 0.8 million units this fiscal year, based on our forecasts of comprehensive demand for Nintendo hardware. Activity has conformed to our expectations from the start of the fiscal year, with hardware sales volume of 0.56 million units (53% decrease on a year-on-year basis). There were no hit titles this period to compare with Splatoon and Super Mario Maker last year, so the software sales were 8.3 million units (33% decrease on a year-on-year basis).

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This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
2. Minecraft Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
8. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
10. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive

3DS

1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7- Nintendo
4. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
5. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
6. Rhythm Paradise: Megamix – Nintendo
7. Mario Party: Star Rush – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D- Nintendo
10. Pokemon Y – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

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All formats

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories # (Capcom) {2016.10.08} (¥5.800) – 67.133 / 207.736 (-52%)
02./00. [PS4] Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration |PlayStation 4/PlayStation VR| (Square Enix) {2016.10.13} (¥6.800) – 21.152 / NEW
03./00. [WIU] Paper Mario: Color Splash (Nintendo) {2016.10.13} (¥5.700) – 20.894 / NEW
04./00. [PSV] Kangokutou Mary-Skelter #
(Compile Heart) {2016.10.13} (¥6.800) – 18.358 / NEW
05./04. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura
(Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) – 11.255 / 1.284.437 (-9%)
06./03. [PS4] Persona 5 #
(Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) – 8.147 / 354.101 (-38%)
07./07. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 6.472 / 151.101 (-5%)
08./00. [PS4] PlayStation VR Worlds |PlayStation VR| (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.10.13} (¥4.900) – 5.983 / NEW
09./02. [PS4] BlazBlue: Central Fiction # (Arc System Works) {2016.10.06} (¥6.800) – 5.898 / 26.507 (-71%)
10./05. [PS4] FIFA 17 # (Electronic Arts) {2016.09.29} (¥7.800) – 5.565 / 74.125 (-52%)
11./08. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 5.559 / 896.633 (-3%)
12./10. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥4.800) – 5.080 / 195.639 (-3%)
13./15. [3DS] Super Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen! (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.09.15} (¥5.300) – 4.816 / 23.645 (+29%)
14./12. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
(Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 4.504 / 453.580 (-9%)
15./14. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
(Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 4.157 / 177.397 (+2%)
16./11. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2017 (Konami) {2016.09.15} (¥7.600) – 3.419 / 99.047 (-32%)
17./13. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.04} (¥5.700) – 3.407 / 177.592 (-18%)
18./09. [PS3] Persona 5 #
(Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) – 3.195 / 103.548 (-40%)
19./00. [PS4] LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2016.10.13} (¥5.700) – 3.184 / NEW
20./20. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 3.101 / 1.482.283 (-7%)

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 30,154
New 3DS LL – 15,905
Vita – 8,772
2DS – 8,203
New 3DS – 2,983
Wii U – 2,430
PS3 – 814
3DS – 346
Xbox One – 323
3DS LL – 71
PS VR – 51,644

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 31,071
New 3DS LL – 16,548
2DS – 9,421
Vita – 9,282
New 3DS – 3,084
Wii U – 2,545
PS3 – 820
3DS – 449
3DS LL – 90
Xbox One – 88

And here are the software charts:

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
2. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
3. Minecraft Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
8. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo

3DS

1. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7- Nintendo
4. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
5. Mario Party: Star Rush – Nintendo
6. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
7. Pokemon X – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
10. Disney Magical World 2 – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

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All formats

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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 August 2016. You can check out the full results below.


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