Skylanders SuperChargers, Guitar Hero Live underperform for Activision
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Activision’s 2015 full-year financial results are in. Revenue is reported at $4.6 billion, an increase from $4.4 billion in calendar 2014 with 47.5 percent of that amount stemming from subscriptions, licensing, and other revenue. Operating income is also up from $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion and net income grew from $835 million to $892 million. However, Activision fell a tad short of its revenue target.
Guitar Hero Live and Skylanders SuperChargers both fell short of Activision’s expectations. With Skylanders, there is now increased competition in the market with LEGO Dimensions. More declines are expected for Skylanders in 2016, but another game is in the pipeline. As for Guitar Hero Live, its weakness is attributed to a move to mobile devices.
Media Create sales (2/1/16 – 2/7/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 21 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 31,058
Vita 23,090
New 3DS LL – 19,991
New 3DS – 4,389
Wii U – 3,939
3DS – 2,705
PS3 – 1,715
3DS LL – 459
Xbox One – 286
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Vita – 45,114
PS4 – 32,557
New 3DS LL – 22,593
Wii U – 8,931
New 3DS – 4,978
3DS – 3,298
PS3 – 1,993
3DS LL – 558
Xbox One – 92
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – 64,446 / NEW
2. [PSV] Dragon Quesgt Builders – 46,391 / 224,407
3. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders – 32,784 / 174,153
4. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders – 19,151 / 72,305
5. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra msash – 17,856 / 73,187
6. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 13,391 / 2,674,914
7. [WIU] Splatoon – 11,816 / 1,240,225
8. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 10,171 / 2,193,737
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,926 / 651,150
10. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami – 8,046 / 131,562
11. [3DS] Monster Strike – 7,891 / 787,645
12. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami – 7,243 / 85,262
13. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends – 6,685 / 76,338
14. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,623 / 790,345
15. [PS4] Just Cause 3 – 4,414 / 47,002
16. [PSV] Sangokushi 13 – 4,359 / NEW
17. [PS4] Sangoku Koi Senki: Omoide Gaeshi CS Edition – 3,950 / 24,051
18. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 3,868 / 68,593
19. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 3,659 / 270,985
20. [PS3] Sangokushi 13 – 3,528 / 18,959
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UK software sales (Week ending 02/06/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
7. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
8. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
3DS
1. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Mario Kart 7- Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Legacy – NIS America
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 02/06/2016)
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash sold through 80% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 30 Comments
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash sold fairly well in Japan. Media Create has first week sales at 55,331 units while Dengeki’s figure is slightly higher at 58,000. In any case, that’s probably more than most people were anticipating.
According to Dengeki, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash sold through about 80 percent of its initial shipment. The title sold favorably compared to the last console release in the series, New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis. That one sold 57,000 copies in its first week, and went on to move 247,000 units in total.
More: Camelot, Japan, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, sales
Media Create software sales (1/25/16 – 1/31/16) – Top 50
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo #
02./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo
03./00. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
04./00. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo
05./00. [PSV] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 3 #
06./01. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami
07./00. [PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 #
08./02. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami
09./06. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
10./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.8
11./00. [PS3] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 #
12./03. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends #
13./08. [WIU] Splatoon #
14./00. [PSV] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Festa: Houka Kenran #
15./10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
16./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
17./09. [3DS] Monster Strike
18./04. [PS4] Just Cause 3
19./13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
20./26. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force #
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Media Create sales (1/25/16 – 1/31/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 26 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Vita – 45,114
PS4 – 32,557
New 3DS LL – 22,593
Wii U – 8,931
New 3DS – 4,978
3DS – 3,298
PS3 – 1,993
3DS LL – 558
Xbox One – 92
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 31,452
PS4 – 24,441
Vita – 14,999
Wii U – 11,298
New 3DS – 4,715
3DS – 2,813
PS3 – 1,671
3DS LL – 697
Xbox One – 52
And here are the software charts:
1. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 178,016 / NEW
2. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders – 141,369 / NEW
3. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – 55,331 / NEW
4. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders – 53,154 / NEW
5. [PSV] Uta no Prince-sama: Music 3 – 51,289 / NEW
6. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami – 20,260 / 123,516
7. [PS4] Sangokushi 13 – 20,101 / NEW
8. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami – 17,591 / 78,019
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 17,023 / 2,661,523
10. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster Cinderella G4U! Pack Vol.8 – 15,720 / NEW
11. [PS3] Sangokushi 13 – 15,431 / NEW
12. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends – 15,174 / 69,653
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,256 / 1,228,409
14. [PSV] The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water Houaa Kenran – 12,436 / NEW
15. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 11,135 / 2,183,566
16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,733 / 642,224
17. [3DS] Monster Strike – 10,263 / 779,754
18. [PS4] Just Cause 3 – 8,928 / 42,588
19. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 6,327 / 784,211
20. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS Force – 7,429 / 137,877
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Kimishima shares more on download sales
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Next, I would like to talk about the status of download sales.
This graph shows download sales from the latest three fiscal years through the third quarter of this fiscal year.
Total download sales from the first quarter to the third quarter totaled 30.5 billion yen. This increase is mainly due to add-on content inside games.
Without including the upcoming fourth quarter results, we are already close to achieving sales of the previous fiscal year total.
This is the breakdown of download sales by region through the third quarter of the previous fiscal year and this fiscal year. You can see that the sales figures for each region exceeded those of the previous fiscal year. Especially significant is the growth rate of The Americas ? the yellow part of the graph.
The Americas accounts for around half, followed by Japan and Europe.
This slide shows top selling download titles excluding download versions of packaged software.
In particular, add-on content for Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8 made large contributions.
We will continue to release attractive add-on content maximizing features of each software title since they help maintain software usage rate and keep the title at the center of conversation.
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Kimishima on amiibo sales, most popular figures, future plans
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Next is amiibo. More than a year has passed since we released amiibo in November 2014 as a brand new product category together with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Today, more than 80 types of amiibo have been released in Japan with over 25 amiibo-compatible games.
Approximately 31 million units of figure-type amiibo have shipped to date worldwide as of the end of third quarter of this fiscal year.
Kimishima talks 3DS hardware and software sales
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
This graph shows the comparison between the Nintendo 3DS hardware sell-through numbers from 2014 (calendar year) and 2015 (calendar year) in the Japanese market.
In 2014, we were able to invigorate the market a little earlier than last year-end sales season with the launch of New Nintendo 3DS and the release of titles such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. On the other hand, in 2015, despite a little late start off compared to the previous year, we saw a hardware-driving effect of software such as CAPCOM?CO LTD.’s Monster Hunter X (Cross), and there was momentum as strong as the previous year in the year-end sales season growth.
