March 2016 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S. – Twilight Princess HD, Pokken enter the charts
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 24 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of March 2016. The results can be found below.
1. Tom Clancy’s The Division (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
2. Far Cry: Primal (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
4. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
5. UFC 2 (PS4, Xbox One)
6. MLB 16: The Show (PS4, PS3)
7. Pokken Tournament (Wii U)
8. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PSe)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
10. Minecraft (360, PS4, Xbox One, PS3)
No numbers at the moment for Zelda: Twilight Princess HD or Pokken Tournament. We’ll let you know if we hear about specific data.
Shovel Knight has sold 1.2 million copies, 180,000 amiibo
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In a blog post on Gamasutra, David D’Angelo from Yacht Club Games reveals that Shovel Knight has sold 1.2 million copies. 200,000 of those units come from retail.
D’Angelo has also provided a break down of amiibo sales thus far:

We hope to provide a very in-depth article about how the Shovel Knight amiibo was made soon. So stay tuned for that! In the meantime, here’s a bit about its sales so far. Believe it or not, we actually ordered over 200,000 units to be manufactured and shipped all over the world. We’ve currently sold through 180,000 of those units since the amiibo figure launched January 8th. 60,000 of those going to Europe and the rest going to North America. The sales for the amiibo figure are still strong, enough so that our North American distribution branch decided to order 30,000 more units!
You can find much more on Shovel Knight’s performance at the link below.
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Media Create sales (4/4/16 – 4/10/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 23,889
New 3DS LL – 18,042
Vita – 13,278
Wii U – 4,963
New 3DS – 4,420
3DS – 1,411
PS3 – 1,296
3DS LL – 242
Xbox One – 212
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 30,081
New 3DS LL – 22,020
Vita – 17,153
New 3DS – 5,376
Wii U – 3,541
3DS – 2,069
PS3 – 1,537
3DS LL – 342
Xbox One – 207
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 90,196 / 359,712
2. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 49,847 / 517,146
3. [PS4] Far Cry Primal – 25,302 / NEW
4. [3DS] Disney Art Academy – 17,717 / NEW
5. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 15,274 / 258,821
6. [PS4] Star Ocean 5 – 10,386 / 123,408
7. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 8,065 / 120,366
8. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,374 / 730,853
9. [WIU] Splatoon – 6,902 / 1,325,502
10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 6,666 / 136,148
11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 5,892 / 840,123
12. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 5,205 / 34,852
13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 5,128 / 27,492
14. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 4,623 / 84,135
15. [PSV] Brothers Conflict Precious Baby – 3,476 / NEW
16. [PS4] The Division – 3,422 / 123,282
17. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 3,325 / 28,332
18. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 3,166 / 16,389
19. [XBO] Quantum Break – 3,124 / NEW
20. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 2,671 / 2,243,803
UK software sales (Week ending 04/09/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Nintendo
5. Splatoon – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. Lego Marvel’s Avenger – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
9. Skylanders Superchargers – Activision Blizzard
10. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life- Nintendo
4. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
6. Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
8. Pokemon X – Nintendo
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 04/09/2016)
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Media Create software sales (3/28/16 – 4/3/16) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
02./00. [PS4] Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
03./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
04./02. [PS4] Dark Souls III
05./05. [WIU] Pokken Tournament #
06./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
07./11. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
08./08. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!!
09./03. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X
10./00. [PS4] Winning Post 8 2016
11./15. [WIU] Splatoon #
12./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
13./00. [PSV] Winning Post 8 2016
14./13. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s The Division
15./19. [3DS] Tomodachi Life [Nintendo Selects]
16./17. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
17./04. [PS4] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune #
18./07. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Sengoku Risshiden #
19./00. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
20./00. [PS3] Winning Post 8 2016
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Yo-kai Sangokushi sold through 64% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 18 Comments
Yo-kai Sangokushi moved 270,000 copies during its launch weekend in Japan (April 2 and April 3). Media Create now reports that the game sold through 63.87 percent of its initial shipment.
Even though it’s a spin-off, this title’s sales fall well short in comparison to the series’ last release, Yo-kai Watch Busters. That one sold nearly 700,000 units in July 2015. However, when compared to Pokemon Conquest which was another collaboration game from the past (first week sales of 172,000 units, sell-through rate of 58.43 percent), Yo-kai Sangokushi sold much better in both numbers and sell-through rate. Given that, one could say that it’s off to a good start.
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Japan Q1 2016 sales – best-selling games, publisher split, top 5 games on 3DS and Wii U
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New data reveals the best-selling games in Japan in Q1 this year, based on sales calculated between January 4 and April 3. Yo-kai Sangokushi is already in the top three despite only having been out for about a week.
Here’s the full lineup:
01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
02./00. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo #
03./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
04./00. [PS4] Dark Souls III
05./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo
06./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations #
07./00. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai #
08./0x. [WiiU] Splatoon #
09./0x. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
10./00. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami
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Media Create sales (3/28/16 – 4/3/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 30,081
New 3DS LL – 22,020
Vita – 17,153
New 3DS – 5,376
Wii U – 3,541
3DS – 2,069
PS3 – 1,537
3DS LL – 342
Xbox One – 207
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 34,377
New 3DS LL – 22,639
Vita – 20,068
New 3DS – 5,773
Wii U – 4,545
3DS – 2,322
PS3 – 1,290
3DS LL – 365
Xbox One – 55
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 269,516 / NEW
2. [PS4] Star Ocean 5 – 113,022 / NEW
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 98,634 / 467,299
4. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 33,406 / 243,547
5. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 14,295 / 112,302
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,657 / 723,479
7. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 10,294 / 129,482
8. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 10,149 / 29,647
9. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 10,073 / 79511
10. [PS4] Winning Post 8 2016 – 8,367 / NEW
11. [WIU] Splatoon – 8,120 / 1,318,600
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 7,627 / 22,364
13. [PSV] Winning Post 8 2016 – 6,166 / NEW
14. [PS4] The Division – 5,446 / 119,860
15. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 4,971 / 13,223
16. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,873 / 834,231
17. [PS4] Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3 – 4,765 / 49,488
18. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 4,684 / 25,007
19. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 4,492 / 454,420
20. [PS3] Winning Post 8 2016 – 4,472 / NEW
UK software sales (Week ending 04/02/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 9 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. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
2. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. Splatoon – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
8. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
9. Lego Marvel’s Avenger – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
9. Pokemon X- Nintendo
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track