Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam is off to a slow start in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 16 Comments
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam launched in Japan on December 3. During its first few days on the market, the game sold just under 50,000 units (a double pack containing Mario Kart 7 moved another 2,400 copies). Media Create indicates that it sold through just 17.97 percent of its initial shipment.
The sales tracker further points to the game’s slow start by comparing Paper Jam’s debut to two other Mario RPGs on 3DS. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team sold 100,000 copies back in July 2013 with a 25.49 percent sell-through while Paper Mario: Sticker Star launched in December 2012 with initial sales of 129,000 units and a sell through of 33.42 percent.
Media Create software sales (11/30 – 12/6) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
02./00. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
03./07. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
04./03. [WIU] Splatoon #
05./04. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
06./00. [PS4] Bloodborne: Complete Edition
07./12. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 #
08./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
09./15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
10./10. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
11./05. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront
12./22. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Omise Hajimerundesu
13./00. [WIU] Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version #
14./02. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage!
15./00. [PSV] Himoutou! Umaru-Chan: Himoutou Ikusei Keikaku #
16./35. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
17./21. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes
18./18. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World
19./26. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
20./00. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
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November 2015 NPD: amiibo surpasses 11 million units sold in the U.S.
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 36 Comments
Update: GamesBeat’s report has been updated. The author made an error, and actually meant amiibo. So to clarify: over 11 million amiibo have been sold in just the United States (not worldwide).
We have an extra piece of information stemming from this month’s NPD report. Nintendo has confirmed that sales of the Wii U have surpassed 11 million units. Now, even though the news comes as part of the November NPD results (which are US-focused), that figure should be worldwide.
November 2015 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 20 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November 2015. The results can be found below.
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
2. Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
3. Star Wars: Battlefront (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
4. Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
5. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
6. FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
7. Need For Speed (PS4, Xbox One)
8. Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One)
9. Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. Just Dance 2016 (Wii, Wii U, 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
Media Create sales (11/30 – 12/6)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 76,779
PS4 – 35,782
Wii U – 32,604
Vita – 21,860
New 3DS – 17,202
3DS – 7,915
PS3 – 1,916
3DS LL – 1,113
Vita TV – 646
Xbox One – 289
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 105,629
PS4 – 26,598
Wii U – 20,256
New 3DS – 18,052
Vita – 14,765
3DS – 6,095
PS3 – 1,643
3DS LL – 1,247
Vita TV – 625
Xbox One – 591
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 332,478 / 1,820,845
2. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 49,266 / NEW
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 38,434 / 1,798,622
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 35,256 / 861,197
5. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 32,155 / 442,588
6. [PS4] Bloodborne: The Old Hunters – 20,455 / NEW
7. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 13,906 / 130,980
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 11,734 / 1,147,540
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,179 / 424,367
10. [PS4] Call of Dut: Black Ops III – 11,092 / 231,500
11. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 9,487 / 151,736
12. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu – 7,654 / 29,447
13. [WIU] Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version – 7,060 / NEW
14. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage! – 6,298 / 31,217
15. [PSV] Himouto! Umaru-chan Himouto Ikusei Keikaku – 6,063 / NEW
16. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 5,743 / 509,822
17. [3DS} Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 5,305 / 110,757
18. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World – 5,229 / 21,479
19. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 5,107 / 269,781
20. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 4,630 / NEW
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/5/2015) – 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. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
6. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
7. Skylanders SuperChargers – Activision
8. Disney Infinity 3.0 – Disney Interactive
9. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. – Nintendo
9. Pokemon X – Nintendo
10. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/5/2015)
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Media Create software sales (11/23 – 11/29) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
02./00. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage!
03./08. [WIU] Splatoon #
04./11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
05./01. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront
06./00. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. Sega Hard Girls: Yume no Gattai Special #
07./10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
08./00. [PSV] Criminal Girls 2 #
09./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.6
10./06. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
11./00. [PS4] Blade Arcus from Shining EX #
12./14. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 #
13./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen! #
14./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
15./18. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
16./00. [PS3] Blade Arcus from Shining EX #
17./03. [PSV] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book #
18./16. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World
19./05. [WIU] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
20./04. [PSV] Omega Labyrinth
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SEGA’s full-year profit estimate reduced by 90 per cent
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 39 Comments
SEGA has announced that it’s cutting revenue and profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2016. Revenue forecast has been dropped by ¥65 billion to ¥355 billion, resulting in a 15 percent reduction. Operating income will also be reduced from ¥25 billion to ¥10 billion. Net profit is declining by nearly 90 percent from ¥19 billion to just ¥2 billion.
There are a few reasons behind this. First, SEGA’s pachislot machine sales expectations are down from 265,000 units to 154,000 units and its pachinko machine expectations are down from 220,000 units to 203,000 units. The company is also experiencing “intensifying” competition within the Japanese market when it comes to the Entertainment Contents Business (games) and longer development lead times. That means SEGA doesn’t have a whole lot of titles coming up immediately due to delays.
Monster Hunter X sold through 92% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Media Create’s latest report had Monster Hunter X at nearly 1.5 million unit sold. As it turns out, the game sold through 91.84 percent of its initial shipment. Media Create also says that pre-orders were at 936,000 copies.
How does Monster Hunter X stack up to the previous game in the series? Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (4G) sold 1,446,289 copies with a sell-through of 85.40 percent. Pre-orders were similar, as that title had 929,000 units reservations.
In terms of hardware, Monster Hunter X helped boost 3DS sales by 362.53 percent. 196,000 systems were sold across all platforms during the week, up 206.19 percent from the previous week.
