Monster Hunter X sold through 92% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
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.
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Capcom: Monster Hunter X shipments at 2 million copies
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
Data provided by the likes of Media Create and Famitsu indicated that Monster Hunter X had sold 1.5 million copies in Japan thus far. Amazingly, that high figure was achieved in just a couple of days.
Capcom has also now followed up with its own sales announcement. The publisher said in a press release today that shipments for Monster Hunter X are at 2 million units. This includes retail copies, plus sales on the eShop and download cards.
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Media Create sales (11/23 – 11/29)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 30 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 29,052
New 3DS LL – 28,257
Wii U – 14,684
Vita – 12,258
New 3DS – 5,859
PS3 – 1,624
3DS – 1,012
Xbox One – 889
3DS LL – 596
Vita TV – 583
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 1,488,367 / NEW
2. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage! – 24,918 / NEW
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 23,823 / 825,940
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 18,639 / 410,432
5. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 18,341 / 142,249
6. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia VS Sega Hard Girls – 16,941 / NEW
7. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 15,748 / 1,760,188
8. [PSV] Criminal Girls 2 – 15,196 / NEW
9. [PS3] TV Anime IdolM@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol. 6 – 13,613 / NEW
10. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 13,608 / 220,408
11. [PS4] Blade Arcus from Shining EX – 12,469 / NEW
12. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 12,115 / 117,074
13. [WIU] Taiko Drum Master: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen – 10,007 / NEW
14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 10,003 / 1,135,805
15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,859 / 413,188
16. [PS3] Blade Arcus from Shining EX – 8,083 / NEW
17. [PSV] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book – 6,183 / 31,988
18. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World – 6,130 / 16,250
19. [WIU] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – 6,022 / 26,325
20. [PSV] Omega Labyrinth – 5,623 / 30,736
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Monster Hunter X sells over 1.5 million copies in 2 days, 3DS moves 134,000 units
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments
Famitsu has reported the first sales data for Monster Hunter X. According to the site, 1,542,104 copies of the game were sold in just two days.
Monster Hunter X’s launch also had a big impact on 3DS hardware sales. Famitsu says that 3DS hardware sales were at 133,628 units.
We’ll have more sales numbers from Japan tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that.
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UK software sales (Week ending 11/28/2015) – 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. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
5. Skylanders SuperChargers – Activision
6. Disney Infinity 3.0 – Disney Interactive
7. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
8. LEGO Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo
7. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 11/28/2015)
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
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InfoScout: Wii U sees 17% share of Black Friday console sales
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 26 Comments
InfoScout is at it again with Black Friday 2015 sales. Based on data collected from the research firm, Wii U took home 17 percent of the console share during the big shopping day.
We also posted a breakdown of the top 20 best-selling games during Black Friday yesterday. If you missed it, check it out here.
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InfoScout: Best-selling games on Black Friday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 18 Comments
A marketing study by researcher InfoScout ranks the best-selling games on Black Friday. Purchases were tracked from a network of 300,000 users over three mobile apps. The graphic above is based on 250,000 receipts from those users on Thanksgiving night and Black Friday.
It’s also worth mentioning that in terms of hardware, Nintendo had 19 percent share on Black Friday, compared to 20 percent on an average day among millennials. Nintendo’s share was at 30 percent among the middle-aged group in contrast to 34 percent on an average day.
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Monster Hunter X has already outsold Monster Hunter 4G on the Japanese 3DS eShop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments
Capcom has yet to report on any official sales data for Monster Hunter X, but the game appears to be doing quite well. The game has already managed to surpass Monster Hunter 4G (Ultimate in the west) on the Japanese 3DS eShop. That means X’s lifetime digital sales are already above it in a matter of three days.
Digital sales can be a tricky things in terms of specifics. But it looks like Monster Hunter X has already sold at least 140,000 copies on the eShop based on its positioning.
Media Create software sales (11/16 – 11/22) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront
02./00. [PS4] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book #
03./00. [PSV] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book #
04./00. [PSV] Omega Labyrinth
05./00. [WIU] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
06./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
07./00. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Game Director’s Edition
08./04. [WIU] Splatoon #
09./00. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Omise Hajimerundesu
10./07. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
11./08. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
12./00. [PSV] Girl Friend Beta: Kimi to Sugosu Natsuyasumi #
13./00. [PS3] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book #
14./05. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 #
15./00. [PSV] Grand Kingdom
16./00. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World
17./03. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
18./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
19./02. [3DS] Project X Zone 2: Brave New World #
20./11. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes
