Japan’s best-selling games of September 2015
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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 September 2015. You can check out the full results below.
1. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 449,914 (393,838 physical, 56,076 digital)
2. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 344,204 (311,186 physical, 33,018 digital)
3. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 239,131 (232,394 physical, 6,737 digital)
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII – 223,453 (217,279 physical, 6,174 digital)
5. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 221,828 (215,633 physical, 6,195 digital)
6. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 173,888 (169,216 physical, 4,672 digital)
7. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu – 103,899 (93,288 physical, 10,611 digital)
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 95,554 (90,253 physical, 5,301 digital)
9. [WIU] Splatoon – 93,270 (82,456 physical, 10,814 digital)
10. [3DS] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Palico Village DX – 92,425 (87,510 physical, 4,915 digital)
11. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 59,841 (57,048 physical, 2,793 digital)
12. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 45,210 (39,549 physical, 5,661 digital)
13. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 43,954 (37,898 physical, 6,056 digital)
14. [PS4] Nights of Azure – 40,341 (35,483 physical, 4,858 digital)
15. [PSV] Nights of Azure – 39,370 (36,530 physical, 2,840 digital)
16. [3DS] Cube Creator 3D – 38,392 (N/A physical, 38,392 digital)
17. [PSV] Utawarerumono: False Mask – 35,066 (30,962 physical, 4,104 digital)
18. [PSV] World Trigger: Borderless Mission – 34,407 (31,432 physical, 2,975 digital)
19. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 33,339 (30,044 physical, 3,295 digital)
20. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 32,423 (30,906 physical, 1,517 digital)
21. [PSV] Moero Crystal – 28,666 (25,976 physical, 2,690 digital)
22. [PSV] Saki Zenkoku Hen – 23,902 (18,465 physical, 5,437 digital)
23. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4: Empires – 23,772 (22,622 physical, 1,150 digital)
24. [PS4] Utawarerumono: False Mask – 23,496 (20,623 physical, 2,873 digital)
25. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 23,411 (22,747 physical, 664 digital)
26. [PSV] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 23,233 (21,503 physical, 1,730 digital)
27. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4: Empires – 20,974 (18,673 physical, 2,301 digital)
28. [3DS] Battle Cats – 19,684 (N/A physical, 19,684 digital)
29. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 4: Empires – 19,455 (17,441 physical, 2,014 digital)
30. [3DS] Ultimate NES Remix – 17,521 (16,029 physical, 1,492 digital)
Note that these sales are based on data between August 31 and October 4.
Capcom reports latest financial results – profits down, MH4U still doing well
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Today, Capcom issued its financial report for the sixth month period between April and September. While the company did experience an increase in sales, it saw a decrease in income.
Capcom reported a total of $262 million in net sales, up 22 percent over the same six month period in 2014. However, net income decreased from $25 million last year to $16 million. Digital sales of games such as Monster Hunter 4 were said to be “firm, particularly in overseas markets”.
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Comparing Zelda: Tri Force Heroes’ Japanese debut to other series entries
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The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes sold a little 58,600 units in its first week in Japan. How does the game’s debut stack up to other entries? Let’s take a look:
[N64] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo) {1998.11.21} – 386.234 / 1.147.068
[NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) {2009.12.23} – 320.940 / 740.109
[N64] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo) {2000.04.27} – 314.044 / 601.539
[NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo) {2007.06.23} – 288.282 / 902.386
[GCN] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) {2002.12.13} – 287.346 / 742.609
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} – 236,536 / 451,990
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} – 225,418 / 446,451
[WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) {2011.11.23} – 194.894 / 337.452
[NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Nintendo) {2001.02.27} – 191.802 / 373.361
[NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Nintendo) {2001.02.27} – 190.029 / 372.693
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} – 182.998 / 600.839
[WII] The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) {2006.12.02} – 145.068 / 554.109
[GBA] The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (Nintendo) {2004.11.04} – 92.882 / 235.400
[GBA] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past + Four Swords (Nintendo) {2003.03.14} – 84.107 / 293.989
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes (Nintendo) {2015.10.22} – 58.594 / NEW
[GCN] The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Nintendo) {2004.03.18} – 54.782 / 127.399
[NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (Nintendo) {1998.12.12} – 49.513 / 314.224
[GBA] Famicom Mini: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) {2004.02.14} – 36.861 / 217.901
[GBA] Famicom Mini: Zelda II – The Adventure of Link (Nintendo) {2004.08.10} – 35.335 / 141.826
[WIU] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Nintendo) {2013.09.26} – 31.154 / 48,400
Unfortunately, there are some unknowns. We don’t have first week data for the first Zelda or its sequel, A Link to the Past, or Link’s Awakening. That being said, here are lifetime sales for all four:
[NFC] The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) {1986.02.21} – ? / 1.690.000
[NFC] Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo) {1987.01.14} – ? / 1.610.000
[SFC] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo) {1991.11.21} – ? / 1.160.000
[NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo) {1993.06.06} – ? / 540.000
And a comparison with the Four Swords series:
[GBA] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past + Four Swords (Nintendo) {2003.03.14} – 84.107 / 293.989
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes (Nintendo) {2015.10.22} – 58.594 / NEW
[GCN] The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Adventures) (Nintendo) {2004.03.18} – 54.782 / 127.399
21 million amiibo have been sold worldwide
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Nintendo has sold 21 million amiibo worldwide, according to president and CEO Tatsumi Kimishima. This number indicates that around 10.6 million units were sold since March.
We also have some data specific to France. Journalist Chloé Woitier reports that over 800,000 amiibo have been sold in the territory thus far, including 70,000 cards.
Media Create sales (10/19 – 10/25)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 22,801
New 3DS LL – 16,144
Vita – 12,981
Wii U – 9,961
New 3DS – 3,530
PS3 – 1,909
3DS – 1,277
Xbox One – 1,009
Vita TV – 782
3DS LL – 478
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 25,699
New 3DS LL – 17,881
Vita – 14,546
Wii U – 11,658
New 3DS – 4,514
PS3 – 2,105
3DS – 1,232
Vita TV – 696
3DS LL – 625
Xbox One – 438
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 54,394 / NEW
2. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol * Grand Prix No.1! – 34,035 / NEW
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 20,824 / 1,674,995
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 15,817 / 337,039
5. [3DS] 7th Dragon III – 13,299 / 85,776
6. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,159 / 737,478
7. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 8,625 / 1,098,904
8. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,547 / 375,264
9. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 6,442 / 82,413
10. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 6,402 / 243,494
11. [3DS] Picross 3D – 5,905 / 58,147
12. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 5,894 / 38,421
13. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 4,944 / 411,720
14. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu – 4,793 / 116,835
15. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 4,528 / 63,769
16. [PS4] Uncharted Collection – 4,439 / 37,049
17. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII – 4,208 / 801,043
18. [PS4] GTA V (4,990 yen Edition) – 3,673 / 10,875
19. [3DS] Chibi-Robo!: Zip-Lahs – 3,647 / 25,083
20. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 3,614 / 190,093
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Nintendo Q2 FY15 results
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Nintendo’s latest financial results are in, giving us the latest information about how the company did between April 1 and September 30. Here’s a quick overview:
– 1.19 million Wii U units sold during the first six months of its fiscal year, which runs through September
– 2.28 million 3DS units sold
– That means 720,000 Wii U consoles and 1.27 million 3DSes were sold during its fiscal Q2
– Wii U hardware sales are now at a worldwide total of 10.73 million
– 3DS lifetime to date: 54.34 million units worldwide
– Wii U software: 69.05 copies sold
– Generated $1.69 billion (204.18 billion yen) in sales worldwide during the first half of its fiscal 2016
– That’s up 19.1 percent year-over-year
– Operating income of $74.5 million (8.98 billion yen)
– Earnings of 79 cents (95.46 yen) per share
– Where Nintendo generated $747 million of its revenue total in Q1, it was able to bring in $953 million in Q2
Head past the break for some comments straight from Nintendo about its latest financial performance.
Splatoon soundtrack sold a total of 43,000 units in its first week
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As we previously reported, Splatoon sold 24,000 copies in its first day. Data from Oricon now reveals that it managed to sell a total of 43,000 units in its first week. Overall, the Splatoon soundtrack was the best-selling album in Japan for the week of October 19.
UK software sales (Week ending 10/24) – Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Splatoon – Nintendo
4. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
6. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
7. Skylanders Superchargers – Activision Blizzard
8. Lego Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
3DS
1. The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire -Nintendo
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
9. Lego Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 10/24)
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September 2015 NPD: Wii U and 3DS hardware estimates, Hatsune Miku and Senran Kagura 2 sales
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Earlier this week, NPD put out its U.S. sales report for September 2015. Nintendo said that 3DS hardware sales are up almost 25 percent through the first nine months of 2015 year-over-year while Wii U increased by nearly 110 percent over sales in August.
Using the information provided by Nintendo, the 3DS sold roughly 120,000 units in the U.S. last month. Things are slightly less clear with Wii U, but it’s estimated that the console moved around 85,000 units.
That’s not the only piece of data stemming from the September 2015 NPD report. Via creamsugar, we have sales for a pair of 3DS games. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX sold 24,000 copies in the United States last month while Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson moved 10,000 units.
