3DS version of Retro City Rampage now the “best-selling-at-full-price port”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Vblank Entertainment is very pleased with the performance of Retro City Rampage on 3DS. As confirmed by the game’s official Twitter account, this version of the game is now “the best-selling-at-full-price port.” That’s despite the fact that other platforms had a 15-month head start.
The full Twitter message states:
The other platforms had a 15 month head start, but the 3DS version of Retro City Rampage became the best-selling-at-full-price port.
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) May 26, 2015
Report shows gamers only purchase 20% of their games at full price now. Luckily, 3DS's still healthy w/most copies of RCR sold @ full price.
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) May 26, 2015
Vblank went on to express its satisfaction with the 3DS and support from Nintendo as a whole:
Absolutely love the 3DS eShop and all the great support I've received from the eShop team! #nindies (also, follow @DWBakes!)
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) May 26, 2015
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Media Create software sales (5/11 – 5/17) – 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] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
02./01. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
03./03. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
04./02. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code
05./00. [PS4] Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
06./05. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
07./06. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer
08./04. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X #
09./07. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
10./34. [PS4] Dying Light
11./08. [WIU] Mario Party 10 #
12./09. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
13./10. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
14./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
15./12. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online
16./30. [PS4] Tropico 5
17./11. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest
18./14. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
19./19. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D |new 3DS|
20./24. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015
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Japan sees lowest gaming sales since 2001
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
Gaming sales in Japan were not very good last week – so much so that they’re the worst sales since 2001.
Based on the latest Media Create data, just 235,000 video games were sold between May 11 and May 17. Along with it being a sixty percent drop compared to the previous week, it’s also a 61.93 percent drop compared to the same week last year.
One part of the problem is that gaming sales tend to slow down following Golden Week. Media Create also points out that there was a total lack of new titles. Instead, a bunch of remastered and reworked games were released.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition is selling a bit slowly as well. Sales are up to 232,683 copies, but it has only sold through 59.19 percent of its initial shipment.
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Fire Emblem: Awakening sold 1.79 million copies as of December 2014
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
An official page for the Fire Emblem If theme song just recently opened. In a brief introduction for the series, it’s revealed that sales of Awakening have climbed to 1.79 million units. That’s a worldwide figure as of December 2014.
The fully translated overview states:
Fire Emblem – Nintendo’s SRPG series that has been beloved by fans for 25 years. The most recent entry, Fire Emblem Awakening, sold 1.79 million copies worldwide (as of December 2014), and now, this world-beloved series’ latest entry, “Fire Emblem if”, will be released to celebrate the 25th anniversary.
Fire Emblem: Awakening originally launched in Japan in April 2012. The North American release took place in February 2013, with Europe getting the game a couple of months later.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. off to a very slow start in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 18 Comments
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. debuted in Japan last week. Sadly, it’s almost an understatement to say that it’s off to a very slow start.
As Media Create didn’t include Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. in its latest charts, it was an indication that the game sold under 2,000 units. This is something that Famitsu confirms with its own sales figures. According to the site, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. moved just 1,835 copies in Japan.
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Media Create sales (5/11 – 5/17)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 14 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 11,489
New 3DS LL – 11,340
Vita – 10,685
Wii U – 6,428
New 3DS – 3,483
PS3 – 2,964
3DS LL – 790
3DS – 742
Vita TV – 439
Xbox One – 148
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 17,875
Vita – 17,273
PS4 – 15,992
Wii U – 11,137
New 3DS – 5,446
PS3 – 4,351
3DS – 1,413
3DS LL – 1,358
Vita TV – 665
Xbox One – 187
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 15,913 / NEW
2. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 13,844 / 232,683
3. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,303 / 155,278
4. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 7,422 / 128,213
5. [PS4] Borderlands: The Handsome Collection – 5,944 / NEW
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,405 / 989,307
7. [3DS] Bravely Second – 5,260 / 134,905
8. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X – 4,236 / 101,511
9. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 3,648 / 2,622,489
10. [PS4] Dying Light – 3,252 / 44,450
11. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 3,204 / 140,963
12. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,133 / 2,230,716
13. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 2,723 / 2,606,206
14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,439 / 3,972,933
15. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online – 2,300 / 105,342
16. [PS4] Tropico 5 – 2,133 / 17,997
17. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 2,072 / 117,161
18. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 2,041 / 636,111
19. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – 1,944 / 84,347
20. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 1,863 / 100,345
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Media Create software sales (5/4 – 5/10) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
02./05. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code
03./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
04./03. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X #
05./10. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
06./04. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer
07./13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
08./12. [WIU] Mario Party 10 #
09./16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
10./15. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
11./24. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest
12./02. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online
13./26. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
14./32. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
15./11. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!!
16./34. [3DS] Future Card Buddy Fight: Yuujou no Jounetsu Fight!
17./28. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D #
18./35. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
19./22. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D |new 3DS|
20./38. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
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April 2015 NPD: Xenoblade Chronicles 3D sold under 75,000 copies
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 17 Comments
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D debuted on the New 3DS last month as the system’s first “exclusive” game. How did it perform on the market?
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D didn’t make the top ten NPD chart, but Nintendo said it was the fifth best-selling game in the U.S. during April if you do not combine sales for platforms. Thanks to “creamsugar”, who often leaks sales data, it’s also now known that the game sold under 75,000 copies.
All things considered, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D sold fine. The New 3DS has a very small userbase, and Xenoblade is more of a niche game. It’s also a port of a game that’s a few years old.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
April 2015 NPD: Wii U sold approximately 43,000 units
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 69 Comments
Nintendo did not distribute a response to the April 2015 NPD data yesterday, though the company did share a few figures with GamesBeat. The site was told that, though the first four months of the year, Wii U hardware sales are up 15 percent compared to the same period in 2014.
Unfortunately, that still doesn’t tell us much. But thanks to a chart shared by creamsugar – a person known for leaking NPD data – it’s looking like Wii U sold approximately 43,000 units in the U.S. last month.
Here’s a rough breakdown of the chart pictured above (note: Wii U takes up the position of 10.60 percent share):
Xbox One = 187,000 units
PS4 = 174,730 units
Wii U = 42,890 units
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition sold through 46% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition debuted in Japan on April 29. Media Create reports that the game sold 179,926 copies in its first week with a 45.77 percent sell-through rate.
Puzzle & Dragons Z was the previous entry in the series on 3DS. When it launched, the title sold 543,630 copies in its first week for a sell-through of 97.02 percent.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition may not have sold as much as “Z”, but retailers have indicated that both games primarily appeal to young 3DS owners. That suggests Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition could sell more units to those who purchased Puzzle & Dragons Z.
