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.
April 2015 NPD: tidbits about Wii U and 3DS sales, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Nintendo hasn’t shared any specific figures about its hardware or games for the month of April in the United States, but GamesBeat was able to obtain a few tidbits from the company.
According to the site’s report:
Through the first four months of 2014, the 3DS’s sales have increased by 65 percent compared to the same four-month period in 2014. For the Wii U, it is up 15 percent in the first four months of 2015 compared to that period in 2014.
GamesBeat also heard from Nintendo that Xenoblade Chronicles 3D was the fifth best-selling game in the U.S. last month if you do not combine sales for platforms.
More: NPD, sales, top, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
April 2015 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2015. The results can be found below.
1. Mortal Kombat X (PS4, Xbox One)
2. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, PC, 360, PS3)
3. Battlefield: Hardline (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
4. MLB 15: The Show (PS4, PS3)
5. Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
6. NBA 2K15 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
7. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
8. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
9. Super Smash Bros. (3DS, Wii U)
10. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PS4, Xbox One)
Iwata on 3DS sales, appealing to female gamers in Japan, overseas hurdles
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Following the announcement of Nintendo’s latest financial results, president Satoru Iwata held a presentation and talked about things like the performance of its hardware on the market, use of IP, and more. Iwata also commented on how “the key to revitalizing the Nintendo 3DS business in Japan is by intensifying its appeal to even more generations of female consumers.”
Iwata elaborated on this topic during the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s briefing last week. The female demographic of 3DS users is higher compared to other platforms, but since the days of the DS, it’s “shifted toward the male side to some extent”. Iwata now feels that “the challenge for the Japanese market is to be able to appeal to female consumers with ages ranging from young children to women over a certain age and even seniors.”
In the west, Iwata noted that Nintendo hasn’t been able to overcome the challenge of consumer attention focusing on home consoles. However, with the New 3DS launch and release high-quality software, Nintendo “started to see that with good software and hardware offerings we will almost be able to overcome that hurdle.”
Head past the break to read up on Iwata’s full comments regarding the 3DS.
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Media Create sales (5/4 – 5/10)
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 – 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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Wii U – 22,898
PS4 – 19,782
Vita – 17,748
New 3DS LL – 17,062
New 3DS – 5,901
PS3 – 3,956
3DS – 1,520
3DS LL – 1,465
Vita TV – 687
Xbox One – 341
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 38,914 / 218,839
2. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 21,784 / 120,791
3. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 18,025 / 143,976
4. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X – 11,689 / 97,275
5. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 9,454 / 983,902
6. [3DS] Bravely Second – 9,403 / 129,645
7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 8,557 / 2,618,841
8. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 7,406 / 137,759
9. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 7,057 / 2,227,483
10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 6,163 / 2,603,483
11. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 4,866 / 115,089
12. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online – 4,719 / 103,042
13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,687 / 3,970,494
14. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 4,483 / 634,070
15. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 3,767 / 67,581
16. [3DS] Future Card Buddyfight: The Fired Up Friendship Fight – 3,654 / 26,948
17. [3DS] Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – 3,608 / 427,697
18. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,559 / 2,502,286
19. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – 3,511 / 82,403
20. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – 3,372 / 46,056
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Top 20 grossing franchises at retail of the last decade, 2014’s top 10 grossing retail games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Slides from Ubisoft’s latest financial presentation reveal charts based on two sets of data. The company shared a listing of the top 20 grossing franchises at retail of the last ten years and top ten grossing retail games of 2014. Both charts are posted below.
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620,000 Sonic Boom copies sold so far
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 13 Comments
Despite a troubled development and a negative critical reception, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for Wii U and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for Nintendo 3DS have sold a combined 620 00 copies to date. This news comes from SEGA’s financial results briefing for the past fiscal year (2014-15, which ended on March 31st).
In the next fiscal year (April 1st, 2015 – March 31st, 2016) SEGA plans to release a total of 34 titles – 14 in Japan and 20 in the West. SEGA expects to sell 7 140 000 units in that period of time.
Japan’s best-selling games of March 2015
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of March 2015. You can check out the full results below.
1. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes – 445,044 (428,799 physical, 16,245 digital)
2. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes – 338,906 (308,142 physical, 30,764 digital)
3. [PS3] Yakuza Zero – 198,623 (195,413 physical, 3,210 digital)
4. [PS4] Yakuza Zero – 123,760 (118,946 physical, 4,814 digital)
5. [PS4] Final Fantasy Type-0 HD – 97,285 (91,093 physical, 6,192 digital)
6. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 97,027 (73,615 physical, 23,412 digital)
7. [3DS] Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – 96,727 (92,505 physical, 4,222 digital)
8. [3DS] Etrian Mystery Dungeon – 84,134 (76,345 physical, 7,789 digital)
9. [PSV] God Eater 2 Rage Burst – 80,456 (75,075 physical, 5,381 digital)
10. [PSV] Digimon Stories: Cyber Sleuth – 80,456 (75,075 physical, 5,381 digital)
11. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 77,914 (75,706 physical, 2,208 digital)
12. [PS4] Battlefield Hardline – 77,131 (65,189 physical, 11,942 digital)
13. [PS4] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 71,917 (41,169 physical, 30,748 digital)
14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 61,915 (36,593 physical, 25,322 digital)
15. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 60,280 (58,609 physical, 1,671 digital)
16. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: All Star After Secret – 52,623 (52,623 physical, N/A digital)
17. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 34,630 (33,923 physical, 707 digital)
18. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 34,238 (31,611 physical, 2,627 digital)
19. [3DS] The Prince of Tennis II: Go to the Top – 28,367 (27,370 physical, 997 digital)
20. [PS4] Evolve – 27,841 (23,688 physical, 4,153 digital)
21. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 27,568 (26,118 physical, 1,450 digital)
22. [PS3] Battlefield Hardline – 26,633 (25,034 physical, 1,599 digital)
23. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – 25,396 (23,379 physical, 2,017 digital)
24. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 23,052 (21,359 physical, 1,693 digital)
25. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 20,297 (19,308 physical, 989 digital)
26. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 20,070 (19,267 physical, 803 digital)
27. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 3: Deluxe Package – 20,056 (20,056 physical, N/A digital)
28. [3DS] PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450! – 19,312 (19,073 physical, 239 digital)
29. [3DS] The Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sin – 17,713 (16,523 physical, 1,190 digital)
30. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate – 17,463 (16,589 physical, 874 digital)
Note that these sales are based on data between February 23 and March 22.
One Piece: Unlimited World Red sales up to 650,000 units
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Bandai Namco provided an update on the sales of One Piece: Unlimited World Red in its latest financial results report. Since launch, the game has moved 650,000 copies. That figure includes shipments to retailers and digital sales.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
