February 2015 NPD: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse sells 52,000 copies
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Kirby and the Rainbow Curse’s debut sales in the U.S. are in. Last month, the game sold 52,000 copies, according to reliable NPD leaker “creamsugar”. It should be noted that because Kirby and the Rainbow Curse launched towards the end of February, that figure only accounts for about a week of sales.
The only other piece of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse sales data comes from Japan. First week sales for the game (as revealed by Media Create a few weeks ago) came in at 32,000 units. Total units sold should be at around 60,000 units at this point.
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February 2015 NPD: Nintendo’s response – Monster Hunter – 290K, Smash Wii U – 1.5 million, amiibo – 3.5 million
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Nintendo has followed up on this month’s NPD report with a bunch of sales figures.
In terms of what we haven’t already reported, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate managed to sell 290,000 copies in its first month. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sales have now surpassed 1.5 million, while amiibo figures are up to 3.5 million.
Read on below for Nintendo’s full response to this month’s NPD report.
February 2015 NPD: 3DS hardware sells nearly 400,000 units, Wii U sales up
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Nintendo has shared a notable stat from this month’s NPD report. According to the company, all versions of the 3DS sold a combined 395,000 units in the U.S. last month.
A Nintendo spokesperson told GamesBeat, “The great majority of these sales were New Nintendo 3DS XL systems, which sold 130 percent more units in its initial frame than Nintendo 3DS XL did when it launched on Aug. 19, 2012.”
Gaming hardware sales for the industry were up $378.2 million for a 10 percent bump year-over-year. The launch of the New 3DS XL provided a large contribution to that figure.
Regarding Wii U, Nintendo says that “hardware sales have increased by more than 20 percent” thus far in 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.
February 2015 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S. – Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D on top, sells over 500,000 units
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of February 2015. The results can be found below.
1. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (3DS) (515,000 copies sold digitally and physically)
2. Evolve (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
3. Dying Light (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
4. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
5. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
6. NBA 2K15 (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360)
7. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360)
8. Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
9. The Order: 1886 (PS4)
10. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS)
Two Tribes on the company’s missteps with Toki Tori 2, sales tidbits
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Toki Tori 2 was considered to be a good game by those who played it, but unfortunately, that didn’t translate into strong sales. The game’s poor performance ultimately bankrupted one half of the company.
At GDC 2015 last week, Two Tribes co-founder Collin van Ginkel spoke with Eurogamer about what went wrong with Toki Tori 2:
“I don’t think I would have bought Toki Tor 2 if I was a consumer. That doesn’t mean I don’t think it’s a good game. I think we did a really great job. But it’s not something I would have bought myself.”
Van Ginkel added that Two Tribes originally intended to work on Toki Tori 2 on 6-9 months, but ended up developing the title for two years.
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Media Create sales (3/2 – 3/8)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 33,753
New 3DS LL – 21,402
Vita – 19,757
New 3DS – 7,661
PS3 – 7,645
Wii U – 7,379
3DS – 2,566
3DS LL – 2,321
Vita TV – 621
Xbox One – 445
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 46,139
Vita – 23,619
New 3DS LL – 22,620
PS3 – 8,926
New 3DS – 8,515
Wii U – 6,606
3DS – 2,795
3DS LL – 2,666
Vita TV – 838
Xbox One – 703
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS3] Dragon Quest HEroes – 67,514 / 392,960
2. [3DS] Etrian Mystery Dungeon – 65,226 / NEW
3. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes – 35,425 / 304,729
4. [3DS] Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – 23,764 / 365,761
5. [3DS] The Prince of Tennis II: Go to the Top – 22,568 / NEW
6. [PSV] God Eater 2 Rage Burst – 17,710 / 289,539
7. [PS4] Evolve – 16,851 / NEW
8. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 14,278 / 2,528,184
9. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – 13,284 / NEW
10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 11,297 / 2,549,155
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 7,431 / 2,173,243
12. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 6,673 / 2,492,332
13. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 5,787 / 86,874
14. [PS3] Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai All Star Special – 5,473 / NEW
15. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,342 / 931,332
16. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers Dark Fate – 4,902 / 12,164
17. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 4,829 / 602,560
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,671 / 3,933,006
19. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita’s Space Heroes – 4,663 / NEW
20. [PS4] God Eater 2 Rage Burst – 3,654 / 48,883
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UK software sales (week ending 3/7)
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual Formats
All Formats
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (week ending 3/7) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
7. FIFA 13 – EA Sports
8. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
9. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
10. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software
3DS
1. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Nintendo
2. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom
3. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
8. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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Media Create software sales (2/23 – 3/1) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes
02./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes #
03./02. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D #
04./01. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst
05./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
06./09. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
07./00. [PSV] Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Jukai no Kioku #
08./07. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
09./12. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
10./30. [3DS] Nanatsu no Taizai: The Seven Deadly Sins – Unjust Sin
11./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
12./03. [PS4] God Eater 2: Rage Burst
13./00. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate #
14./00. [PSV] Parfait #
15./10. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4-II #
16./13. [PS4] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
17./17. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
18./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
19./18. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
20./04. [PS4] The Order: 1886 #
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UK software charts for February 2015
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
MCV has put together various charts based on the best-selling games in the UK for the month of February 2015. You can find the full results in the images below.
