Sonic Boom moves 490,000 copies, other SEGA financial results tidbits
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Sonic Boom has sold 490,000 copies worldwide on Wii U and 3DS, SEGA has confirmed. The company’s report doesn’t actually clarify if that figure is shipped or sold-in to consumers. However, it’s disappointing in any case, and Sonic Boom is the worst-performing entry in the series ever.
Today’s information about Sonic Boom’s performance comes from SEGA’s latest financial report. Other interesting tidbits are as follows:
– SEGA spent $210 million on games development
– That is a 27 percent increase compared to the year prior
– Advertising expenses climbed 53 percent, up to $73 million
– SEGA is releasing 50 games by the end of the financial year in March, but combined sales of all those are expected to be about 5.4 million units
– SEGA initially expected to sell about 300,000 units of its four latest Wii U games
– That is now revised to 230,000, making it the weakest platform in terms of unit sales
– Full year expectations for 3DS 1,160,000
– SEGA’s revenue for the three-quarter period was $685 million
– After expenses, that lowers to a profit of $18 million
– SEGA is now organizing a sweeping business restructure, which will rebuild the corporation into three divisions, as part of a wider plan to “drastically improve profitability”
– At least 300 positions at the corporation are targeted for redundancy
– SEGA has set aside $125 million for the restructure costs
– SEGA expects to lose $110m for the full year
Media Create sales (2/2 – 2/8)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 21,650
PS4 – 18,758
Vita – 10,013
New 3DS – 7,916
Wii U – 6,517
PS3 – 6,426
3DS LL – 3,084
3DS – 2,642
Vita TV – 560
Xbox One – 238
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 21,880
PS4 – 17,392
Vita – 11,871
New 3DS – 7,700
PS3 – 7,211
Wii U – 6,807
3DS LL – 3,641
3DS – 3,187
Vita TV – 521
Xbox One – 222
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 44,221 / NEW
2. [PS4] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 34,690 / NEW
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 24,068 / 2,455,880
4. [3DS] Lost Heroes 2 – 20,691 / NEW
5. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 12,234 / 2,501,000
6. [PS4] Far Cry 4 – 9,790 / 46,029
7. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 9,715 / 2,460,920
8. [PSV] Ebikore PhotoKano Kiss – 9,512 / NEW
9. [3DS] Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – 9,240 / 62,505
10. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 8,950 / 2,140,261
11. [PS3] Far Cry 4 – 8,513 / 26,879
12. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria – 8,225 / 378,602
13. [PS3] Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin – 7,770 / NEW
14. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – 7,004 / 52,009
15. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 5,683 / 581,796
16. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,799 / 911,267
17. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 4,777 / 3,098,589
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,678 / 3,913,847
19. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita the Best) – 3,574 / NEW
20. [3DS] Kenka Bancho 6 – 2,896 / 40,742
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Nintendo has sold 3.4 million 3DS units and 515,000 Wii U consoles in France
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
La Presse has a couple of lifetime sales figures from France. According to the site, 3DS has sold 3.4 million units since its launch in 2011. As for Wii U, the console has moved 515,000 since its release back in 2012.
UK software sales (Week ending 2/7) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
3. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
7. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Watch Dogs – Ubisoft
9. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
10. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
3DS
1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
6. Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay – GSP/Avanquest
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
10. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 2/7)
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Media Create software sales (1/26 – 2/1) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Devil Survivor 2: Break Record
02./00. [PS4] Far Cry 4
03./01. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria
04./04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
05./00. [3DS] Yowamushi Pedal: Ashita e no High Cadence
06./00. [PS3] Far Cry 4
07./05. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
08./03. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
09./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
10./00. [PS4] Bladestorm: Nightmare
11./09. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
12./00. [PS3] Bladestorm: Nightmare
13./02. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy
14./11. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
15./00. [PS3] Ukiyo no Shishi
16./00. [3DS] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+
17./12. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
18./00. [PSV] Kurochou no Psychedelica #
19./13. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
20./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
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Mutant Mudds is Renegade Kid’s best-selling eShop game, followed by Moon Chronicles
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Update: Watsham also shared the following image on Twitter:
This is probably an over-share, but for those who are interested – here's how our eShop sales stack up… pic.twitter.com/2YhKfNSNcj
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) February 6, 2015
Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham shared an interesting nugget of information regarding the studio’s sales on Twitter.
Watsham said that Mutant Mudds is Renegade Kid’s best-selling 3DS eShop game. As for second, that honor goes to Moon Chronicles.
Other Renegade Kid eShop games include ATV Wild Ride 3D, Bomb Monkey, and Xeodrifter.
Moon Chronicles is Renegade Kid's 2nd best selling eShop game – Mutant Mudds being #1.
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) February 6, 2015
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Activision has sold over 240 million Skylanders toys
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
Skylanders has continued to perform well since the original game – Spyro’s Adventure – launched in 2011. Activision confirmed in its financial results today that more than 240 million toys have been sold.
It’s worth mentioning that sales have dipped slightly over the past few years. Activision sold only 20 million toys in 2011, but moved 80 million units in 2012. That number then decreased to 75 million in 2013, and 65 million in 2014.
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Disney Interactive revenue decreases as Infinity accessory sales decline
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Disney Interactive is the latest company to have reported its latest financial results.
In the first quarter of the 2015 fiscal year, Disney Interactive’s revenue dropped 5 percent. Operating income increased significantly by 36 percent.
Disney Interactive saw a sales decrease of $19 million from last year to $384 million because of lower than expected sales of Infinity accessories and back catalog. Starter packs did help offset some of the losses, and marketing/per unit costs for Infinity 2.0 were higher.
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Media Create sales (1/26 – 2/1)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 21,880
PS4 – 17,392
Vita – 11,871
New 3DS – 7,700
PS3 – 7,211
Wii U – 6,807
3DS LL – 3,641
3DS – 3,187
Vita TV – 521
Xbox One – 222
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 20,065
Vita – 14,991
PS4 – 13,793
PS3 – 8,600
New 3DS – 8,028
Wii U – 7,088
3DS LL – 3,882
3DS – 3,287
Vita TV – 589
Xbox One – 259
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – 53,264 / NEW
2. [PS4] Far Cry 4 – 36,239 / NEW
3. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria – 29,487 / 370,377
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 27,566 / 2,431,812
5. [3DS] Yowamushi Pedal – 20,510 / NEW
6. [PS3] Far Cry 4 – 18,366 / NEW
7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 14,108 / 2,488,766
8. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – 12,867 / 45,005
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 10,832 / 2,451,205
10. [PS4] Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War – 10,219 / NEW
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 8,878 / 2,131,311
12. [PS3] Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War – 7,621 / NEW
13. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy – 6,514 / 60,488
14. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 6,398 / 576,112
15. [PS3] Ukiyo no Shishi – 6,184 / NEW
16. [3DS] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ – 5,851 / NEW
17. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 5,425 / 3,093,812
18. [PSV] Kokujo no Psychedelica – 5,318 / NEW
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,103 / 906,468
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,910 / 3,909,169