Comparing the initial Japanese sales of Yoshi’s New Island to Yoshi’s Island DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News | 1 Comment
Yoshi’s New World sold 58,285 copies in its first week, based on data from Media Create. The game also sold through 57.59 percent of its initial shipment.
The last mainline Yoshi game, Yoshi’s Island DS, moved 303,114 copies at launch with a sell-through rate of 84.82 percent. There’s definitely a big difference between the two, though there are important factors to consider.
Perhaps biggest of all is that Yoshi’s New Island is included in Nintendo’s “Monthly Recommended Software Campaign”. New 3DS owners are able to download one game for free (or choose from other titles) through the end of August.
Media Create reports that Yoshi’s Island DS sold to younger and older Mario fans. Yoshi’s New Island, however, was mainly purchased by a younger audience.
Yoshi’s New Island could end up selling quite a bit more down the line. Yoshi’s Island DS eventually went on to move one million copies in Japan, so something similar could happen with the new 3DS title.
SEGA reports latest financial results, profits down; Persona Q sells 250,000 units
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
SEGA reported its first quarter financial results earlier today, which unfortunately have brought about some disappointing news.
For the period ending June 30, SEGA’s profits dropped by 57.4 percent. While revenue rose slightly year-over-year to ¥88.3 billion ($858 million), net profits dipped to ¥5.5 billion. Half-year losses are estimated to come in at ¥7 billion ($68 million).
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth was the only title released this quarter. It did quite well having sold 250,000 copies in Japan. Another 1.7 million game units originated from older titles.
SEGA’s arcade business primarily drove revenue for the company. Pachinko and Pachislot drove ¥47.5 billion ($461 million) in revenue and an operating profit of ¥13 billion ($126 million).
More: Atlus, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, sales, SEGA
Capcom sales are down due to lack of “major titles”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Capcom sales are down for the quarter ending June 30, 2014. In its financial report published today, the company noted that net sales dipped to 9.57 billion yen ($93 million, £55.1 million). That’s a decrease of 45.1 percent from the previous year.
Net income also dropped from 828 million yen ($8 million, £4.7 million) the previous year to 765 million yen ($7.4 million, £4.4 million).
Why the downturn? Capcom believes the decrease in sales can be attributed to “a lack of new major titles.”
Fortunately, today’s news isn’t entirely disappointing for Capcom. Operating income actually rose by 75.3 percent year-over-year for an increase of 1.26 billion yen ($12.2 million, £7.2 million). Monster Hunter Frontier GG also “performed steadily with major update.”
Capcom says the company is “on track to achieve full-year forecasts with improving profitability” with a desire to improve earnings by “reducing the cost of sales.”
Media Create software sales (7/21- 7/27)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 180,880 / 1,829,533
2. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 58,285 / NEW
3. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 18,129 / 560,487
4. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines – 17,690 / 111,465
5. [PSV] Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss – 15,242 / NEW
6. [PSV] Corpse Party: BloodDrive – 13,688 / NEW
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 10,620 / 1,218,698
8. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth – 9,171 / NEW
9. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 9,080 / 110,558
10. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea – 7,432 / 51,177
11. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP – 7,110 / 28,634
12. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 5,768 / 75,404
13. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 5,344 / 267,771
14. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 5,089 / 4,112,000
15. [PS3] GTA New Price Version – 5,026 / 28,685
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 4,591 / 3,316,196
17. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 3,684 / 63,269
18. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 3,587 / 71,128
19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,346 / 2,355,647
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3,068 / 3,764,042
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Media Create hardware sales (7/21- 7/27)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 15 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 31,789
Vita – 21,875
Wii U – 9,429
PS3 – 7,175
3DS – 6,656
PS4 – 5,581
Vita TV – 1,767
PSP – 489
Xbox 360 – 122
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 31,192
Vita – 27,352
Wii U – 8,209
PS3 – 7,389
PS4 – 6,456
3DS – 6,185
Vita TV – 2,249
PSP – 556
Xbox 360 – 129
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Mario Kart 8 has sold 2.8 million units
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Mario Kart 8 continues to sell big for Nintendo. Since launch, the Wii U game has moved 2.82 million units. 590,000 units were sold in Japan alone.
Wii U hardware sales are said to have been at around 6.17 million units in May. As such, nearly half of Wii U owners have potentially purchased Mario Kart 8.
More: Mario Kart 8, sales, top
UK software sales (Week ending 7/26) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U:
- Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
- Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
- New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
- Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze – Retro Studios
- New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
- Fifa 13 – EA Canada
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo
- The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
- Mass Effect 3 – Straight Right
- Rayman Legends – Ubisoft (France)
3DS
- Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
- Pokemon X – Game Freak
- Pokemon Y – Game Freak
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Hal Laboratory
- Mario Kart 7 – Retro Studios / Nintendo
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Torus Games
- The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
- Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
- New Super Mario Bros 2 – Nintendo
More: Chart-Track, charts, sales, UK
UK software sales (Week ending 7/26)
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual Formats
All Formats
More: Chart-Track, charts, sales, top, UK
Bravely Default has sold 1 million copies globally
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
Square-Enix announced today on Twitter that Bravely Default has shipped 1 million units, with roughly 40% of the sales coming from Japan and 60% from the West. We knew that the game was considered a success by the company as the numbers it did were enough for the inception of it’s sequel which is currently in development.
More: Bravely Default, sales, Silicon Studio, Square Enix
Media Create software sales (7/14 – 7/20) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
02./00. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines #
03./00. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea #
04./00. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP
05./04. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
06./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
07./02. [PSV] Freedom Wars
08./05. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken
09./07. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy
10./06. [PS3] Watch Dogs
11./08. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition)
12./10. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
13./00. [PS4] Murdered: Soul Suspect
14./12. [PS4] FIFA 14 #
15./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
16./09. [PS4] Watch Dogs
17./00. [3DS] Hoppechan: Minna de Odekake! Waku Waku Hoppe Land!!
18./11. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
19./22. [PSV] Persona 4: Golden
20./00. [WIU] Wii Sports Club
