First, let’s talk about software. Sonic Boom is off to a rough start, as Rise of Lyric only moved 25,000 copies in its first month. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal on 3DS apparently sold even lower.

On a somewhat brighter note, Persona Q: Shadows of the Labyrinth sold around 48,000 units last month. That’s not too bad considering the game launched during the very last week of November and was up against anticipated titles like Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Finally, we have news about the limited edition New Super Mario Bros. 2 3DS XL. Consumers snatched up 140,000 of these handhelds in the U.S. last month.

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Over 100,000 amiibo figures have been sold in Japan thus far

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

Yesterday, Nintendo shared some sales data for amiibo in the United States. We now have information about how the figures are performing in Japan.

According to Japanese sales tracker Media Create, 104,000 figures have been sold thus far. Link is the most popular amiibo with 16,000 units sold. Since Link works with both Smash Bros. and Hyrule Warriors, Media Create speculates that consumers were interested in getting special items.

Media Create talks about the sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as well. It sold 228,000 copies in its debut week, which is much lower than the 820,000 first week sales of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

This newest Smash Bros. was the first multiplatform entry in the series having launched on both Wii U and 3DS. Because the 3DS version released in September, Media Create believes more users flocked to that version. Smash for Nintendo’s handheld moved 945,000 units in its first week and total sales are at 1.788 million. Combined, the two games on Wii U and 3DS are at two million copies sold.

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November 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S. – Smash, Pokemon in top 5

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Update: NPD made a reporting error in its data. The new list is as follows:

1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Activision
2. GTA V – Take-Two Interactive
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Madden NFL 15 – EA
5. Assassin’s Creed Unity – Ubisoft
6. Far Cry 4 – Ubisoft
7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
9. NBA 2K15 – Take-Two Interactive
10. Halo: The Master Chief Collection – Microsoft

NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November 2014. The results can be found below.

1.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
2.) Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
3.) Super Smash Bros. (NWU, 3DS)
4.) Madden NFL 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3)
5.) Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
6.) Far Cry 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
7.) Pokemon Omega Ruby (3DS)
8.) NBA 2K15 (PS4, 360, XBO, PS3, PC)
9.) Assassin’s Creed: Unity (PS4, XBO, PC)
10.) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (XBO)

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November 2014 NPD: Nintendo’s response – big Pokemon, Smash, amiibo sales

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Nintendo’s response to the November 2014 NPD report is in. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and amiibo all experienced high sales.

On the portable side, 3DS software sales rose by over 40 percent compared to the same time last year. Wii U hardware and software sales increased by over 10 percent and 90 percent respectively over the same period last year. The week of November 23 was the biggest single week of Wii U hardware sales since the console’s launch in 2012.

Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire have sold almost 1.5 million combined physical and digital units in the U.S. thus far. Total Smash Bros. 3DS sales have surpassed 1.5 million copies while Smash Bros. Wii U sold nearly 710,000 units. Nintendo says amiibo sales “are approximately equal to sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U so far, while Link, Mario and Pikachu (in that order) have been the best-selling figures to date.”

View Nintendo’s full NPD response below.

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Media Create software sales (12/1 – 12/7) – Smash Wii U debut

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 23 Comments

The latest Japanese software sales from Media Create are as follows:

1. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 227,527 / NEW
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 171,813 / 1,798,097
3. [3DS] Derby Stallion Gold – 73,616 / NEW
4. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 33,151 / NEW
5. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 29,670 / 1,788,460
6. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign – 27,278 / NEW
7. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 25,157 / 2,225,855
8. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 23,557 / 2,925,945
9. [PSV] Samurai Warriors Chronicle 3 – 22,152 / NEW
10. [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova – 19,833 / 127,147
11. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 19,244 / 753,870
12. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 19,073 / NEW
13. [PS3] Resident Evil HD – 15,445 / 65,703
14. [3DS] Samurai Warriors Chronicle 3 – 14,909 / NEW
15. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 13,758 / NEW
16. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign – 12,638 / NEW
17. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 11,829 / 65,882
18. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 9,461 / NEW
19. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey Untold II – 9,456 / 68,986
20. [PS4] The Crew – 9,002 / NEW

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Media Create hardware sales (12/1 – 12/7)

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 25 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 63,714
3DS – 38,846
New 3DS – 25,541
Wii U – 24,469
Vita – 22,355
3DS LL – 17,319
PS4 – 15,971
PS3 – 5,679
Vita TV – 986
Xbox One – 790
Xbox 360 – 189
PSP – 8

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 48,738
Vita – 27,935
New 3DS – 22,875
3DS – 19,722
3DS LL – 15,182
PS4 – 13,489
Wii U – 12,496
PS3 – 5,360
Vita TV – 1,285
Xbox One – 1,237
Xbox 360 – 108
PSP – 18

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Original Youkai Watch 2 games sell over 3 million copies in Japan, Shinuchi pre-orders top 1 million

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Level-5 has announced that the original Youkai Watch 2 games – Ganso and Honke – have sold over 3 million copies in Japan since launch.

Additionally, pre-orders for Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi have topped 1 million units. This version launches in Japan on December 13.

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Four Nintendo 3DS titles have cracked the two million sales mark in the last five months

Posted on 10 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS | 3 Comments

According to the latest Nintendo statement on Japanese sales data, Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Youkai Watch 2, Monster Hunter 4G and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS have all sold over two million units each in Japan over the last two months. That these four titles sold so well is hardly surprising, but the numbers show that the 3DS is now the first console to have four games selling over the two million mark in the domestic market. At the company’s last financial results briefing President Satoru Iwata claimed that the console would have four two-million-sellers during this period and it looks like he was proven correct. So is Iwata psychic? Probably not, but congratulations on the sales anyway.

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