Pokemon Alpha Sapphire is selling a bit more than Omega Ruby in Japan
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A few days ago, Media Create reported impressive sales for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire as the two games debuted in Japan. We now have some extra details about their performance.
The launch of Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire led to strong Japanese sales overall, which came in at 1,854,058 units. Thanks to the new Pokemon games, total Japanese software sales had their second best-selling week of 2014 – only behind Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s launch week of 1,854,220 units.
Breaking things down a bit more, Alpha Sapphire sold 714,000 copies and Omega Ruby sold 614,000 copies during their first week of availability. The grand total comes in at 1,509,000 copies when counting the Double Pack.
Here’s how Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire compare to X/Y and HeartGold/SoulSilver:
Wii U sold 4,000 units in under 17 minutes on eBay during Black Friday
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Wii U was a popular item on eBay during Black Friday, according to the New York Times. The site reports that Nintendo’s console “sold out 4,000 units in less than 17 minutes, with customers snapping up four of the devices per second.”
How were Wii U sales as a whole on Black Friday? That’s unclear at this point. Hopefully we’ll receive some data from Nintendo within the next few days!
Some Black Friday data from research firm Infoscout
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How did Nintendo platforms perform on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the season in the United States? We won’t receive any specific numbers until the next NPD report in December, but research firm Infoscout has offered some data. Check out the images above for their findings.
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Media Create software sales (11/17 – 11/23) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
02./00. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Dual Pack
03./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires #
04./00. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: Unity #
05./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
06./02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015
07./10. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
08./11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
09./01. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition
10./07. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
11./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! #
12./00. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires #
13./00. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu
14./03. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition
15./12. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
16./05. [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X
17./08. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015
18./06. [PS3] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
19./00. [PSV] Senjou no Waltz #
20./09. [PSV] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
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Media Create software sales (11/17 – 11/23)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 1,327,671
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Double Pack – 90,497 / NEW
3. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires – 38,123 / NEW
4. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Unity – 36,400 / NEW
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 28,728 / 2,173,073
6. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 – 20,612 / 91,915
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 17,834 / 2,881,810
8. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 16,846 / 1,737,035
9. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 15,425 / 95,011
10. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 13,817 / 41,843
11. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin Tokumori – 11,769 / NEW
12. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires – 11,725 / NEW
13. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu – 11,656 / NEW
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 9,400 / 73,459
15. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 8,752 / 721,884
16. [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X – 8,045 / 43,143
17. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 – 6,859 / 33,543
18. [PS3] Dengeki Fighting Climax – 5,798 / 40,469
19. [PSV] Senjou no Enbukyoku – 5,738 / NEW
20. [PSV] Dengeki Fighting Climax – 5,692 / 31,299
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Media Create hardware sales (11/17 – 11/23)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 42,184
New 3DS – 26,791
PS4 – 12,430
3DS LL – 11,534
Vita – 10,236
Wii U – 9,615
3DS – 8,144
PS3 – 4,324
Xbox One – 776
Vita TV – 621
Xbox 360 – 100
PSP – 11
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 38,457
Vita – 19,301
PS4 – 15,537
Wii U – 14,002
New 3DS – 13,373
3DS LL – 9,172
PS3 – 4,711
3DS – 4,199
Xbox One – 2,245
Vita TV – 675
Xbox 360 – 91
PSP – 25
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Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire sales top 3 million worldwide
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A few hours ago, a report from Famitsu revealed that Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire sold more than 1.5 million copies in Japan over the weekend (from Friday through Sunday). We now have a bit of additional news about how the games are performing worldwide.
In a follow-up report from The Pokemon Company, Famitsu reveals that Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire collectively sold 3.04 million copies in North America and Japan. This number indicates that roughly 1.5 million units were sold in North America alone.
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Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire sell over 1.5 million copies in Japan
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Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire have sold 1.535 million copies in Japan, according to a report from Famitsu. That’s an impressive stat based on just three days of sales – November 21 to November 23.
Note that sales of the Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Double Pack are included in Famitsu’s number. Download sales, however, are not.
Famitsu also reports that 3DS sales came in at 83,129 units last week, up from 51,390 units the previous week.
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Smash Bros. Wii U sells over 490,000 units in the U.S., fastest-selling Wii U game ever
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which launched in North America last Friday, has already sold 490,000 units between physical and digital sales, Nintendo has announced. That number accounts for sales between November 21 and November 23.
Thanks to the success of Super Smash Bros., it’s now the fastest-selling Wii U game ever in the U.S. Mario Kart 8 previously held this record.
Nintendo has also confirmed that more than 14 million Super Smash Bros. games have been sold in the U.S. alone.
Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s news:
“The Nintendo holiday is off to a great start, but there’s a lot of work left to do and a few more surprises in store for our fans. With great deals coming on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and great content like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launching next week, Nintendo will offer shoppers the best combination of fun and value this holiday season.”
Source: Nintendo PR
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UK software sales (Week ending 11/22) – Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
3. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric – Nintendo
4. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
5. LEGO Batman 3 – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Disney Interactive
7. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
8. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
9. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
10. Wii Party U – Nintendo
3DS
1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
7. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
8. LEGO Batman 3 – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
10. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
