Gaming sales in Japan decreased following the holidays
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
New information from sales tracker Media Create indicates that gaming sales in Japan decreased during the second week of January, which is generally designated as the end of the “holiday season”.
As Siliconera points out, children usually spend their New Year’s money during January’s first week. This is accompanied by a drop in hardware and software sales in later weeks.
As expected, software sales lowered to 62.91 percent compared to the same period in January 2014. 3DS led the market in terms of holiday software sales, and the industry as a whole was affected when numbers for the portable dropped. There were also no significant titles during the second week of January. Kirby Triple Deluxe debuted last January and sold 214,000 copies in its first week.
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Youkai Watch 2, Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire lead holiday sales in Japan
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According to Media Create, gaming software sales in Japan during the end-of-year holiday period came in at 10.854 million units. The sales tracker calculated end-of-year sales based on the seven weeks from November 17th, 2014 to January 4th, 2015.
Software sales in Japan stacked up similarly to the same period the year prior (100.36% of 2013). Youkai Watch 2 (2.447 million units) and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (2.591 million units) accounted for 45 percent of total Japanese software sales during the end-of-year holiday period.
Wii U software sales were 112.95 percent of 2013. It was the only system aside from the 3DS to experience an increase in software sales.
Overall hardware sales on the Japanese market during the end-of-year season stood at 1.74 million units. Hardware decreased to 83.42 percent of the same period from 2013. The 3DS dipped a bit to 93.96 percent of 2013, which could be because most of its popular software sold to existing 3DS owners rather than new buyers.
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UK software sales (Week ending 1/17)
Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
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UK software sales (Week ending 1/17) Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Nintendoland – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
5. Disney Infinity – Avalanche Software
6. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
8. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
9. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
10. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Skylanders Swap Force – Nspace
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – Capcom
9. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
10. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintend0
Source: Chart-Track
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Media Create software sales (1/5 – 1/11) – Top 50
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
02./02. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
03./03. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
04./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
05./04. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
06./07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
07./09. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2
08./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V #
09./06. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
10./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
11./12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2
12./08. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers
13./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
14./13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi
15./31. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition]
16./17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days
17./15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu
18./21. [PS3] Shining Resonance #
19./16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain
20./00. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
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December 2014 NPD: Captain Toad sells around 250,000 copies
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is off to a strong start in the U.S. “creamsugar”, a trustworthy source when it comes to NPD data leaks, says that the game managed to sell roughly 250,000 copies last month.
We also have some data for the retail versions of NES Remix. NES Remix Pack for Wii U and Ultimate NES Remix for 3DS sold a combined 130,000 copies in the U.S. during December.
December 2014: Nintendo’s response – Wii U has its biggest month of sales ever
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Per usual, Nintendo has issued its response to the latest NPD report.
Wii U sales were their best ever in the U.S. for the month of December. Additionally, total hardware and software sales in 2014 rose by over 29 percent and over 75 percent respectively compared to the previous year.
Let’s not forget about the 3DS! The portable experienced its largest month ever for first-party software sales. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS has already sold over two million combined physical and digital copies while Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have moved over 2.6 million physical and digital units.
On the amiibo front, figure sales “are nearly twice the sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.” That means close to 2.6 million amiibo have been sold in the U.S. thus far.
Check out Nintendo’s full NPD response with more statistics and information below.
Best-selling games in the U.S. for 2014
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 5 Comments
The NPD group has released a listing of the top 10 best-selling games in the U.S. for 2014. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS made the list, having taken the sixth spot. Check out the full results above.
December 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of December 2014. The results can be found below.
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3)
- Madden NFL 15 (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
- Super Smash Bros. (Wii U, 3DS)
- NBA 2K15 (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC)
- Minecraft (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4)
- Far Cry 4 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
- Just Dance 2015 (Wii, Xbox 360, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
- Destiny (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3)
- FIFA 15 (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, Wii, 3DS, Vita)
UK’s top 100 best-selling games of 2014
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MCV has published a listing of the top 100 best-selling games in the UK for the year 2014. Check out the full lineup below.
1. FIFA 15
2. CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE
3. GRAND THEFT AUTO V
4. DESTINY
5. WATCH DOGS
6. MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION
7. FIFA 14
8. FAR CRY 4
9. CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS
10. ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY
11. MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION
12. TITANFALL
13. ASSASSIN’S CREED 4: BLACK FLAG
14. THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEO GAME
15. BATTLEFIELD 4
16. LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES
17. MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR
18. LEGO BATMAN 3: BEYOND GOTHAM
19. DRIVECLUB
20. PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE
