UK software sales (Week ending 8/2) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 10 years ago by Demelza(@ReporterDem) 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
- New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo
- The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
- Wii Party U – Nintendo
- Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
3DS
- Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
- Pokémon Y – Nintendo
- Pokémon X – Nintendo
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
- Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Nintendo
- How To Train Your Dragon 2 – Little Orbit
- The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
- Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
More: Chart-Track, charts, sales, UK
Bandai Namco declined Attack on Titan 3DS for North America, Project X Zone sales much better than expected
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments
There was a report earlier this year that Spike Chunsoft was looking for a partner to bring Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind to the west. ShonenGameZ writes that Bandai Namco was actually pitched this very idea, but the deal was ultimately dropped. What happened between the two sides is unknown.
ShonenGameZ spoke with Bandai Namco about Project X Zone’s overseas sales as well. The site reports, “they told me that it sold ten times better than what they expected.” Bandai Namco also said they would love to see a sequel.
Shovel Knight “doing very well”, sales are “exceeding expectations”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Yacht Club Games is pleased with Shovel Knight’s sales performance thus far. The game has only been out for about a month, but the studio’s Sean Velasco told Game Informer:
Velasco: I’d say it’s doing very well. We are very pleased with where it’s at, even this early in the sales time.
Yacht Club’s Nick Wozniak also commented on Shovel Knight’s sales, stating: “Across all platforms it’s exceeding expectations.”
More: indie, interview, Nick Wozniak, sales, Sean Velasco, Shovel Knight
Media Create software sales (7/21 – 7/27) – Top 50
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
02./00. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island
03./05. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
04./02. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines #
05./00. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Abyss #
06./00. [PSV] Corpse Party: Blood Drive #
07./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
08./00. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late
09./08. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken
10./03. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea #
11./04. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP
12./09. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy
13./07. [PSV] Freedom Wars
14./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
15./11. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition)
16./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
17./10. [PS3] Watch Dogs
18./14. [PS4] FIFA 14 #
19./22. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
20./23. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
SEGA expects 3DS to be its biggest selling single platform this financial year
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments
SEGA is putting most of its efforts into the 3DS this financial year. The company has 13 SKUs planned for the system (which could include limited editions and download games) and estimates that they’ll sell a combined 2.27 million units.
Wii U, on the other hand, isn’t expected to move as many games. SEGA forecasts that the console will be the seventh biggest contributor for SEGA this year with 600,000 sales across 4 SKUs. Wii U falls behind all other mainstream gaming platforms aside from the Xbox One.
Comparing the initial Japanese sales of Yoshi’s New Island to Yoshi’s Island DS
Posted on 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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
