We’ve got some financial news for you today, this time from the Disney corner of the market: Disney Interactive’s Disney Infinity game– the Skylanders-inspired toy-based adventure sandbox– is raking in a ton of money, taking company profits from about $9 million at this time last year to $55 million in the last three months of 2013. Here are the full details:

– Disney games division brought in $403 million in revenue
– 38% increase in sales year-over-year
– Disney Infinity is the primary driver of this
– Profits are up by $46 million over this time last year
– $9 million in profit in FY3/2013 vs. $55 million in profit in FY3/2014.

Via CVG

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XSEED: Rune Factory 4 “selling well beyond our expectations”, working on restocking physical copies

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

Having trouble locating Rune Factory 4 in stores? There’s a reason for that: the game has been selling quite well.

On Facebook, XSEED mentioned that Rune Factory 4 has sold “well beyond” the publisher’s expectations – so much so that it’s been tough to find a physical copy. XSEED is now working on restocking product “as quickly as possible”. More copies should arrive “soon”.

The company’s message in full:

Post by XSEED Games.

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Skylanders has generated $2 billion worldwide

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Since Skylanders made its debut, the series has grossed over $2 billion worldwide for Activision. That figure is as of December 31 of last year. According to Activision, roughly 175 million Skylanders toys have also been sold.

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Media Create software sales (1/27 – 2/2)

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 269,940 / NEW
3. [PS3] Diablo III – 41,727 / NEW
3. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 39,166 / 392,457
4. [PSV] Disgaea 4 Return – 33,749 / NEW
5. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 – 30,202 / 206,515
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 27,670 / 373,199
7. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 26,125 / 1,326,903
8. [3DS] Toushin Toshi – 23,036 / NEW
9. [PSV] Amagami (EBKore+) – 20,519 / NEW
10. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 14,950 / 3,925,609
11. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 13,428 / 234,677
12. [PS2] Saints Row IV – 10,672 / 45,158
13. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 10,048 / 366,541
14. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 8,697 / 259,893
15. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z – 7,910 / 38,102
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 7,278 / 3,208,411
17. [PSP] Remember11 -the age of infinity- – 7,174 / NEW
18. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 6,913 / 273,084
19. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 6,566 / 477,252
20. [PS3] GTA V – 6,492 / 695,906

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Media Create hardware sales (1/27 – 2/2)

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

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

3DS LL – 26,042
Vita – 20,457
PS3 – 14,100
3DS – 11,420
Wii U – 8,072
PSP – 3,366
Vita TV – 1,789
Xbox 360 – 26

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

3DS LL – 26,484
Vita – 21,498
PS3 – 13,360
3DS – 11,745
Wii U – 8,490
PSP – 3,428
Vita TV – 1,792
Xbox 360 – 260

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UK software sales (Week ending 2/1) – Wii U/3DS charts

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Nintendo
6. Wii Party U – Nintendo
7. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
9. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
10. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo

3DS

1. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Pokemon X – Nintendo
5. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
6. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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UK software sales (Week ending 2/1)

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–	1	TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1	2	FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	3	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–	4	TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	XB ONE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7	5	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5	6	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3	7	KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4	8	FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8	9	BATTLEFIELD 4	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6	10	FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19	11	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11	12	LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21	13	GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10	14	BATTLEFIELD 4	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9	15	FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16	16	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
12	17	ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14	18	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18	19	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	PC	SEGA	SEGA
13	20	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
17	21	FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15	22	BATTLEFIELD 4	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23	23	NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
24	24	LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30	25	LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22	26	DEAD RISING 3	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
20	27	MARIO PARTY: ISLAND TOUR	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
33	28	WWE 2K14	XB360	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
27	29	KNACK	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
26	30	BATTLEFIELD 4	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32	31	RYSE: SON OF ROME	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
25	32	ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
34	33	ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
37	34	THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
29	35	NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	36	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35	37	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
39	38	POKEMON Y	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	39	POKEMON X	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	40	TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–	1	TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1	2	FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	3	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3	4	BATTLEFIELD 4	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4	5	LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
5	6	ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6	7	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
8	8	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
9	9	NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	GHOST GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7	10	KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	GUERRILLA GAMES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18	11	GRAN TURISMO 6	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11	12	NBA 2K14	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
15	13	WWE 2K14	YUKE’S	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
13	14	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
12	15	FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
14	16	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
19	17	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24	18	DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
20	19	BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	WB GAMES MONTREAL	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10	20	DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF Z	ARTDINK	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
21	21	DEAD RISING 3	CAPCOM VANCOUVER	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26	22	SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	VICARIOUS VISIONS	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
29	23	TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16	24	JUST DANCE 2014	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17	25	MARIO PARTY: ISLAND TOUR	ND CUBE	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23	26	SAINTS ROW IV	DEEP SILVER VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
31	27	MADDEN NFL 25	EA TIBURON	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22	28	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25	29	KNACK	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27	30	RYSE: SON OF ROME	CRYTEK	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
30	31	THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28	32	MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
39	33	RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
38	34	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32	35	POKEMON Y	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
40	36	LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA	TRAVELLER’S TALES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
33	37	POKEMON X	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	38	SONIC GENERATIONS	SONIC TEAM	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SEGA
34	39	SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SEGA
–	40	TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	UBISOFT (TORONTO)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

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Iwata on differences between promotion for Wii U and consumer attention in Japan vs. overseas

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata discussed two important topics for Wii U and how they apply to Japan versus overseas territories last week.

When it comes to promotion for the system, Iwata explained that more resources were devoted to Wii U as opposed to 3DS because Monster Hunter 4 and Pokemon X/Y were able to carry the handheld to a certain extent. Because Nintendo was in a position to properly “focus our energy on communicating Wii U in the year-end sales season”, sales in Japan rose to roughly 100,000 units per week.

Overseas, Nintendo was looking “to boost Nintendo 3DS sales to an explosive level”. The company also needed to provide resources towards Wii U at the same time. “As a result, we were not able to fully focus on promoting either of them,” he admitted. Nintendo originally hoped to “achieve sold sales” for 3DS by the time Pokemon X/Y had arrived and then shift towards Wii U, but “this plan did not work and we had to spread our resources over two platforms.” Additionally, “neither of them achieved explosive sales, a point we need to deeply reflect on.”

On the topic of “consumers’ attention,” Iwata said “there is a difference between the overseas markets in which other companies launched new home consoles, and the Japanese market in which their launches have been held off until this year.”

He continued:

I believe not many consumers wavered between Wii U and those new consoles from other companies because I believe that our user demographics are different to a certain degree. We tried to create a buzz in the overseas markets with Wii U that would encourage many people to look for information about Wii U, making it easier to get our messages across, but this proved to be more difficult than we had expected. I truly need to reflect on the outcome of this year-end sales season, which, in my opinion, was the worst year-end sales season in the overseas markets since I became president, and I would like to bring them back on the right track as soon as possible.

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Iwata on year-end 3DS sales, need to find out why it wasn’t at the top of children’s wish lists

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments

The 3DS sold quite well during the last few months of 2013, but it didn’t hit Nintendo’s expectations. Pokemon X/Y provided a solid boost to the system, so Nintendo was “confident about the ultimate sales volume for the end of the year,” according to president Satoru Iwata. In the end though, “sales did not grow as expected.”

Iwata, speaking during the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s investor briefing, mentioned that the 3DS didn’t find itself at the top of children’s wish lists. Given how the 3DS costs somewhere in the range of $150 – $200 for most, and other products are competing for consumers’ dollars for the holiday season, “you need to make sure that your product is at the top of children’s wish lists”.

Keeping all of this in mind, 3DS did show high growth in France for the year-end period. Iwata says Nintendo is currently “examining what was different about France, and we would like to apply our findings to other regions.”

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Media Create software sales (1/20 – 1/26) – Top 50

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 # (Capcom) {2014.01.23} (¥6.990) – 176.313 / NEW <67,91%>
02./01. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 58.015 / 353.291 (-28%)
03./02. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 35.568 / 1.300.778 (-27%)
04./00. [PS3] Saints Row IV (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.01.23} (¥5.980) – 34.486 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.23} (¥7.480) – 30.192 / NEW
06./00. [PSV] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.23} (¥6.480) – 22.901 / NEW
07./04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 17.544 / 345.529 (-8%)
08./49. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 17.282 / 221.249 (+792%)
09./03. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 16.933 / 3.910.658 (-28%)
10./05. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 15.095 / 356.494 (-16%)
11./07. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 10.412 / 266.171 (-26%)
12./00. [PSP] La Corda d’Oro 3: Another Sky feat. Jinnan # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.01.23} (¥6.090) – 10.295 / NEW
13./00. [PSV] Uta Kumi 575 # (Sega) {2014.01.23} (¥7.350) – 9.701 / NEW
14./06. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 9.271 / 251.197 (-46%)
15./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 8.285 / 3.201.132 (-38%)
16./10. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 7.667 / 470.687 (-27%)
17./12. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 7.199 / 689.415 (-2%)
18./09. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack # (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 7.033 / 214.245 (-45%)
19./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 6.437 / 3.656.250 (-24%)
20./00. [360] Saints Row IV (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.01.23} (¥5.980) – 5.393 / NEW