November 2013 NPD: Nintendo’s response – hardware sales up 100%, 3DS surpasses 10 million
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 32 Comments
Nintendo has issued a response to the latest NPD report, revealing some fairly impressive sales for its two primary systems and games.
Hardware sales for Nintendo platforms are up by 100 percent over the month prior, the company says. The 3DS family sold roughly 770,000 units, bringing the handheld’s lifetime sales past 10 million to nearly 10.5 million units in the US. Wii U sales also rose by more than 340 percent over sales in October.
Notable software sales include Pokemon X/Y at 225,000 units (lifetime 2.35 million units), Zelda: A Link Between Worlds at 280,000 units (405,000 with the Zelda 3DS XL bundle), and Super Mario 3D World at 215,000 units.
You can find Nintendo’s full response below.
November 2013 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 3 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November. The results can be found below.
1. Call of Duty: Ghosts
2. Battlefield 4
3. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
4. Madden NFL 25
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. NBA 2K14
7. Skylanders Swap Force
8. Just Dance 2014
9. Disney Infinity
10. FIFA 14
Amazon Japan shares listings of top-selling games this year
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
Amazon Japan has put together listings of the top-selling video games on its website for 2013. The data is based on sales between December 1, 2012 and November 30, 2013. You can find listings for the top 20 best-selling titles below, plus specific breakdowns for each platform.
Media Create software sales (12/2 – 12/8)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 – 204,784 / NEW
2. [WII] Dragon Quest X Version 2 – 117,432 / NEW
3. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 111,790 / 3,200,919
4. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 93,471 / NEW
5. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – 91,643 / NEW
6. [WIU] Dragon Quest X Version 2 – 70,648 / NEW
7. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 43,844 / 183,245
8. [3DS] Bravely Default: For the Sequel – 35,617 / NEW
9. [3DS] Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal Clash Duel Carnival – 26,497 / NEW
10. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 21,600 / 358,755
11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 20,601 / 3,002,358
12. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 18,255 / 106,933
13. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 16,920 / 52,269
14. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 15,523 / 288,367
15. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red – 15,145 / 123,374
16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 15,039 / 3,496,578
17. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 12,816 / 1,523,528
18. [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess – 12,737 / 99,261
19. [PSV] God Eater 2 – 12,610 / 338,544
20. [PSP] God Eater 2 – 11,337 / 161,939
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Media Create hardware sales (12/2 – 12/8)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 7 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 92,375
Wii U – 48,762
3DS – 32,894
Vita – 25,594
PS3 – 24,085
PSP – 4,416
Vita TV – 3,772
Wii – 767
Xbox 360 – 473
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 82,409
Wii U – 28,518
3DS – 25,964
Vita – 20,202
PS3 – 13,311
Vita TV – 5,391
PSP – 4,232
Wii – 588
Xbox 360 – 309
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/7) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 11 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. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
5. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2014 – Ubisoft
8. Wii Party U – Nintendo
9. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
3DS
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Bravely Default – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
10. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/7)
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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
3 | 1 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
8 | 2 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
– | 3 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
1 | 4 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
7 | 5 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
13 | 6 | JUST DANCE 2014 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
2 | 7 | FIFA 14 | PS4 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
10 | 8 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
5 | 9 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS4 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
14 | 10 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
9 | 11 | FIFA 14 | XB ONE | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
15 | 12 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
12 | 13 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
16 | 14 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
4 | 15 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
21 | 16 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
19 | 17 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
6 | 18 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS4 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
25 | 19 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
– | 20 | WWE 2K14 | XB360 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
23 | 21 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
17 | 22 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB ONE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
34 | 23 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
33 | 24 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
29 | 25 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
18 | 26 | KNACK | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
27 | 27 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
11 | 28 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
31 | 29 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
20 | 30 | SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD | WII U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
36 | 31 | HALO 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
37 | 32 | POKEMON X | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
30 | 33 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
39 | 34 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | XB360 | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
38 | 35 | POKEMON Y | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
– | 36 | WWE 2K14 | PS3 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 37 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
22 | 38 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
26 | 39 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB ONE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
32 | 40 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
All formats
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
1 | 1 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
2 | 2 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
3 | 3 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
5 | 4 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
7 | 5 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
6 | 6 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
9 | 7 | JUST DANCE 2014 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
– | 8 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
4 | 9 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | GUERRILLA GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
10 | 10 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | WB GAMES MONTREAL | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
8 | 11 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
11 | 12 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | BEENOX | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
12 | 13 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
22 | 14 | WWE 2K14 | YUKE’S | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
16 | 15 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
19 | 16 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
20 | 17 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
13 | 18 | KNACK | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
17 | 19 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
14 | 20 | SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
21 | 21 | ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS | ROVIO | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
25 | 22 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
27 | 23 | POKEMON X | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
28 | 24 | POKEMON Y | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
31 | 25 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
15 | 26 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
30 | 27 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
23 | 28 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
18 | 29 | DEAD RISING 3 | CAPCOM VANCOUVER | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
35 | 30 | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE AZRAN LEGACY | LEVEL 5 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
37 | 31 | TEARAWAY | MEDIA MOLECULE | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
36 | 32 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
33 | 33 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
24 | 34 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | CRYTEK | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
26 | 35 | NBA 2K14 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
34 | 36 | SAINTS ROW IV | DEEP SILVER VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
29 | 37 | MARIO KART 7 | RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
– | 38 | LITTLEBIGPLANET PS VITA | TARSIER/DOUBLE ELEVEN | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
38 | 39 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ULTIMATE ED. | HIGH VOLTAGE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
32 | 40 | F1 2013 | CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS |
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Media Create software sales (11/25 – 12/1) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 #
02./04. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./01. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
04./02. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
05./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends #
06./00. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
07./07. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
08./03. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
09./00. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: Infinite Battle #
10./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
11./08. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition
12./06. [PSV] God Eater 2 #
13./10. [PSP] God Eater 2
14./00. [PSV] Criminal Girls: Invitation
15./00. [3DS] Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live: Kira Kira My Design
16./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends #
17./05. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
18./00. [3DS] Kamen Rider: Travelers Senki
19./00. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends #
20./15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
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Media Create software sales (11/25 – 12/1)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 88,708 / NEW
02. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 86,391 / 3,089,129
03. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 60,073 / 337,155
04. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 39,812 / 139,400
05. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends – 35,472 / NEW
06. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 35,348 / NEW
07. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 25,166 / 212,844
08. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red – 24,623 / 108,228
09. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Infinite Battle – 22,833 / NEW
10. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 21,969 / 2,981,758
11. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – 21,217 / 241,100
12. [PSV] God Eater 2 – 20,556 / 325,933
13. [PSP] God Eater 2 – 18,071 / 150,602
14. [PSV] Criminal Girls Invitation – 16,415 / NEW
15. [3DS] Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live Kirakira My Design – 15,882 / NEW
16. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 incl. Xtreme Legends – 15,094 / NEW
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! Both of my princess – 14,436 / 86,524
18. [3DS] Travelers Rider Senki – 12,031 / NEW
19. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors 8 incl. Xtreme Legends – 11,870 / NEW
20. [PS3] GTA V – 11,676 / 605,046
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Media Create hardware sales (11/25 – 12/1)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 82,409
Wii U – 28,518
3DS – 25,964
Vita – 20,202
PS3 – 13,311
Vita TV – 5,391
PSP – 4,232
Wii – 588
Xbox 360 – 309
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 63,709
Vita – 21,044
Wii U – 21,002
3DS – 20,797
PS3 – 12,436
Vita TV – 7,868
PSP – 3,546
Wii – 457
Xbox 360 – 342