Media Create software sales (12/30 – 1/5) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./02. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z
02./04. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./01. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds #
04./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
05./06. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
06./03. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
07./05. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack #
08./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
09./15. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
10./08. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
11./11. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
12./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
13./10. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy: Big Bang / Supernova
14./19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
15./13. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
16./21. [3DS] Disney Magic World #
17./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
18./22. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! #
19./26. [3DS] Youkai Watch
20./24. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
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An overview of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds’ initial Japanese sales
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In its first week on the Japanese market, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds sold roughly 224,000 copies. This resulted in an 83.47 percent sell-through rate for Nintendo.
A Link Between Worlds climbed to a total of 297,215 units by the end of its second week. The game’s shipment sell-through rate also rose to 96.84 percent.
While Zelda: A Link Between Worlds’ performance is down compared to Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, Nintendo has intelligently handled the game’s shipments. Spirit Tracks saw an initial shipment of 600,000 copies, but only ended up selling through half that amount for its release. Ocarina of Time, like A Link Between Worlds, was handled much better as the first shipment was slightly more than 182,000 copies, which created a 90.02 percent sell-through rate.
A Link Between Worlds will need steady sales in order to catch up to Phantom Hourglass, one of the best-selling portable Zeldas in recent times. Total sales for the DS title hit 900,000 units in less than two years. Ocarina of Time also sold rather well with sales hitting 560,000 copies by the end of 2012.
Analyst shares tidbits about Nintendo’s upcoming financial results
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Nintendo will be announcing its latest financial results at the end of the month, and it’s certain to create some buzz. That’s a few weeks off, though.
In the meantime, analyst David Gibson has shared some insight about Nintendo’s upcoming results. You can find a roundup of his tweets below.
Nintendo – up another 4.3% today…JP broker saying company to announce change in strategy to smartphones on Jan 30th results – we disagree.
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) January 10, 2014
Nintendo – 3Q results meeting called "Strategy Session and Results Meeting" but doesnt stop some think change is coming. Always called that!
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) January 10, 2014
Nintendo – #1 priority for FY3/14 was improve 3DS sales internationally…+21% YoY in 2H we estimate= done.
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) January 10, 2014
Nintendo – WiiU we now forecast 4.3m for FY3/14 down from 6.8m prior, but Dec in JP was 26x Sept levels driven by Super Mario 3D World
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) January 10, 2014
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Nintendo 3DS Poised for Strong 2014 after Record-Setting Game Sales in 2013 (Yoshi’s New Island date, Disney Magical World, more)
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Nintendo has revealed some strong stats for the 3DS in 2013, highlighted by the platform’s sales that have surpassed 11.5 million units in the US.
The company also revealed today that over 16 million packaged and digital 3DS games were sold last year. That’s a rise of more than 45 percent compared to the 3DS’ game sales in 2012.
In other news, Nintendo has confirmed several release dates for upcoming titles. Yoshi’s New Island will release on March 14, followed by Disney Magical World (the Japanese title now heading west) on April 11. Also remember Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, which launches on February 28.
You can find Nintendo’s full announcement below.
3DS was the best-selling gaming device in the UK last year
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3DS topped all gaming hardware in 2013 as the best-selling device in the UK. PS4 won out in the consoles race, but Nintendo’s portable ended up out-performing other systems overall. New releases and the launch of the 2DS boosted the handheld’s sales, MCV reports in its latest digital edition.
Media Create software sales (12/30 – 1/5)
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Update: Added in Media Create data.
Original: This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./02. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z
02./04. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./01. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds #
04./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
05./06. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
06./03. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
07./05. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack #
08./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
09./15. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
10./08. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
11./11. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
12./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
13./10. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy: Big Bang / Supernova
14./19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
15./13. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
16./21. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
17./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
18./22. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! #
19./26. [3DS] Youkai Watch
20./24. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
Note: Media Create is late once again with its data following the new year. We’ll use Famitsu sales for the time being, but will update this post if/when Media Create’s numbers come in.
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Media Create hardware sales (12/30 – 1/5)
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Update: Added in Media Create data.
Original: This week’s Japanese hardware sales are as follows:
3DS LL – 114,156
Vita – 70,087
3DS – 62,399
Wii U – 51,271
PS3 – 40,085
PSP – 13,283
Vita TV – 5,313
Xbox 360 – 447
Note: Media Create is late once again with its data following the new year. We’ll use Famitsu sales for the time being, but will update this post if/when Media Create’s numbers come in.
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Japan’s top-selling games of 2013, hardware totals
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Famitsu has published a listing of the top-selling games in Japan for 2013 through data collected by Enterbrain up through December 29. The results can be found below.
01. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 3,976,829
02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,293,312
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 1,730,182 / 4,017,159 total sales
04. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 1,580,067
05. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII – 1,227,377
06. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 1,005,697
07. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 982,737
08. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V – 605,882
09. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U – 584,479 / 965,794 total sales
10. [WIU] Wii Party U – 518,766
Famitsu also published a listing of hardware totals for 2013:
3DS – 4,931,509 / 14,694,011 total sales
PS Vita – 1,197,980 / 2,275,139 total sales
Wii U – 880,088 / 1,518,427 total sales
PS3 – 824,167 / 9,568,500 total sales
PSP – 429,393 / 19,608,493 total sales
Wii – 77,337 / 12,738,079 total sales
Xbox 360 – 19,548 / 1,607,559 total sales
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UK software sales (Week ending 1/4) – Wii U/3DS charts
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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. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
5. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Nintendo
6. Wii Party U – Nintendo
7. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
8. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
9. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
10. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
7. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
8. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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Media Create software sales (12/23 – 12/29)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds #
02./01. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z
03./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
04./02. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
05./00. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack #
06./03. [WIU] Wii Party U #
07./04. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U #
08./07. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
09./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
10./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
11./05. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
12./13. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
13./14. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
14./16. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy: Big Bang / Supernova
15./12. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
16./15. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
17./11. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
18./17. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
19./00. [PSV] Final Fantasy X HD Remaster
20./18. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! #
21./06. [PS3] Drakengard 3
22./20. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 #
23./21. [3DS] Youkai Watch
24./09. [PSV] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
25./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
26./27. [WIU] Wii Fit U [Wii U Family Premium Set Black/White]
27./24. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
28./00. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
29./29. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
30./25. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Note: These initial figures are based on Famitsu data, which are generally close to Media Create sales. We’ll update this post once Media Create’s official data comes in.