Doki Doki Literature Club Plus surpasses one million copies sold
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Today, publisher and co-developer Serenity Forge as well as developer Team Salvato announced a sales milestone for Doki Doki Literature Club Plus. The game is now confirmed to have sold over one million copies across all platforms.
In celebration of the milestone, creator Dan Salvato will be streaming a playthrough of the Side Stories content on Friday, February 24 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET. Fans can watch it on his Twitch channel here.
UK software sales for the week ending February 18, 2023
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Famitsu software sales (2/6/23 – 2/12/23) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy – 67,196 / NEW
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 29,019 / 4,836,510
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 13,343 / 3,876,184
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,807 / 5,153,979
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,566 / 3,040,308
6. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 7,267 / 193,187
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,127 / 1,001,330
8. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 5,155 / 1,175,091
9. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 5,065 / 280,995
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,025 / 5,121,897
Famitsu sales (2/6/23 – 2/12/23)
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January 2023 NPD: best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of January 2023.
Fire Emblem Engage made its debut, and seems to have done fairly well as it comes in at #5. Remember that the game launched during the middle of the month. Elsewhere we see a number of Nintendo games still on the chart and Sonic Frontiers is sticking around as well.
The results can be found below.
UK software sales for the week ending February 11, 2023
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Nintendo believes Switch hardware sales still have room to grow
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Switch is no spring chicken anymore as it’s coming up on its sixth anniversary. Simply because of its age, one would expect sales to begin trickling off.
Nintendo president Shuntaru Furukawa did acknowledge that Switch is entering “uncharted territory in the history of our dedicated video game platforms” during the company’s latest financial briefing. However, he still believes there’s room for sales to grow given “both new demand and multiple system demand for the hardware”. Nintendo will be looking to create new demand with new games plus “working further to convey the appeal of existing titles.”
Furukawa’s full words:
Nintendo on differing Switch software sales in North America, Europe, Japan, and Asia
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During Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaru Furukawa spoke about the differing software sales for Switch in North America, Europe, Japan, and Asia. One investor brought up how sales seemed to decline in the Americas.
Furukawa acknowledged that to be the case, explaining that various factors contributed “such as the absence of sizable growth in sales of evergreen titles, particularly during the third quarter (October-December).” Japan saw a boost with Splatoon 3 and Pokemon Scarlet / Violet. Europe saw Nintendo Switch Sports and Mario Strikers: Battle League sales increase last holiday. Finally, Pokemon did very well in Asia.
Furukawa’s full words:
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UK sales for January 2023
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Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for January 2023.
Fire Emblem Engage was the biggest new release from Nintendo, which ended up at #12. However, it was an older game, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, that charted higher for the company at #10.
Famitsu software sales (1/30/23 – 2/5/23) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 31,191 / 4,807,491
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 14,298 / 3,862,841
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,858 / 5,142,172
4. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 12,920 / 185,920
5. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – 9,522 / 50,281
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,723 / 3,032,742
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,461 / 994,203
8. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 6,346 / 1,169,936
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,128 / 5,116,872
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 4,480 / 2,840,736
