Famitsu software sales (1/24/22 – 1/30/22) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 1,424,657 / NEW
2. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 19,169 / 833,192
3. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 14,951 / 2,483,102
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,064 / 4,400,203
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 12,986 / 4,739,797
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,663 / 2,496,078
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 8,695 / 7,166,966
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 7,733 / 3,059,839
9. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 7,127 / 237,549
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 6,749 / 2,584,176
Animal Crossing: New Horizons surpasses Super Mario Bros. as Japan’s single best-selling game ever
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Nintendo has commented on the sell-through of its first-party Switch games between October and December 2021.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl was the highlight having moved over 11.7 million copies in its first seven weeks. Additionally, titles from previous fiscal years are performing well. 13 different games have each seen sell-through of 10 million units or more, Nintendo has confirmed.
Also worth mentioning is that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling game ever in Japan at over 10 million units, beating Super Mario Bros. from 1985 which saw 6.81 million sales.
Nintendo’s full words:
Famitsu sales (1/24/22 – 1/30/22)
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Nintendo million sellers – February 2022 – Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl at 14 million, Metroid Dread at 2.74 million, more
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Along with Nintendo’s financial results for February 2022, the company has also provided its latest updates on games that have sold over one million units on Switch.
There are a number of new additions here, including Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl at 14 million. Metroid Dread appears for the first time and has sold 2.74 million units. We also see Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain, WarioWare: Get It Together!, and Game Builder Garage at just over a million each.
Below is the full lineup of million sellers:
Switch has now outsold the Wii and PS1
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Switch has managed to outsell the Wii, Nintendo’s latest financial results confirm.
The company just reported that the console’s hardware sales stand at 103.54 million units. In its lifetime, Wii sold 101.63 million units. This means that if you consider Switch to be a home console, it’s now Nintendo’s best-selling platform in that department of all time. However, it still has a couple of handhelds to get past.
Nintendo financial results – February 2022 – Switch at 103.54 million
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Today, Nintendo reported its February 2022 financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2021. We’ve got news about how Switch is doing as well as the Big N’s status as a whole.
Below are the highlights from Nintendo’s February 2022 financial results:
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires, Blue Reflection: Second Light sales figures shared
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Koei Tecmo reported its financial results for the third quarter ending March 2022 today, and revealed sales of a few different games.
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, which launched last October, has sold 340,000 copies worldwide across all platforms and regions. Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires moved 150,000 copies in Japan and Asia following its initial release at the end of December – the game’s western release will follow next month. Finally, Blue Reflection: Second Light, which released worldwide last October, sold 120,000 copies worldwide.
UK software sales – January 31, 2022
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus has fourth biggest Pokemon launch in the UK
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus seems to be off to a strong start – at least in the UK. Based on initial reports, it’s the fourth biggest launch for the series thus far. It managed to outperform Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl, which now falls down the list as the sixth biggest launch.
Here’s a look at the top ten Pokemon launches in the UK:
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Switch was Europe’s best-selling console of 2021, best-selling games revealed
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GSD has provided new data about the sales of the European gaming market for 2021.
Looking at hardware, there were 7.1 million consoles sold during the year for a 20 percent increase compared to 2020. Switch was the best-selling console despite a 6 percent drop year-over-year. However, the system did see a boost in Denmark, Finland, Italy, and Sweden in 2021. Switch Joy-Con were the third best-selling accessory product.
