UK software sales – November 15, 2020
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Update (11/16): Post updated with the top 40.
Original (11/15):This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
October 2020 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch specifically for the month of October 2020, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.
October 2020 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of October 2020. The results can be found below.
Famitsu software sales (11/2/20 – 11/8/20) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 67,925 / 239,274
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 37,256 / 1,783,608
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 31,687 / 5,941,433
4. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 18,638 / NEW
5. [NSW] Shadowverse: Champions Battle – 13,871 / NEW
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 12,318 / 3,250,835
7. [PS4] Watch Dogs Legion – 8,723 / 49,685
8. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 8,536 / 373,171
9. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,091 / 1,551,842
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 7,638 / 3,790,783
Nintendo: Switch has best October yet in the U.S., over 735,000 units sold, second-highest October for any system ever
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Switch had its best October yet from a sales perspective in the United States. Over 735,000 units were sold between the original Switch and Switch Lite, Nintendo has announced. That mark is the second-highest October mark ever, only behind the 807,000 units sold by Wii in 2008. Total Switch sales in the U.S. are now at over 22.5 million units.
Switch was again the best-selling console in the United States last month. That’s been true for 23 consecutive months, which is the most months in a row for any console since NPD began tracking data.
Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:
Famitsu sales (11/2/20 – 11/8/20)
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NPD: Switch sold more hardware units in Q3 than any platform since the DS in 2009
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Nintendo has had continued success with Switch since the system launched in 2017. The pattern has continued through this year, and 2020 may actually be the platform’s best year yet from a sales perspective.
That’s further backed up by the NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella. In a tweet shared earlier today, Piscatella revealed that in the United States, Switch sold more hardware units in Q3 than any platform since the DS in 2009.
2020 has been a strong year for the gaming industry overall. Total industry consumer spending on video gaming in the U.S. reached $11.2 billion in the third quarter, a 24 percent increase year-over-year.
Nintendo on rising sales in Asia, Ring Fit Adventure “off to a great start” in China
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When you think about Nintendo’s major markets, North America, Europe, and Japan come to mind. However, other regions of the world are beginning to have more of an impact, including Asia.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa spoke about sales in Asia during the company’s latest financial results conference call. As part of that, we hear that in China, “Ring Fit Adventure got off to a great start when it was released by them on September 3 and it continues to sell well.”
Furukawa had this to say about Asia:
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Nintendo says Pikmin 3 Deluxe is often being chose as the next title from Switch players after Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a massive success. It has already sold over 26 million copies worldwide despite releasing this year, and has helped move a ton of Switch hardware.
While speaking about the game during a financial results conference call, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shared an interesting tidbit. Interestingly, Furukawa said that “Pikmin 3 Deluxe has frequently been chosen as the next title after Animal Crossing: New Horizons by many consumers, especially in Japan.” It makes sense that Nintendo wants Switch owners who started out with Animal Crossing “to become aware of and play as many different titles as possible, regardless of whether those titles are new or evergreen.”
Furukawa had this to say when asked about how many of the previously released titles that hit the million mark in the six-month financial period were ones that people can enjoy playing together, and whether they were consciously recommended to Animal Crossing players:
UK software sales – November 8, 2020
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Update (11/9): Post updated with the top 40.
Original (11/8): This week’s UK software sales are in, which saw physical Switch game sales rise by 38 percent.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons came in at #2 and was up 22 percent week-on-week. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe increased by 41 percent, Minecraft jumped up 39 percent, Super Mario 3D All-Stars rose by 24 percent, and Ring Fit Adventure skyrocketed 69 percent. However, Pikmin 3 decreased by 66 percent and landed at #22 on the charts.
