Japan’s top 100 best-selling games of 2021
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has provided some major sales data from Japan, revealing the country’s best-selling games of 2021.
We previously had the top ten, and for those that missed it, Monster Hunter Rise topped the charts with well over two million copies sold. The full 100 can be seen below.
Aegislash announced for Pokemon Unite
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Aegislash is the next creature joining Pokemon Unite, The Pokemon Company and Timi Studio Group announced today. The character will be available on February 10, 2022.
Specifics about Aegislash are not yet known. However, The Pokemon Company does say that it’s an All-Rounder.
Here’s a first look at Aegislash in Pokemon Unite:
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide, Nintendo has announced. That feat was accomplished in less than a week.
Earlier today, we saw that Pokemon Legends: Arceus had sold over 1.4 million units in Japan alone. Only Animal Crossing: New Horizons had a bigger debut in the region. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl earned the third biggest release at 1.396 million copies sold.
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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:
Nintendo discusses Switch hardware sell-through, annual playing users
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In its financial results explanatory material published today, Nintendo delved into Switch hardware sell-through as well as the system’s annual playing users.
As mentioned today, the system has crossed the 100 million mark and has now outsold the Wii. Nintendo stressed that it’s still combating semiconductor shortages and distribution delays, which has an impact on Switch production.
As for annual playing users, the company said: “Many people continued to play Nintendo Switch in the most recent year, and for the period of January through December of 2021, the number of annual playing users exceeded 98 million users.”
Below are Nintendo’s full comments:
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl reveals Shredder
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GameMill, Ludosity, and Fair Play Labs have announced Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as the newest playable character for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. Additionally, the classic game show Double Dare is being added as a new stage.
Last month, Garfield was announced and released as a new character for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. Shredder is now continuing the trend of free content.
Nintendo Download – February 3, 2022 (North America)
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It’s time for the latest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of February 3, 2022. The latest releases include Maglam Lord, Death end re;Quest 2, OlliOlli World, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Nintendo on Switch demand and production, metaverse / NFT interest, more
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Nintendo reported its financial results earlier today, and after the information was published, held a call with investors. Analyst David Gibson was on hand and provided a summary of what was said. Topics include the status of Switch including demand and product, interest in the metaverse as well as NFTs, and more.
Here’s the full rundown:
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Famitsu sales (1/24/22 – 1/30/22)
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Nintendo release schedule – February 2022
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Thanks to Nintendo’s latest financial results, we have the company’s latest release schedule. It highlights upcoming projects from both a first and third-party perspective.
Nintendo has a number of heavy hitters planned for Switch this year, which today’s document reconfirms. Pokemon Legends: Arceus just released, and will be followed by Triangle Strategy (published by the Big N in the west) and Kirby and the Forgotten Land in March. At least for now, other major titles such as Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, Splatoon 2, Bayonetta 3, and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope are on track for 2022. Nintendo also didn’t forget about Metroid Prime 4, though it’s still listed with its “TBA” release window.
Here’s the complete schedule:
