Support NeoGAF

[Zoramon089]

Looks like the 3DS isn't passing the DS on the strength of Pokemon anyway.

Based on what?!

 

[Busaiku]

So Fire Emblem is over 1 million WW? If so It totally deserve it

It'd need about 150k for Europe and Japanese digital.

 

[legend166]

I wonder if Nintendo had continued to support the Wii along with an aggressive pricing strategy (good bundles at $99 US) along with broadening their players choice line up, if it would have actually done well.

 

[Shaanyboi]

M+L4 and Pikmin 3 charting is kinda shocking, actually. Good for them though.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Asked last page, but what was SMT4's numbers last month?

 

[slit]

I wonder if Nintendo had continued to support the Wii along with an aggressive pricing strategy (good bundles at $99 US) along with broadening their players choice line up, if it would have actually done well.

If what would have done well? The Wii?

 

[razoftblend]

Total sales of 3D land are higher than MK7. Now THAT is news to me. Lego City: The Chase Begins is pulling some good numbers as well.

 

[dimb]

Are those Nintendo numbers really NA only?

 

[Busaiku]

Asked last page, but what was SMT4's numbers last month?

In July it was 73k(?) I believe.

 

[BlackJace]

Based on what?!

People constantly underestimate Pokemon for some bizarre reason.

 

[KillerTravis]

Asked last page, but what was SMT4's numbers last month?

About 70K iirc.

 

[Hero of Legend]

In July it was 73k(?) I believe.

Cool beans, hope it passed 100k this month.

 

[Effect]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09...les-in-august?abthid=523251b4f8aefdec3700002d

They let Pikmin die for close to 10 years. I don't see why it should have done better then Pikmin 1 or 2. Did they even bother advertising it? I was actively looking on some kids channels as well and didn't see anything leading up to it's release or at it's release here in the US. They didn't even use that as an opportunity to advertise the Wii U .

It's looking more and more likely that Nintendo is going to fully allow both Sony and Microsoft to release their new systems completely unchallenged in terms of market awareness. Are they letting the Wii U be killed off on both fronts (by lower priced PS3 and possibly 360s and the PS4 and XB1) and have something else they plan on bringing to market next year? Perhaps allow a trade in for all current Wii U systems? That's the only thing that makes this direction by make even the tiniest bit of sense. They're completely silent when it comes to marketing that that would cause any mainstream customers take notice.

 

[pieatorium]

I wonder if Nintendo had continued to support the Wii along with an aggressive pricing strategy (good bundles at $99 US) along with broadening their players choice line up, if it would have actually done well.

it kind of still did mediocre for a while just with just dance and skylanders, if they had actually put resources into supporting it themselves just try and imagine how much worse their wiiu support would look

 

[Square2015]

Are those Nintendo numbers really NA only?

USA only

 

[DaBoss]

Total sales of 3D land are higher than MK7. Now THAT is news to me. Lego City: The Chase Begins is pulling some good numbers as well.

That difference will change soon. It probably is only like that because it came out a month earlier than MK7.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Are those Nintendo numbers really NA only?

Of course.

 

[Apophis2036]

Best selling (combining physical and digital sales) 3DS games in 2013.

1. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - 863,000
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 739,000
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 406,000 / 1,850,000
4. Fire Emblem Awakening - 390,000
5. Mario Kart 7 - 352,000 / 2,840,000
6. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - 298,000
7. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D - 268,000
8. Super Mario 3D Land - 265,000 / 2,860,000
9. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins - 264,000

Well look at that, people buy Nintendo games for Nintendo consoles and buy Nintendo hardware for Nintendo games.

People take note for your WiiU hardware predictions for September, October, November and December.

 

[Busaiku]

Cool beans, hope it passed 100k this month.

Didn't include digital, so it's very possible.

 

[grandjedi6]

Wow, every title Nintendo's released this year for 3DS has sold over 250k.

And Fire Emblem: Awakening is now the best selling Fire Emblem in the west.

 

[Pociask]

I wonder if Nintendo had continued to support the Wii along with an aggressive pricing strategy (good bundles at $99 US) along with broadening their players choice line up, if it would have actually done well.

Hollywood knows what's up. Every store in the country sells 5 dollar movies. Meanwhile Nintendo has, what, 6 or 8 players choice titles? It's crazy how much money they leave on the table.

 

[Elios83]

Software sales are decent, hardware is low but not really surprising. August is a slow month, PS3/360 are priced offensively high after being more than 8 years on the market. Wii U and Vita both failed to find commercial success and that isn't going to change. 3DS is doing decently but its potential market has been completely shrinked by smartphones/tablets global success.
Now waiting for creamsugar =)

 

[Aquamarine]

Creamsugar, please save us from this hardware drought!

 

[Mory Dunz]

Well look at that, people buy Nintendo games for Nintendo consoles and buy Nintendo hardware for Nintendo games.

People take note for your WiiU hardware predictions for September, October, November and December.

I feel the top selling games on Nintendo consoles should be Nintendo games. If not, their developers are screwing up. Not to say 3rd party games should bomb, but I would think it weird if I saw games like SMT on that list.

 

[Miker]

I'm not a sales age genius, but FE Awakening selling almost 400k in North America seems really, really good for a niche series.

 

[razoftblend]

That difference will change soon. It probably is only like that because it came out a month earlier than MK7.

Yeah, I see MK7 doing better numbers than 3D Land, but this is still pretty good.

I feel the top selling games on Nintendo consoles should be Nintendo games. If not, their developers are screwing up. Not to say 3rd party games should bomb, but I would think it weird if I saw games like SMT on that list.

Not to mention Nintendo games also sell better than third party games on other systems.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Wow, every title Nintendo's released this year for 3DS has sold over 250k.

And Fire Emblem: Awakening is now the best selling Fire Emblem in the west.

 

[Square2015]

Creamsugar, please save us from this hardware drought!

Yes please! :/

 

[terrisus]

I wonder if the pr guy remembers how to do this when ps4 launches, i hope hes doing some practice runs to get the rust out

"Sony ecosystem"

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

People constantly underestimate Pokemon for some bizarre reason.

Even IF the 3DS manages to achieve the 49million forecast at the end of this fiscal year, the DS was already at 64million at the same time frame. So yeah, he's right, the 3DS isn't going to pass the DS with Pokemon alone.

 

[Hellraider]

I'm not a sales age genius, but FE Awakening selling almost 400k in North America seems really, really good for a niche series.

They are amazing sales, you are not wrong.


Now, if only Advance wars would follow...

 

[1st Course]

2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 739,000

Kinda dissapointing no?

Anyone know what the DS game is at?

 

[chadboban]

Those Fire Emblem numbers!! <3

 

[B.O.O.M]

Even IF the 3DS manages to achieve the 49million forecast at the end of this fiscal year, the DS was already at 64million at the same time frame. So yeah, he's right, the 3DS isn't going to pass the DS with Pokemon alone.

DS was a monster

I wonder if we will ever see PS2/DS like sales again

 

[Freezie KO]

Are they letting the Wii U be killed off on both fronts (by lower priced PS3 and possibly 360s and the PS4 and XB1) and have something else they plan on bringing to market next year? Perhaps allow a trade in for all current Wii U systems?

No chance. Completely shifting their development was the thing that killed them with Wii U. They're not going to suddenly change it up all over again. They'd just run into the same development problems where they couldn't support their console.

They'll do some marketing along with the actual pricedrop and the new bundle. But don't let your anecdotal evidence of not having seen commercials cloud your view of the situation.

--

Hollywood knows what's up. Every store in the country sells 5 dollar movies. Meanwhile Nintendo has, what, 6 or 8 players choice titles? It's crazy how much money they leave on the table.

And Hollywood doesn't even need to get you to buy a specific DVD player, yet they still offer product for the lower-end market. Nintendo needs you to buy their hardware.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Even IF the 3DS manages to achieve the 49million forecast at the end of this fiscal year, the DS was already at 64million at the same time frame. So yeah, he's right, the 3DS isn't going to pass the DS with Pokemon alone.

Who says it will?
If someone does say that, they probably don't follow...well, anything.

 

[ascii42]

"Sony ecosystem"

"Apparently some Wal-mart in the middle of nowhere still had a PSone sitting on the shelves and someone bought it last month. Let's count that. Sony ecosystem"

 

[Shaanyboi]

Even IF the 3DS manages to achieve the 49million forecast at the end of this fiscal year, the DS was already at 64million at the same time frame. So yeah, he's right, the 3DS isn't going to pass the DS with Pokemon alone.

You're right, it'll also have a $130 model aimed at kids, and a new Zelda this year.

 

[twothunder]

Best selling (combining physical and digital sales) 3DS games in 2013.

1. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - 863,000
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 739,000
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 406,000 / 1,850,000
4. Fire Emblem Awakening - 390,000
5. Mario Kart 7 - 352,000 / 2,840,000
6. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - 298,000
7. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D - 268,000
8. Super Mario 3D Land - 265,000 / 2,860,000
9. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins - 264,000

Nice Fire Emblem numbers. Lets see.
Fire Emblem Awakening - 390,000
Add 453K at retail in Japan + some digital buyers Let's make it an easy 460K in total. (Digital sales should not be too high in Japan) .
That leaves 150.000 to 160.000 for Europe to break 1 million.
Wish we had EU numbers....

 

[Road]

Wow, every title Nintendo's released this year for 3DS has sold over 250k.

And Fire Emblem: Awakening is now the best selling Fire Emblem in the west.

We have no idea about European sales. But it is very close to becoming the best selling FE in the US.

 

[Nothing1016]

Do Nintendo games typically sell better than other software during the holidays?

 

[Riki]

Do Nintendo games typically sell better than other software during the holidays?

By far.

 

[KillerMan91]

DS was a monster

I wonder if we will ever see PS2/DS like sales again

When it comes to software PS2 was monster even compared to DS.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Who says it will?
If someone does say that, they probably don't follow...well, anything.

You're right, it'll also have a $130 model aimed at kids, and a new Zelda this year.

Yeah, even Nintendo didn't know they were releasing the 2DS and Zelda when they made the forecast.

 

[allan-bh]

Super Mario 3D Land sales are impressive. New Mario 2 not so much.

 

[Gartooth]

Great software sales all around for a lot of 3DS games, Fire Emblem sales in particular make me really fucking happy.

 

[B.O.O.M]

When it comes to software PS2 was monster even compared to DS.

yeah..one of a kind

 

[Spieler Eins]

Super Mario 3D Land sales are impressive. New Mario 2 not so much.

That's why the quick milking now shifted from NSMB to 3D Mario

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Nice to see SR4 at 2. Great game.

 

[-MB-]

Well look at that, people buy Nintendo games for Nintendo consoles and buy Nintendo hardware for Nintendo games.

People take note for your WiiU hardware predictions for September, October, November and December.

take note: if you don't release games, you can't sell to Nintendo gamers.