Splatoon Successfully Inks Top 10 Territory in UK Charts

I wonder whether Smash Bros will go up a few more places after yesterday's DLC releases.

i own a Wii U,XB1, PS4 "new" 3DS..

Wii U is the best, with the best games..

Nintendo won't give up on the UK or Europe, that would damage their image a lot more than you may think. If nothing else it would get people talking even more about how they are Doomed!

And besides, if Nintendo can can make a profit as a company, especially if it grows going forward with their plans, then there's no need to pull out.

@BLPs Don't worry most of those on your course will end up making crappy Angry Bird and Flappy Bird clones for phones.

The date for Splatoon console bundle is kind of werid. Usually things like that go on sale on the launch day of the bundled software. Maybe there's some news coming to E3 about Splatoon that will make people without Wii U go and grab the bundle.

@BLPs Sega were just the same, and again they weren't anything massive outside Europe. We kept them afloat, especially during the Master System era yet all their focus was on US and Japan. Why? Because we're just a cash machine and that's how the whole industry looks at us.

I think Nintendo can become something in the UK. They just need to rethink their overall marketing and not just for one off games like Splatoon. Remember how they used Rik Mayall during the 90s?

They won't pull out. I mean, at least they're still recognised and have a fan base. Sony doesn't actually have that. Look at the PS Vita. People won't buy Sony just because it's got a PlayStation connection. Hell not even Game sells Vita anymore (at least my local doesnt).

@BLPs
What part of the UK do you live in? I have never anyone except for one guy act like the nutjobs on your Game Dev Course. Over here in Colwyn Bay the Course I went on had a great a great bunch of Nintendo and SEGA fanboys/girl who love playing games like Mario, Sonic, Animal Crossing and so on. Then again I was in one the better classes and some of the tutor kept saying to me why does it have to be 2D, Why the cartoony graphics and the usual blah.

Considering there were 6 new releases this week, that's actually an impressive hold.

@BLPs Interesting. Must be no local interest in Vita here.

Anyway for Nintendo to ever achieve that blue ocean they talk about, they need to remain in Europe. And hey we don't know what the NX is yet. Maybe it can achieve Wii sales. Positive thinking.

Its actually holding its own pretty well, 3 weeks in the top 10 (so far) is very impressive. Deservedly so too

@BLPs But then how can I play your masterpieces?

Let's not label an entire country as a bunch of idiots that pick on others please.

Doing a little calculation this would seem to indicate that 31.456 copies of Splatoon has been sold in the UK thus far. Of course that does not take into account the number of games sold digitally on the eShop..

@BLPs I'm sorrt to hear that about your classmates, must be really bothersome. Some people ,unfortunately, need to validate their decisions by laughing at others.
Where I live, both Sony and MS have marketing departments, but Nintendo has nothing. I really hope they plan on entering they South American market, they could win a lot of revenue if they do things right.

@BLPs
My masterpiece will be years away but I'm piecing together the epic tale of Bassie The Flying Cat, a platforming game where you must use your skills to navigate the environment and get to the end.

Yes, Nintendo should totally give up on Europe where it has sold at least 20% of its hardware and software sales. At least no one overreacts. Splatoon has not flopped here, it just hasn't had the same surge as Japan. I'll take a sleeper hit over a straight in and straight out release any day.

@BLPs You're avoiding making the crap that passes for good in the UK, so you must be doing something right!

Really fed up with the negative talk about the UK every single week. There has been more Wii U games to hit the top 5 positions in the UK chart than the US charts. Admittedly it's easier to do in the UK because the chart is weekly and not monthly, but that's still a pretty healthy interest in Nintendo when they release good games.

Is the US chart any different when it comes to FPS and mature games? No, if anything it's even worse as you get NFL, NBA, Hockey and Baseball games in the top 10 all year as WELL as CoD and FIFA. Most of those games are actually pretty highly reviewed. CoD and FIFA usually are at least which is what does well over here.

And then you have Japan where Capcom release the same Monster Hunter game 2 or 3 times and it sells millions in one weekend, or poorly reviewed games featuring scantily clad female anime characters.

People need to stop getting salty over Nintendo's lack of sales success and trying to pin it on the UK just because we see this chart more frequently. Guess what, Wii U is among the worst selling consoles in EVERY region it's been released in. Nobody in any country is going nuts over this machine, so stop this vitriol every single week.

The reason I was given for the JP delay was "a manufacturing issue". Maybe if the UK is so dire for the Wii u, not having its version not make the top 10 whilst the others clog the top half is probably a blessing. With the sales leak it would have been so interesting to compare those week one sales for the big three, but then again the 3DS version is no. 18.