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News Switch Has Now Been The Best-Selling Console In Japan For 15 Months In A Row
May chart data revealed
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan in May, meaning that it has now outsold all other platforms for 15 months in a row. Famitsu has released a report containing data which combines all chart figures released throughout May (which technically covers 29th April - 26th May). According to Famitsu's estimates,...
News Switch Was The Best-Selling Console In April In The US, Mortal Kombat 11 Tops Software Charts
Top ten Switch and 3DS games revealed
We're getting pretty used to sharing Switch success stories these days, but here's another for you: Nintendo's hybrid machine was the best-selling console of April in the US and remains the best-selling system of 2019 so far. The news comes from US games industry analyst Mat Piscatella, who has shared a thread...
Go! Go! Go!
Update: As a quick reminder, Nintendo's 'Go Digital' sale ends tomorrow, 23rd May. Consider this your last chance to snag any of the tasty deals listed below. Original Article: If you don't mind buying your games digitally, you're in for a real treat with this sale from Nintendo of Europe. The new 'Go Digital!' sale, starting today...
News Nintendo Switch Online Users Can Now Buy Two Games For $99
Thanks to Nintendo's new voucher deal
This evening Nintendo has revealed a new special offer for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in its Super Mario Maker 2 Direct presentation. Using the offer, subscribers to the company's online service can buy two eShop game vouchers for £84.00 / €99.00 / $99.00 and redeem them for a pair of games - these...
Japanese Charts Nintendo Switch Is Already On The Verge Of Surpassing PS4's Lifetime Sales
Just over 5k sales in it
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 22nd - 28th April, revealing that the Nintendo Switch is tantalisingly close to surpassing the lifetime sales of PS4 in the region. Before we jump over to console sales, let's quickly take a look at the latest software charts. Note that all of the information here is actually...
News Katana Zero Sold More Than 100,000 Copies In Its First Week
And it's the second fastest selling Devolver Digital game on Switch
The 2D action-platformer Katana Zero is absolutely killing it on the Nintendo Switch right now – in more ways than one. According to the game's publisher Devolver Digital, it has managed to become the company's second fastest selling game on Nintendo's hybrid platform, right...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2019
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe takes pole position
As part of Nintendo's latest financial report, which revealed that the Switch has now shifted 34.47 million units, the company released an updated list of its best-selling games for the hybrid console. Sitting right at the very top of the list, currently serving as the best-selling game on Switch, is Mario...
News NES And SNES Mini Are Still Big Sellers For Nintendo
Retrotastic
Nintendo's year-end financial report has some fascinating tidbits in it, including this line: Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition and Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition recorded total sales of 5.95 million units. It's a shame that the NES and SNES Mini financial year sales are combined, as...
News Nintendo Switch Has Now Shifted 34.74 Million Units Worldwide, Sales Up 12.7%
A strong second year for Nintendo's handheld
Nintendo has released its latest financials showing strong sales in both hardware and software. The chief figure that stands out is that total Switch hardware sales are up 12.7%, meaning that worldwide unit sales now stand at 34.74 million with the company selling 1,900,000 more consoles in the 2018-19...
News Mario Kart 7 Is Still Selling Like Hotcakes
Wacky races
While many pundits have declared that the 3DS is now officially dead with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo's latest shareholder reports suggest that evergreen titles like Mario Kart 7 are still enjoying fantastic success. In the last financial year, it has been revealed that Mario Kart 7 shifted 1.21 million units across the...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Reaches 13.81 Million Sales, Outsells Wii U's Lifetime Console Sales
Blimey
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now sold 13.81 million units worldwide, Nintendo has confirmed. The impressive figure takes it beyond the lifetime sales achieved by the Wii U console (13.56 million). The news comes from Nintendo's most recent financial release, which has lovingly landed in our laps today. The report highlights some of the...
Reminder Nintendo Switch And 3DS Blockbuster Sale Ends Tomorrow, Up To 60% Off Top Games
Mario, Zelda, Xenoblade, more!
Update: As a reminder, this Blockbuster Nintendo Switch and 3DS sale ends on 25th April. This is your last chance to score some great savings on the titles listed below. Original Article: Nintendo of Europe has revealed that it will be hosting a 'Blockbuster' sale from Thursday 11th April, giving fans a chance to...
News Switch Overtakes Nintendo 64 Lifetime Sales, According To New Estimates
Next target: SNES
The Nintendo Switch has now sold more units than those achieved by the Nintendo 64 throughout its lifetime, new estimates reveal. The data comes from VGChartz, which says that the Switch sold 217,096 units for the week ending 6th April and believes that the Switch has therefore shifted 33.15 million units as of that date. Official...
News Dead Cells Surpasses One Million Sales, Switch Version Leads The Way On Console
Well deserved
Motion Twin's Dead Cells didn't have the best launch on the Switch eShop. In fact, when it arrived, the French-based developer had to acknowledge frame-drops and performance issues with a public apology. It spent the next six months reworking the game engine, to bump the framerate up to 60fps and since then, it's been recognised as one...
News Switch Accounts For Almost Half Of ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove's Early Sales
Beating Steam, PS4 and Xbox One
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove launched at the start of this month, bringing its "funky fresh roguelike adventure infused with old skool hip-hop" to Switch and other platforms with a nostalgic bang. The game's developer, Humanature Studios, has now updated its original Kickstarter page with some early sales...
News Nintendo Hosts Huge Indie Sale In Europe With Up To 50% Off
Save on Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE, Night in the Woods, Minit etc.
After yesterday's Nindies Showcase celebrations, the love for all things indie is positively everywhere. Joining the fun is Nintendo itself, with an 'Indie Sale' taking place on the Nintendo eShop from now until 27th March. You can get discounts on games like Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE,...
News Media Create Will No Longer Share Japanese Sales Data Publicly
Behind closed doors
Recently, the head of Media Create Atsushi Hosokawa told Bloomberg the practice of releasing Japanese hardware and software sales data publicly may not continue. Now, after a review, the team has decided to no longer share weekly sales figures with the general public. Starting next month, companies requiring sales data will need...
News Save 50% On Top Nintendo Switch LEGO Games For A Limited Time (North America)
Available from $14.99
The Switch is slowly but surely gathering a mighty collection of LEGO games - some franchise-based, others original ideas - and a selection of these are currently on offer on the North American Nintendo eShop. Not all LEGO games have been included (with the recently released The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame understandably missing...
News Get A Bunch Of Sega Classics For 25% Off Right Now On Nintendo Switch (Europe)
We do love a good sale
Sega fans, rejoice! Right now, you can grab a number of retro Sega classics at 25% off from the Nintendo Switch eShop. You can check out a teaser trailer for the sale in the tweet below, which highlights four games from the Sega Ages range, but we did a little bit of digging and found that the Mega Drive Classics collection...
News Nintendo Switch Has Been The Best-Selling Console In Japan For 12 Months In A Row
It's pretty popular, then
If you follow our weekly Japanese chart updates, you'll probably be aware that the Switch almost always finds itself at the top of the hardware sales chart by a comfortable margin. The console can often be found selling upwards of 50,000 units per week, and it seems that this constant success has earned it another...
News Get Up To 69% Off Top Ubisoft Games In This Super Nintendo Switch Sale (Europe)
Mario + Rabbids for less than £15
As you may have already seen if you've checked out the Nintendo Download for Europe this week, Ubisoft is hosting a pretty spectacular sale on the eShop for the next couple of weeks. There are a total of 15 games up for grabs at up to 69% off, with extra savings on DLC and the like, too. You can pick up games like...
News New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Japanese Sales Prove Plumber Port Profitability
Blimmin' game takes up half the headline!
While the number of Wii U ports Nintendo has bought to Switch might be a bone of contention for some fans - especially the ones that stuck with the company through those lean years and already bought these games once before - it's easy to see why they make sense. Not only do these gems find a new audience...
News Early NPD Figures Suggest Nintendo Outperformed The Competition In January
Switch shows year-on-year growth as the other consoles decline
According to NPD figures seen by @DirectFeedGames, early numbers from the US indicate that Switch comfortably outsold the competition in January with 284,000 sales against 195,000 for PlayStation 4. These figures are unconfirmed at this stage, but that's a sizeable lead for Nintendo,...
No 3DS love?
Recent 3DS title Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey has had a pretty rough launch period, with early sales showing that it is currently sitting amongst the worst-selling Mario titles ever released. In its home region of Japan, Mario & Luigi: BIS + BJJ (how do you shorten the name of this thing?!) has...
News Monster Hunter Generations Hits 3 Million Sales Across Switch And 3DS
Lucrative Switch numbers still dwarfed by Monster Hunter: World
As you may or may not be aware, Capcom keeps a tally of all its million-sellers called the 'Platinum' list. It covers all platforms and, right now, it's up to 87 titles (although, confusingly, Capcom's own description states that it has over 100 million-selling games) stretching from...
Reminder Nintendo's Weird And Wonderful Switch eShop Sale Ends Tonight, Up To 66% Off
Great games at low prices
Just last week, Nintendo kicked off a "Weird and Wonderful" sale across a nice little collection of indie favourites on the Switch eShop. With prices slashed to as much as 66% off, you're sure to find a lovely bargain or two to add to your digital collection. In case you missed it, or if you'd just forgotten about it,...
News Combined Sales Of SNES Mini And NES Mini Likely To Surpass Lifetime Wii U Sales
Retro power
If you need to be reminded just how miserable lifetime Wii U hardware sales were, Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad has shared a number of charts on Twitter, comparing Nintendo system sales as of 31st December 2018. Noticeably, the combined sales of the SNES Mini Classic and the NES Mini Classic are expected to surpass Wii U lifetime...
News Japanese Analyst Sets Record Straight About The Sales Performance Of Switch
No need to worry
Last week, Nintendo's financial report revealed the company had cut its well-documented sales target of 20 million units this fiscal year and was now striving for 17 million units instead. Investors were seemingly unhappy with this decision and company stock suffered a
News Pokémon Sales Slump To All-Time Low In Japan, Despite Strong Worldwide Performance Of Let's Go
Gotta sell some more
Nintendo’s latest financial data has revealed Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! has now shifted around 10 million units worldwide. This places these latest entries in the series as the fifth best-selling games on the Nintendo Switch. It's quite an achievement. As rosy as it might sound for the new Pokémon...
News Smash Ultimate Exceeds 12 Million Worldwide Sales, Top Ten Best-Selling Switch Games Revealed
Mario's all over the shot
Newly updated sales figures for Nintendo Switch software has revealed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has already shifted a whopping 12.08 million copies worldwide, making it the third best-selling game on the platform despite releasing just last month. The figure is even more impressive when you realise that the chart...
News Get Up To 66% Off Some "Weird And Wonderful" Switch Games In Nintendo's Latest Sale
Europe only, but NA to follow?
Today sees the introduction of another sale across the Nintendo eShop, with the Japanese gaming giant discounting some of the more 'Weird and Wonderful' games available on Switch. We've got all the games included listed below, as well as links to stores for your region so that you can check all prices; interestingly,...
News Nintendo Is Not Considering A Switch Successor Or Price Cut At This Time, Says President
"Switch is our primary sales objective"
Despite the fact that the Switch has been selling like hotcakes as of late, actually outselling its main rivals to become the best-selling console of 2018 in the US, rumours and mumblings of a potential new model (or a price cut to the existing model) have been circulating for some time. Earlier this month,...
News Mario Kart 8 Is Now The Second Best-Selling Racing Game Of All Time In The US
Based on lifetime dollar sales
Mario Kart 8 is now reportedly the second best-selling racing game of all time across the US, and everyone's favourite red hat-wearing, moustachioed plumber has only been beaten to pole position by his older self. The game has boosted and drifted its way to some seriously impressive levels of success, now just one...
News Pokémon Ultra Sun Was The Best-Selling 3DS Game In The US Last Year, Top Ten Revealed
Followed closely by Ultra Moon
It has been well documented that the Nintendo 3DS is really starting to slow down, with the number of new releases for the platform almost dwindling to a complete standstill. Having said that, a handful of new games did just about manage to find their way to store shelves last year, and the console's fantastic...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games Of 2018 In The US
We all know number one
Fascinating sales data has been flooding in over the last few hours, giving us a detailed insight into how Nintendo performed in the US last year. We already know that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the fifth best-selling game of the year across all platforms, and that Switch was
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Has Already Outsold Smash 3DS In Japan After Just Five Weeks
It's pretty popular
You may have heard about this little game called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, correct? Well, Japanese sales data has revealed that the game has already outsold its 3DS counterpart despite only being on sale for five weeks. At the very end of last week, new sales figures came in for the week of 31st December - 6th January,...
News Nintendo Crushed It In The UK Over Christmas, Best-Selling Physical Publisher In December
Beating EA to number one
Nintendo had a pleasingly successful holiday season in the UK market, selling enough physical games to become the best-selling publisher of December. According to GamesIndustry.biz, a major portion of this success came thanks to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which sold an impressive 284,155 copies at retail. Other titles like...
News Monster Boy Sales On The Nintendo Switch Are In "Another Universe"
Drastically outperforming the competition
The smaller game sales success on the Switch continues, with FDG Entertainment revealing its latest release Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom has sold tremendously well on Nintendo's hybrid platform. In the below tweet, the German publisher described the game's sales on Switch as being in "another...
Reminder Nintendo's Huge Festive Sale In Europe Ends Tomorrow, Last Chance To Grab A Bargain
Over 700 games discounted!
If you're hoping to grab one last festive bargain, now would definitely be the time to do it as Nintendo of Europe's mega Festive Offers sale is about to come to an end. There are some particularly juicy offerings available across Nintendo Switch, 3DS, and Wii U, such as FIFA 19 for £27.49, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle...
News Celebrate The Game Awards With These Switch eShop Deals (North America)
Up to 50 percent off
If you happen to live in North America, you're in for a treat. In celebration of The Game Awards, Nintendo is offering up to 50 percent off the eShop versions of all nominated games and has also reduced the prices on a few other games that were previously nominated. Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey is 30 percent off its regular...
News Pokémon: Let's Go Sales Hit 1.5 Million In US Alone, Super Mario Party Surpasses 1 Million
New sales data revealed
New data provided by Nintendo has given us a good look at up-to-date game sales statistics, revealing a number of impressive totals for major releases across the US. Firstly, despite only being available for less than two weeks, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have already secured 1.5 million sales between...
News Nintendo Hits Huge Milestones As Switch Sales Soar Across Black Friday And Cyber Monday
"It prints money" etc.
Recent tidbits of information had already given us the impression that Nintendo has had a successful week at retail - the new Pokémon games were reportedly the fourth most purchased item on Black Friday and the Switch was the best-selling console on Cyber Monday -
News Super Mario Odyssey Has Sold More Than Half A Million Physical Copies In The UK
Right behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Mario Odyssey has achieved yet another significant milestone, this time in the United Kingdom. Following its release in October last year, the Switch title has since shifted more than 500,000 physical copies locally. It's quite a feat for a game that's only been available for just over a year. As pointed out...
News Nintendo eShop Cyber Deals: Big Savings And Discounts (North America)
Runs from now until November 28th
If you live in North America and intend on picking up a brand new Switch or 3DS this holiday season, how about some digital games to go with it? From now until 28th November, the Nintendo eShop cyber deals promotion is offering up to 50 percent off a selection of games. You can grab CELESTE for 20 percent off or...
A slump in sales
The French-based publisher Ubisoft has provided ongoing support for the Switch, courtesy of special collaborations bringing together its own franchises and Nintendo's famous IP. Despite Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle becoming the highest selling third-party game on the system and shifting more than two million copies, the ov
News Starlink: Battle For Atlas Starter Pack Sees Huge Price Drop Across UK And US
Go! Go! Go!
If you didn't grab yourself a Starlink: Battle for Atlas bundle when it launched on Switch last month, sitting firmly on your metaphorical fence of uncertainty, now might be the best time to swoop in and snag your very own Starter Pack. The physical release, which includes the game itself, that lovely Arwing, two pilots (including Fox),...
116,000 physical copies sold
The latest Nintendo Switch releases Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! appear to have performed reasonably well in the UK charts. According to sales data, Pikachu is the most popular version of the game locally, taking out fourth place, with Eevee following in the sixth spot. These combined sales...
News Switch Couch Co-Op Game Bouncy Bob Is Now On Sale At 97% Off, Available For Just $0.14
Grab yourself a bargain
If you're in the mood for grabbing yourself a bargain, you might want to take a look at Bouncy Bob. The game has just gone on a mighty sale on the Switch eShop, with the North American version looking particularly tasty with a 97% discount bringing the game down to just $0.14. If you're unfamiliar with this one, Bouncy Bob...
News New Data From Nintendo Shows The True Selling Power Of Switch's Evergreen Titles
Sales are amazingly consistent
Joining the many juicy nuggets of information revealed by the recent financial briefing, Nintendo has shared graphical sales representations of the Switch's evergreen titles, showing just how strong and important these sales are to the company. The first chart shows the combined sell-through for Splatoon 2, The Legend...
News SNES Mini And NES Mini Combined Global Sales Surpass 10 Million Mark
Retro revival
The SNES and NES Classic Mini have proven to be a huge success for Nintendo since the systems were launched and resulted in many companies trying to emulate this success with their own retro devices. It turns out, both of Nintendo's miniature systems have been so successful, combined global sales have now surpassed 10 million units...
