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News Sonic Frontiers' Sales "Greatly Exceeded" Expectations
Sega's parent company is happy
Sega took the blue blur in a bold new direction last year with the release of its open-zone adventure Sonic Frontiers. Parent company Sega Sammy has now spoken about the game's reception and sales success in a Q&A with investors - revealing the latest entry has "greatly exceeded" the original sales estimation...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild And DLC Treated To 30% Off In eShop Sale
The best way to prepare for Tears of the Kingdom
The February Nintendo Direct Showcase brought with it a closer look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and some of the bonuses that will be coming alongside its release on 12th May including a special amiibo and a
News Bayonetta 3 Has Sold Over 1 Million Units Since Launch
Kicking down the competition
Bayonetta 3 is the latest Switch exclusive to join the 1 million club. In Nintendo's latest financial report, the company reports that the long-awaited sequel from PlatinumGames just squeaked over the line with 1.04 million units sold. Launching early-ish into Q3, those sales figures are pretty decent for the Umbra...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cross Major Sales Milestones
Zooming past 50 million and K.O.-ing 30
The latest Nintendo financial report is here, giving us a good old look at the company's sales figures up until the end of 2022. While this time around has been a big one for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and for the Switch itself, there has (predictably) been yet more success for the behemoth titles of Mario...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Surpasses 20 Million Units Sold In Just Six Weeks
Gotta sell 'em all
Nintendo's nine-month earnings report is finally with us so we can now get a proper look at just how successful some of the Switch's recent games have been. Chief among our concerns this time around was Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. We knew that it was going to be a big hitter ever since that massive launch week, but the question...
News It's Official, Total Switch Sales Have Now Surpassed The Game Boy And PS4
Unit sales exceed 120 million
There's just no stopping the mighty Switch! Today, Nintendo has released its nine-month earnings report, officially confirming that the total hardware sales for the Switch have now exceeded the Game Boy, placing the hybrid console firmly in second place behind the Nintendo DS (oh, and it's also now outsold the...
News Award-Winning Co-Op Adventure 'It Takes Two' Surpasses 10 Million Sales
"Thank you for all the love"
Josef Fares award-winning cooperative title It Takes Two has hit a sales milestone recently - with developer Hazelight Studios announcing it has now sold over 10 million copies around the world. According to an official tweet from the company, that's "potentially twice as many players" as it ever dreamed of playing the...
News Square Enix Planning "Multiple New Titles" And New IP
Following a slump in sales
Square Enix has had a solid run on the Nintendo Switch over the past year with releases such as Live A Live, NieR:Automata, Tactics Ogre: Reborn and more recently Crisis Core, but it seems it's not been enough. The Japanese publisher and developer has reported a drop in net sales in its latest financial results period (up...
News Monster Hunter Rise Sales Surpass 12 Million Units Worldwide
"Thank you all so much"
Monster Hunter Rise made its debut on the PlayStation and Xbox last month, and it seems to have boosted the game's overall sales. In a new update from Capcom, the base game has now officially surpassed 12 million sales. To celebrate this special milestone, the Japanese company has released some commemorative artwork and...
News QubicGames Celebrates 19th Birthday With Huge Discount On Over 50 Switch Games (US)
"Promotions vary according to region"
Publisher and developer QubicGames is back with another one of its Birthday celebration sales. For its 19th anniversary, Switch fans in the US will be able to get "over 50 games for $0.49 each" between January 26th and February 25th. If you happen to own any of the following games: Robonauts, Run Sausage Run,...
News Nintendo Will Reportedly "Boost" Switch Production In 2023
"Sustained demand" expected for at least another year
The Switch is still selling like there's no tomorrow and it seems Nintendo won't be slowing down production any time soon. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the Kyoto-based video game giant actually plans to "increase production" of the hybrid machine in its sixth year after shifting...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Was The Best-Selling Switch Game In The US Last Year
No surprises here
To wind up last year, NPD Group has shared new information about video game consumer spending habits in the US. Apart from Switch being labelled the best-selling system of the year in this particular market, we've also got a round-up of the "top 10 best-sellers" (based on dollar sales) for Nintendo platforms in 2022...
News Nintendo Switch Crowned Best-Selling Console In US For Fifth Year In A Row
But PS5 was the top revenue earner in 2022
As we get closer to the sixth anniversary of the Switch, it seems Nintendo's beloved hybrid system has broken yet another record. According to the latest NPD Group data for 2022 (via industry analyst Mat Piscatella), the Switch was officially the best-selling console for the fifth year in a row in the US...
News Ubisoft Share Price Tumbles After Dire Sales Report
Three more games cancelled
Ubisoft appears to be in a spot of financial trouble, according to its latest financial report on January 11th, 2023. In a three-page press release, the company admits to being "disappointed" in the sales of Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and Just Dance 2023, despite "excellent ratings" and "an ambitious marketing plan"...
Reminder Nintendo's Big New Year Sale Ends Soon, Up To 75% Off On Switch eShop (Europe)
A bigger backlog for 2023
Update [Sat 7th Jan, 2023 12:00 GMT]: There's not much longer left in the New Year Sale on the European eShop! You've got until tomorrow, 8th January, to snap up some bargains for your Switch library. Those of you in North America, don't fret — you've still got a bit longer with your eShop sale. And of course, if you've...
News Nintendo Slashes Prices Of Switch eShop Games In New Year Sale (North America)
Mario + Rabbids, Persona 5 Royal, Sonic Frontiers, and more!
North America might be a little behind Europe, but finally, even more savings have finally reached the western shores! Nintendo has launched its New Year Sale today on the North American eShop. From now until 15th January at 11:59pm PST, you can save yourselves some cents by grabbing...
News Triangle Strategy Has Now Sold Over One Million Copies Worldwide
Sales strats
After releasing back in March of this year, Square Enix has announced that TRIANGLE STRATEGY has now sold over one million copies worldwide (thanks, Nintendo Everything). For a game that managed to shift 800,000 units in its first two weeks of release, this is a slowing number, it is true. However, for a genre which is not as popular...
News Nintendo's Critically Acclaimed Partner eShop Sale Ends Soon, Up To 86% Off (US)
Hollow Knight! Stardew Valley! Undertale!
Update: Nintendo of America's current eShop sale comes to an end this weekend. This is your last chance to grab these savings – and don't forget to save even more money by picking up discounted eShop credit to spend (details below). Original Article: Nintendo has launched its Critically Acclaimed Partner...
News Nintendo's Huge Festive Sale Returns, Get Up To 60% Off Switch eShop Games (EU)
Ho ho ho-ld my wallet!
It really is the holiday season now, folks! Nintendo of Europe has announced this year's Festive Offers sale on the eShop. From now until 29th December, you can get up to 60% off (or more) of hundreds of games on the eShop — more for the backlog? Or perhaps more to sink your teeth into over the festive break? There are a...
News Sonic Frontiers Has Sold Over 2.5 Million Copies Worldwide
Many fans have played the "open-zone" game already
Sonic Frontiers has taken the blue blur in a bold new direction with its "open-zone" gameplay, and it appears to have paid off. Sega has today revealed the new title by Sonic Team has now sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide since its November 8th release. This figure represents both physical and...
News Nintendo's Huge Cyber Deals Sale Ends Soon, Up To 50% Off Switch eShop Games (North America)
First-party games include Mario, Zelda, and more
Update: Nintendo's huge Cyber sale ends this weekend, wrapping up at 11:59 pm PT on Sunday 4th December. Consider this your final warning to pick up some of these great deals – and remember to grab some of our discounted eShop credit to save even further on your favourite games (details below)...
News The Nintendo Switch Was One Of The Top Black Friday Purchases This Year
Did you get a good deal?
The colossal holiday sale madness known as Black Friday or Cyber Week has just ended, with Cyber Monday wrapping up the weekend of deals. Adobe Analytics has assembled a bunch of graphs and stats for this year's shopping trends, and to no one's real surprise, the Nintendo Switch is way up there as one of the most...
News Arcade Archives Nintendo Collection Goes On Sale For The First Time Ever, 30% Off
Grab a bargain
We've extensively covered the Switch's Arcade Archives series over the years, and November 24th marks the 300th week (5 years and 9 months, to be precise) of Hamster Corporation rolling out these updated retro releases. To celebrate this milestone, the Nintendo Switch eShop is hosting a special sale. All 20 Nintendo titles from the...
Unstoppable
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may have some serious technical issues, but it seems to have had no impact on sales of the new generation. Nintendo has today announced global sales of Scarlet and Violet for the Switch have been able to surpass the 10 million mark in just the first three days. Both versions were released worldwide last week...
News The Nintendo Switch Has Exceeded 114 Million Units Sold
Catching up on the Game Boy
As part of Nintendo's latest financial report detailing performance for Q2 of fiscal year ending March 2023, the company has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch has now sold a gargantuan 114.33 million units. Once again, however, Nintendo states that sales have declined year-on-year thanks to the ongoing semiconductor...
News Switch Sales Have Only Now Surpassed The Xbox One In The UK
Wait, you mean it didn't already?
We don't need to tell you that the Nintendo Switch has proven to be a remarkable success since its launch over five years ago. The numbers speak for themselves; as per the last official announcement from Nintendo, global sales for the console have surpassed 111 million (although we should have some fresh figures for...
News Switch Online Title Pac-Man 99 Reaches 9 Million Downloads, DLC Sale To Celebrate
Join the Pac
There have been a number of battle royale games released on the Nintendo Switch, but one of the more surprising releases was Pac-Man 99 last April. This game had players trying to outlast their online competitors to be the last player standing. If you've downloaded it on the Switch, you're definitely not alone, with Bandai Namco...
News Milestone A-hoy! Return To Monkey Island Becomes Fastest Selling Game In The Series
Confirmed by Stan
What grew from many years in waiting has become a stellar opening month for Return to Monkey Island. We loved the game (our glowing 9/10 review proves it), and it looks as if we were not alone in our admiration as Devolver Digital has announced that Guybrush Ulysses Threepwood's wonderful return has become the fastest selling game...
News UK Switch Sales Rise In September Thanks To Splatoon 3's Meteoric Opening
More ink-pressive stats
The latest GfK data for September's UK console sales is now in and the figures show that the Nintendo Switch had a healthy boost thanks, in large part, to a little game called Splatoon 3. Now, we're not certain whether you have heard of this one - admittedly, the release was a pretty small affair. Over the course of its...
News Bravely Default II Is Currently Half Price On The Switch eShop (UK)
Series celebrates 10th anniversary
Bravely Default celebrates its 10th Anniversary today, having launched in Japan back on October 11th, 2012 under the title Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. To celebrate, Nintendo has slashed the price of Bravely Default II on the UK Switch eShop, taking it down from the standard £49.99 to a much more palatable...
News Nintendo's Huge Switch eShop Sale Ends This Weekend, Up to 75% Off 1000+ Games (Europe)
Savings on Hades, DOOM Eternal, and more
Update: Here's a friendly reminder that Nintendo's huge eShop sale is coming to an end this Sunday, 2nd October. If you want to take advantage of the sale, make sure to top up your account with our discounted eShop credit (details below), and buy any games that catch your eye before time runs out! Original...
News Pokémon-Inspired MMO Adventure Temtem Now Has Over 1 Million Players
Switch players included
More games are having a shot are recreating a Pokémon-style experience nowadays, and one of the more successful titles is Temtem by the Spanish studio Crema Games. The developer finally released the game on the Nintendo Switch earlier this month, and now just weeks later has announced it's surpassed one million players. It...
Save further with our discounted eShop credit
Update: As a quick reminder, Nintendo of America's huge sale is coming to an end this Sunday, 25th September. If you want to take advantage of the sale, make sure to top up your account with our discounted eShop credit (details below), and buy any games that catch your eye by then! Original Article...
News NPD Results Show PlayStation 5 Outsold Switch In August (North America)
A quiet month for Nintendo
The monthly NPD sales figures have been released for August, and it shows that last month was a pretty quiet one for Nintendo. Mat Piscatella of the NPD Group shared the results on Twitter, and in August, the PS5 outsold the Switch in both dollar sales and unit sales. The Switch is still, overall, the best-selling console...
News Kemco TGS Sale Discounts 15 RPGs Across Switch And 3DS
Up to 55% off
With the Tokyo Games Show 2022 bound to bring us news galore from the JRPG genre, KEMCO's latest sale (who would have thought they'd do another one?) is here to ensure that your Nintendo consoles are sufficiently stocked to the very brim in that genre department as we head into Fall — especially after all the games announced during...
News Splatoon 3 Sales Cause Nintendo's Shares To Surge
Biggest jump since December 2020
After Splatoon 3 inked all over Japanese sales records over the weekend, it's perhaps no surprise that the success of Nintendo's squid-based shooter has caused the company's shares to surge. Bloomberg reports that Nintendo's share jumped 5.5% in Tokyo today, which means this is the
News Nintendo Switch Is No Longer The Best-Selling Console Of 2022 In The UK
But for how long?
If there's one thing that's defined the most recent console generation, it's shortages. Shortages of semiconductors, parts, and other components, have led to a shortage in stock for both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles and have also affected Switch production. But we seem to have hit a turnaround if August's monthly...
News Nintendo Switch Is More Profitable Than Vinyl, CDs, And DVDs In The UK
Record scratch
We know that the Nintendo Switch pretty much dominates game and hardware sales most of the time — but what about when we compare it to other physical media? Well, it turns out — in the UK, at least — that not only is the Switch the most profitable gaming 'format' in the country, but it's also even more popular than other media...
News Mario Kart Tour For Mobile Has Now Made Close To $300 Million In Revenue
Gold Pass subs and gacha elements combined
Mario Kart Tour might not be banking the same amount of money as titles like Pokémon GO, but for a mobile racing game, it's still been quite successful. The last major sales update in April last year, revealed Tour had surpassed 200 million in downloads and $200 million in player spending since releasing...
News First Class! Two Point Campus Enrolls One Million Players Worldwide
"We're so excited to have you here!"
At the beginning of last month, we were blown away by the amount of fun that we had getting to grips with Two Point Campus — earning the game a top-of-the-class 9/10 in our review. It is therefore with great joy that we spotted Two Point Studios' announcement that the game has now amassed over one million...
Deals Get 10% Off Switch eShop Credit And Top Games In The Nintendo Life Store Sale
Update: Sale ends today!
Update: Here's a little reminder that our store sale – offering discounted Switch eShop credit, cheap Online Subs and reduced digital games – is coming to an end very soon indeed. All the details you need can be found in our original article below. These deals end today, Wednesday 31st August. Original Article (Mon...
55 first-party titles are million sellers
The Switch is absolutely dominating right now - with the system selling over 111 million units as of June 2022. In addition to hardware, Nintendo has also sold 863 million pieces of Switch software. While we already know the top sellers like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, new...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Is July's Best-Selling Switch Game In NPD Results
Digimon Survive and Live A Live also sell well
NPD Group has published its sales figures for July in North America, and to no one's surprise, the Switch has had another successful month! The console is once again the top-selling hardware in terms of units sold, and while spending is down compared to July 2021 by 10%, sales are beginning to return to...
News Nintendo's Multiplayer Showdown Sale Ends This Weekend (Europe)
Update: Get these deals before they're gone!
Update: As a friendly reminder, Nintendo's Multiplayer Showdown sale is coming to an end this weekend. Make sure to download any games that have caught your eye by Sunday 14th August, and remember to take advantage of our discounted eShop credit vouchers to save even more on the sale (details further down...
Deals Still Haven't Played BioShock? It's Too Good To Miss At This Price (Europe)
(Bio)Shockingly good savings
BioShock: The Collection made waves when it first arrived on Switch, and now this fantastic first-person package is available on the Nintendo eShop with a tasty 80% discount. Rather than paying the full £39.99 for the celebrated three-game collection, the current Switch eShop sale (Europe only at the moment —...
News Picross Fans Rejoice, Jupiter's Switch eShop Summer Sale Is Starting Very Soon
One to cross off the calendar
The Jupiter Corporation, publishers of the puzzler Picross series, has today announced that they are going to be running a summer sale, with discounts across many of its titles. The sale will run from August 12th to 18th in Europe and will arrive a day earlier in North America, Hong Kong and South Korea, running from...
News Spike Chunsoft's Switch eShop Sale Includes Danganronpa, Somnium Files, And More
A sale has been discovered!
Spike Chunsoft has just launched a huge summer sale over on the Switch eShop in both North America and Europe, with savings of up to 85% off on a range of visual novels, adventure games, and more! There's up to 85% off on a range of games, with the entire Danganronpa series, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, and the fantastic...
News Kirby And The Forgotten Land Becomes The Second Best-Selling Kirby Game Ever
And it's had the highest sell-through of any Kirby game to date
Kirby and the Forgotten Land continues to break Kirby series records for Nintendo and HAL Laboratory. After becoming the most successful Kirby game in the UK ever last week, Nintendo now reports that the latest Kirby game has seen the highest sell-through of any Kirby game to date! This...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2022
No major changes from last time
Nintendo's latest financial report is now live, and with it, we've got an updated list of the total sales figures for the best-selling Switch games. We say updated, but there's been absolutely no change between this quarter and last quarter in terms of placements! We're pretty sure that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal...
News Nintendo Switch Sales Surpass 111 Million
Though year-on-year numbers have dropped again
Nintendo's latest financial report for Q1 2023 (April - June 2022) has been published, and the Switch has just surpassed 111 million units sold. However, as with last quarter, there's been a drop in year-on-year sales. Citing the ongoing semiconductor shortage — and comparing this quarter's major...
