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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...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2018
"Mario number one!"
As part of Nintendo's latest financial report, which revealed that the Switch has now outsold the GameCube's lifetime sales, the company released an updated list of its best-selling games for its latest console. Rather than throwing a "number seven will shock you"-style slideshow at you, let's just dive right into the good stuff...
News Nintendo Switch Hits 22.86 Million Worldwide Sales, Has Now Outsold The GameCube
Highest quarterly result in eight years
Nintendo has released its latest batch of financial data, revealing that the Nintendo Switch has sold 22.86 million units worldwide as of 30th September 2018. This number means that the Switch has now outsold the GameCube which shifted 21.74m in its lifetime. The data reveals that the Switch sold 3.19m units...
News Make Some Spooky Switch Savings On WayForward Games This Halloween In The US
Up to 30% off
If you like video games, and if you like saving money, then this current deal from WayForward Games could be right up your street. The developer has revealed that all of its games on Switch are now available to download at discounted prices as part of a special Halloween sale. These deals are only available in the US, but users from...
News Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog Series Has Shifted 800 Million Games To Date
That's a lot of hedgehogs
The Sonic the Hedgehog series has shifted a whopping 800 million games since its debut in 1991, it has been revealed. The news comes from Sega's annual integrated sales report, a document which goes into great detail on the company's financial state and business strategies, while also giving us a good luck at sales figures...
News Alwa’s Awakening First Week Switch eShop Sales Outperform Launch Month On Steam
More indie success
The demand for indie titles on the Switch continues. Elden Pixels has revealed its 8-bit adventure Alwa’s Awakening has had an incredibly strong launch week on Nintendo’s eShop. According to the developer, it has sold as much in its first week on Switch as it did in its entire launch month on Steam last year. No exact figures...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Becomes Best-Selling 3D Zelda Game In Japan
Ocarina of Time moves to second place
Earlier this year, Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild had sold almost ten million units worldwide. This technically made it the best-selling Zelda outing of all time - if you didn’t include remasters of existing releases. As revealed by
News You Can Now Get 50% Off All Atooi Games On Nintendo Switch
Offer lasts for 20 days
Jools Watsham, founder of Atooi, has shared a new video to reveal a super sale across all of the developer's games on Nintendo Switch. Yes, starting today, all Atooi titles on Switch will be available to download at 50% off. We've got all the games, and those all-important sales prices, listed for you down below. Mutant...
News The Switch Has Now Sold Over Five Million Units In Japan, Splatoon 2 Best-Selling Game
Another milestone passed
Just yesterday, we revealed that - as of 26th August - the Nintendo Switch had sold 4.966 million units in Japan. This number was expected to reach five million with another weeks' sales, and the latest sales figures show that it has indeed hit that milestone. As of 2nd September, the console has shifted 5,007,368...
News Switch Has Been The Best-Selling Console In Japan For Six Months, Almost 5 Million Units Sold
Not far behind PS4 already
The latest Japanese gaming sales figures are in, revealing that the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console for the sixth consecutive month during August, almost reaching five million total sales in the region. During the four week period of 30th July - 26th August, the Switch sold 199,000 units across...
News Mario + Rabbids On Nintendo Switch Has Sold More Than Two Million Copies
Third-party success
Earlier this year, Ubisoft's third quarter financial briefing revealed Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle had been the highest selling third-party game on the Switch - placing the French-based publisher in the overall lead in terms of third-party sales on the platform. More
News Switch Retail Game Sales In Japan Surpass Lifetime Wii U Retail Sales In 18 Months
Digital sales also dominating
Given the success of the Nintendo Switch right now, it's no surprise it continues to break existing sales records. According to Game Data Library, Switch retail game sales in Japan have already smashed lifetime Wii U retail game sales within the country. Compared to the five years it took the Wii U to reach...
News Switch eShop Sales For Blossom Tales Are Twenty Times Higher Than Steam Sales
Another milestone
Every week we hear about how another indie title on the Switch has sold so many copies or outperformed sales on other platforms. This week, publisher FDG Entertainment revealed the Switch eShop sales for Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King are twenty times higher than sales on Valve's Steam service. No exact figures were...
News Poor Old Wario Had Just Two Days To Top The NPD Game Charts In July
Now who's laughing?
The new 3DS game WarioWare Gold had just two days to make an impact in NPD's video game sales charts for the month of July. In the end, Wario wasn't even able to make it into the top 20 best-selling games of the month, and on the 3DS chart, placed third behind Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Like Switch sales, digital...
News Last Month The Nintendo Switch Was The Top-Selling System
As expected
As Switch games continue to top the charts, it comes as no surprise The NPD Group is reporting Nintendo's hybrid system is also the best-selling hardware platform for the month of July. NPD's games industry analyst Mat Piscatella explained how t
News Switch Physical Game Sales Increase As Octopath Traveler Crowned July's Best-Selling Game
Nintendo's sales success continues
The NPD charts for the month of July have been released, and as noted by Venture Beat, not only has the Switch won this month with Octopath Traveler in the top spot, the system is also right out in front when it comes to physical retail game sales so far this year. Nintendo's platform is...
News Japan Retailer Reveals Its Minecraft Sales On Switch Rapidly Outsold Wii U Version
Positive signs
The Wii U era was a difficult time for all games released on the platform. It didn't matter how big the game or series was, it still struggled due to Nintendo's inability to sell the system worldwide. Even Minecraft - one of the most popular games of the generation - couldn't gain sales momentum. With sales of Nintendo's current...
News Japanese Analyst Predicts Switch Sales To Surpass Nintendo's Forecast
A positive outlook
Japanese analyst, Hideki Yasuda, from the Ace Economic Research Institute in Osaka, has released his latest forecast for Nintendo’s full fiscal year - predicting the company will shift 25 million Switch units and 140 million software units. According to DualShockers, this would put the total amount of Switch sales at 42.79...
News Nintendo Has Sold Over 700 Million Video Game Consoles To Date
727.65 million to be exact
We all know that the Nintendo Switch has been selling like hotcakes - especially during its first year on the market - but how have the company's consoles performed throughout history? Well, thanks to additional figures from Nintendo's recent financial report, we can break down each individual system to see exactly how...
News Pokémon Quest Mobile Version Rakes In $8 Million After First Month
That’s a lot of money
When the free-to-download title Pokémon Quest was launched on mobile at the end of June, it generated $3 million in revenue in its first week, with a total of 3.5 million downloads. It’s now been a month since the game's release and Sensor Tower is reporting players have spent more than $8 mi
News The Euro Nintendo Summer Sale Continues With Up To 80% Off Lots Of Switch And 3DS Games
Grab yourself more bargains!
A Nintendo Switch Summer Sale began in Europe last week, discounting a whole selection of games with up to 60% off in some cases. Now, the second portion of the celebration has started, and there are plenty more (and several bigger) cracking discounts for you to get stuck into. There are lots of highlights once...
News Salt And Sanctuary First Week Switch Sales Rival Steam Numbers
Another successful indie release
Indie developers have done a fantastic job supporting the Switch in recent times. With plenty of room to move in between Nintendo's games and bigger third-party releases, there’s been plenty of sales success for games like Hollow Knight, Death Squared, and even Thimbleweed Park. All of the developers behind...
News SEGA's Latest Financial Report Reveals Slump In Sales
Digital struggles
SEGA’s latest financial report reveals it will continue to revive older and existing IP while also capitalising on external and new franchises: With regard to the Entertainment Contents Business, the Group will continue to advance the launch of new titles in the field of digital game software. In addition, the Group will...
