Switch seems to have momentum still- unit sales well up on the same quarter last year. It would be surprising if it doesn't pass Game Boy lifetime sales, and with this momentum, DS is in sight.
At this point in its history, the Wii was starting to run out of steam IIRC (and it still got into 9 figures). It'll be very interesting to see what figures they post in three months' time, especially given that two next gen boxes launch, but right now the Switch looks like it has very strong momentum going into the holiday season.
Nintendo have always made a thing of SMB's anniversary, but if things slip into 2021, that'll be 40 years since Mario's actual first appearance.. It'd be cool if they could commemorate that, IMO.
They could quite easily bulk up what there is at the minute on NSO- I kind of wondered if the rumoured Mario remakes/remasters mightn't be part of something like that. If there was a way to add subscription revenue to what they already make on hardware and software sales, it would make perfect sense.
@VoodooTrumpet Disney's still not an example you'd want to follow as they went into a serious slump - especially creatively- after Walt died and didn't come out of it until the '80s.
I'm pretty optimistic that, while no praise is too great for Miyamoto, Nintendo has successfully "absorbed" what he had brought to the company and built on it. After all, the late Gunpei Yokoi left the company years ago, but his influence is still apparent to this day in their products.
Everybody waiting for MK9 is likely to be disappointed- when 8 Deluxe is selling better than ever (Oct-Dec '19 it sold more copies than any previous quarter), why do they even need to?
Two things to consider- it's sold into a huge proportion of (a still rapidly growing) install base, and it's done so at full price. I think outselling the rest is, in time, a given. And deservedly so.
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Re: Sonic Origins Arrives 23rd June, New Trailer And Website Are Live
I seriously hope that this is compatible with the NSO Mega Drive controller...
Re: Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold Both The Wii And PlayStation
And they managed to sell another 10 million (give or take) Mario Kart 8 in 2021..
Re: Nintendo Switch Sales Surpass Game Boy Advance As Demand Stays High
Switch seems to have momentum still- unit sales well up on the same quarter last year. It would be surprising if it doesn't pass Game Boy lifetime sales, and with this momentum, DS is in sight.
Re: Feature: Every 2D Super Mario Game Ranked
Yoshi's Island. Miyamoto himself has said it's a Mario game https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/10/04/is-yoshi-39-s-island-a-super-mario-world-game.aspx
Re: Poll: What's The Best 2D Mario Game?
@Clyde_Radcliffe https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/10/04/is-yoshi-39-s-island-a-super-mario-world-game.aspx
Re: Switch Hardware Sales Reach 68.3 Million, Now Nintendo's Second Best-Selling Home Console Ever
At this point in its history, the Wii was starting to run out of steam IIRC (and it still got into 9 figures). It'll be very interesting to see what figures they post in three months' time, especially given that two next gen boxes launch, but right now the Switch looks like it has very strong momentum going into the holiday season.
Re: Rumour: Super Mario Remasters To Be Announced This Month, But Won't Launch On Mario's 35th
Nintendo have always made a thing of SMB's anniversary, but if things slip into 2021, that'll be 40 years since Mario's actual first appearance.. It'd be cool if they could commemorate that, IMO.
Re: Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2020
@TheFullAndy https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/200507_3e.pdf Go to page 19..
Re: Nintendo Should Create An Apple Arcade-Style Subscription Service, Claims Analyst
They could quite easily bulk up what there is at the minute on NSO- I kind of wondered if the rumoured Mario remakes/remasters mightn't be part of something like that. If there was a way to add subscription revenue to what they already make on hardware and software sales, it would make perfect sense.
Re: Fans And Analysts Ponder The Eternal Question: Can Nintendo Survive Without Shigeru Miyamoto?
@VoodooTrumpet Disney's still not an example you'd want to follow as they went into a serious slump - especially creatively- after Walt died and didn't come out of it until the '80s.
Re: Fans And Analysts Ponder The Eternal Question: Can Nintendo Survive Without Shigeru Miyamoto?
I'm pretty optimistic that, while no praise is too great for Miyamoto, Nintendo has successfully "absorbed" what he had brought to the company and built on it. After all, the late Gunpei Yokoi left the company years ago, but his influence is still apparent to this day in their products.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Returns To Top Ten With 317% Weekly Sales Boost
@Samwise7 yep. Not doing sequels for sequels' sake is one of the things that makes Nintendo Nintendo.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Returns To Top Ten With 317% Weekly Sales Boost
Everybody waiting for MK9 is likely to be disappointed- when 8 Deluxe is selling better than ever (Oct-Dec '19 it sold more copies than any previous quarter), why do they even need to?
Re: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is The Best-Selling Zelda Game Of All Time, Kind Of
Two things to consider- it's sold into a huge proportion of (a still rapidly growing) install base, and it's done so at full price. I think outselling the rest is, in time, a given. And deservedly so.
Re: Poll: What Other 'Classic Edition' Nintendo Systems Do You Want to be Released?
The most notable absence from the VC has been the original Yoshi's Island. A SNES with that, please. Please please please.