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Congrats to Nintendo for being the Queen of 2018. Slaying against all odds. BUT, we can't really celebrate without Mariah Carey gifs so...
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December 2018 NPD Results: Switch highest selling console of 2018 by units and revenue, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate top selling game of December
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Congrats to Nintendo for being the Queen of 2018. Slaying against all odds. BUT, we can't really celebrate without Mariah Carey gifs so...
They might be waiting until their next quarterly earnings report to brag about everything all at once.
Or something. Who knows?
Very good points. In retrospect as well, there probably would've been a higher demand for a, gem like DKTF that had only been on a low selling system before vs Diablo & Crash which were late ports from systems which a much higher install base.
Uhhh I think it's a bit premature to be talking about 150 million sales. Got a long road ahead.
I think the December sales for XB1 and PS4 point to a tough year ahead. I guess PS4 still has plenty of price drop wiggle room. XB1 not so much.
Wow, that's very impressive! What is the highest selling racing game, by the way?A few thoughts:
- Mario Kart 8 is now the 2nd best selling racing game of all time, after having famously been predicted to be the lowest selling game in the series.
- Donkey Kong above Kirby, and know Kirby Star Allies was the best selling game in the series in the US, makes me REALLY happy that Tropical Freeze got its second life on the Switch.
- Regarding Smash, I say DAAAAAAMMMMMNNNN
- Super Mario Party was the secret Dark Horse of 2018.
- Surprised no Octopath given it was July's best selling game.
- Keep on climbing, Link.
Wow, Kirby Star Allies has been beaten by Fucking Donkey Kong
It had the highest sales in 4 months of 2018. January, July, August, and December.
Can't wait either, we need those updated numbers with digital sales
Why would they bother, they can release their PR once their full quarterly earnings is out, meanwhile NPD is good enough
Great for Nintendo. They still haven't given me a reason to jump in, but GOTG tier Metroid would tip the scales.
But Octopath isn't on there. Other titles I expected included: Diablo 3, Crash Bandicoot, Monster Hunter,
Well we know that Kirby and DK sold in the range of 2 million. I imagine 11 would have been Mario Tennis, then Octopath, Diablo, Monster Hunter, Crash, Lego and maybe Starlink not far behind.
Maybe they want to go all in with a megaton PR surrounding hardware and Smash sales inc. digital?
Donkey Kong is a well known and liked IP, you just need to look at the sales of DKCR to see that. It beating Kirby in the US is not at all surprising.
What part of "edge out PlayStation 4 " makes it sound like that?
Doesnt this mean Ultimate sold around 4.6mi units in its launch month? Both were the same price at launch, right?
Are there impressions of how much money Switch is making alone vs Wii and DS combined? It was my biggest concern after it was revealed Switch was a hybrid. Switch could be performing extremely well but not enough to replace a 2nd hardware platform.
I suppose 3DS still sells but I can't imagine them being anywhere DS in its respective decline.
Maybe this time it should be Wario showering himself in gold coins.
I suppose 3DS still sells but I can't imagine them being anywhere DS in its respective decline.
There was once a PR release written by "Princess Peach" thanking fans for making Nintendo #1 again. It was cheeky; I loved it.
Maybe this time it should be Wario showering himself in gold coins.
In general Donkey Kong is a stronger brand than Kirby in US while Kirby is a stronger brand than Donkey Kong in Japan.
Thanks! Totally forgot about that game.
But Octopath isn't on there. Other titles I expected included: Diablo 3, Crash Bandicoot, Monster Hunter,
The only game you listed with a chance to make this list was Crash and it's budget price. Octopath, Diablo and MH have 0 shot at being in a top 10
No way did Kirby and Donkey Kong sell close to 2 million in the US alone.
I think Octopath had an equal shot compared to Crash, it was full price and had a much higher debut. Mario Tennis was almost definitely #11 on the list and then it was probably something like Mario + Rabbids, Just Dance 2019, Octopath, Crash, Diablo, Labo Variety Kit, Hyrule Warriors DX, Skyrim, and Captain Toad.
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In all fairness it took MK8 a rerelease on a new console to achieve these numbers. The prediction was only for MK8 on WiiU and sure the prediction still got it wrong but not entirely. It sold very well for WiiU but it was a far cry from the numbers done on DS, 3DS, Wii or even N64.A few thoughts:
- Mario Kart 8 is now the 2nd best selling racing game of all time, after having famously been predicted to be the lowest selling game in the series.
- Donkey Kong above Kirby, and know Kirby Star Allies was the best selling game in the series in the US, makes me REALLY happy that Tropical Freeze got its second life on the Switch.
- Regarding Smash, I say DAAAAAAMMMMMNNNN
- Super Mario Party was the secret Dark Horse of 2018.
- Surprised no Octopath given it was July's best selling game.
- Keep on climbing, Link.
Just look at Nintendo earnings (operating income, net income):
Keep in mind this chart miss the current fiscal year results (revenue, operating income and net income will all grow in this FY compared to the previous one).
A bunch of other Nintendo related sales data:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ni...ardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
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I'm one of those new switch owners myself. It's a fun child friendly console with some nice titles, understandably popular for the holiday season.
If you mean 3D Zelda I agree. If you mean the next 3D Nintendo game you're wrong because MARIO Odyssey came out already.
I really, REALLY want to know how the PS Classic did. The immediate price drops and widespread availability throughout the holidays point to some pretty weak sales, and I'm sure thay there were a lot of folks like me who love their NES/SNES Classic, were still excited for the PS Classic despite the generally mediocre games list, and ultimately cancelled their preorders once we realized how shitty of a product it was.
I would appreciate if Donkey Kong provided us with the Revenue Results with a Banana / Yen conversion rate.
Sure, but it's still Mario Kart 8 and it's still funny even with all that in mind it exceeded the prediction of that article by 4x on Wii U alone. Deluxe' continued amazing performance just prolongs the joke even further.
Nintendo with the clean sweep. Amazing results. More than just the hardware, the software sales have been mindblowing.
Did Labo take off during the holiday season?
Did Labo take off during the holiday season?
We should all follow his lead. It will be good for everyone, congrats game industry on selling many consumer products.
From a sales perspective, given everything happening in the market, gens just dont mean what they used to. The real kicker will be if streaming meaningfully gains momentum. There are in market consoles and not in market consoles. Or something.
I might have my math wrong, but if Smash Ultimate sold 70 percent better than Brawl's launch month (March 2008 where it sold 2.7 million) that means it sold around 4.6 million copies in December (not counting digital). Wow!!!!!
Edit: Sorry!! My math is very wrong. The revenue generated was 70 percent higher. Let's try again. This won't be exact because not taking into account special edition versions that cost more than $60.
2.7 million times 50 = $135 million
$229.5 million is 70 percent higher
229.5 million divided by 60 = 3.8 million
Edit: Sorry!! My math is very wrong. The revenue generated was 70 percent higher. Let's try again. This won't be exact because not taking into account special edition versions that cost more than $60.
2.7 million times 50 = $135 million
$229.5 million is 70 percent higher
229.5 million divided by 60 = 3.8 million
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I mainly wanted to make the Fucking Donkey Kong reference lol
Still I find it notable as DKCTF is a straight port
Mario Kart 64 last known number was 9.87m. That's not a 'far cry' from MK8 Wii U numbers.
The calculation is being based on revenue, so the more likely estimate would put it at 3.6 million copies, as Brawl was a $50 game while Ultimate is $60.
It's early yet. It will be updated as PR quotes and more context comes in.
You shouldnt be surprised about that, instead, all the records broken should be what surprise you.