NPD January 2019: KH3, RE2 and NSMBUD top the charts, Switch best selling console

ItsOKAY · Feb 20, 2019

Numbers for NSMBDU are great! Switch HW is so good...seems like NSMBDU and SBU are doing thier jobs! But for me....Zelda...man...7...SEVEN spots in front of Mario Oddysey..thats the real story for me. Right now, just pysical wise, Zelda is outselling Mario Oddyssey in Japan and the USA. Incredible!

Ridley327 · Feb 20, 2019

ZhugeEX said:
Dollar sales. Not units.

Didn't NSMBU launch at $60? I'm reasonably confident that it did, so there ought to be no ASP difference on any meaningful kind.

ket · Feb 20, 2019

The Last One said:
There were people saying this would be Ni No Kuni 2 situation for KH III.

Also that there was "no buzz" around the game lol

then those ppl didnt know what they were talking about. KH fanbase is huge.

DNAbro · Feb 20, 2019

ket said:
did anyone srsly expect KH3 to bomb?

That one RE2 vs KH3 thread. Some real hot takes in it.

Deleted member 2785 · Feb 20, 2019

KillerMan91 said:
Dunno if you can answer but how did KH III do compared to last big JRPG from SE FFXV?

Good question... KH3 is the second biggest launch month for a Square Enix game in history following FFXV.

Yearsoflurking · Feb 20, 2019

night814 said:
Geez Switch almost outsold the competition combined again, INCREDIBLE

As it should they're on the decline.

so happy that both kingdom hearts and RE2 are doing well

Comic Obsessed · Feb 20, 2019

Fj0823 said:
But the story is nonsense! the spin offs were acknewledged!

how is this possible?

This post is just as nonsense as Kingdom Hearts' story.

Zedark · Feb 20, 2019

The Last One said:
There were people saying this would be Ni No Kuni 2 situation for KH III.

Really? That's hilarious. Hype was all over the internet for this game.

Akita One · Feb 20, 2019

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe...thank you for being amazing! All the Mario fans like me were always in your corner! A great game that was always going to have great sales on a system that people are actually aware of!

And we'll be back for seconds...of Super Mario Maker 2!

Chindogg · Feb 20, 2019

Fj0823 said:
But the story is nonsense! the spin offs were acknewledged!

how is this possible?

People waited 17 years for a sequel.

S-E could have shit in a box and put Sora's face on it and it would have been #1 in sales.

Fj0823 · Feb 20, 2019

Comic Obsessed said:
This post is just as nonsense as Kingdom Hearts' story.

I know, I'm just messing around

Deleted member 1413 · Feb 20, 2019

Switch being 49% of the console hardware sales for January is impressive.
KH3 did great, I helped

janusff · Feb 20, 2019

is everyone still winning?

Baccus · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
Good question... KH3 is the second biggest launch month for a Square Enix game in history following FFXV.

Nomuraaaaa

>:(

John Konstantin · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
I have 15 minutes before I gotta jet to a thing... anyone have quick questions?

Can you tell us something about Travis Strikes Again?.

entremet · Feb 20, 2019

KH3 had great marketing too. SE should learn from that campaign with DQ.

Azerth · Feb 20, 2019

i wonder if the xbox version would have sold more if square would have put the previous games out on it.

TitlePending · Feb 20, 2019

Congrats to KH3, RE2, and AC7!

MatPiscatella said:
I have 15 minutes before I gotta jet to a thing... anyone have quick questions?

Do you have a breakdown in terms of % each console contributed to software sales for the month?

GalvoAg · Feb 20, 2019

Chindogg said:
People waited 17 years for a sequel.

S-E could have shit in a box and put Sora's face on it and it would have been #1 in sales.

But it's the best in the series?

Deleted member 2785 · Feb 20, 2019

Starset said:
Thats alright.

How about what is in your opinion the most surprising chart this month on any platform or overall? Something that is completely out of left field that you weren't expecting?

KH3, RE3 and AC7 all significantly exceeded prior versions or set franchise best launch months. How well each did was surprising. Also surprising were the declines across accessories & game cards and non-Switch hardware. Likely going to be a very tough 1H for these comps to offset the Fortnite effect in 2019.

ShinobiBk · Feb 20, 2019

What's everyone's guess on the platform split for KH III?
Legit I think it's around 85/15-90/10
The fact that it's behind RE2 on Xbox speaks volumes.

I bought it on Xbox btw 😂

pezzie · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
Good question... KH3 is the second biggest launch month for a Square Enix game in history following FFXV.

That's probably the most impressive stat to me. I'm glad that KH3 is doing great! I loved the game.

DeuceGamer · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
I have 15 minutes before I gotta jet to a thing... anyone have quick questions?

Can you comment on how Tales of Vesperia did compared to the original release?

Chindogg · Feb 20, 2019

GalvoAg said:
But it's the best in the series?

That's a really low bar if you think it's the best in the series, but opinions and all.

Glad to see fairly strong sales in January though. Good all around.

Reki · Feb 20, 2019

Happy for Vesperia charting at all, hope we can get some hint at the split.

MatPiscatella said:
Unfortunately, data agreements don't let me speak publicly to platform splits.

A shame, but understandable.

Deleted member 2785 · Feb 20, 2019

Gotta jet... will check in later tonight for other questions. Cheers y'all.

Deleted member 4093 · Feb 20, 2019

Megatron said:
I'd have bought it if it was a new game. It's one of only 2 retail releases by Nintendo the first five months of this year. People are thirsty.

You could say they're starving

Personablue · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
Unfortunately, data agreements don't let me speak publicly to platform splits.

Is it possible to say will switch be considered for future titles in the tales series based on vesperia's sales?

Kill3r7 · Feb 20, 2019

Boy said:
I wonder if Rdr2 will have long legs as Gta5.

The streams have already crossed on Xbox most played list. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/most-played/games/xbox

ShinobiBk · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
KH3, RE3 and AC7 all significantly exceeded prior versions or set franchise best launch months. How well each did was surprising. Also surprising were the declines across accessories & game cards and non-Switch hardware. Likely going to be a very tough 1H for these comps to offset the Fortnite effect in 2019.

I've been saying for months KH III is gonna crush. Super Mario Maker is next. Keep an eye out for when it launces in June. Huge numbers
Game cards down in sales, could this be in part due to the decline of 3DS?

raygcon · Feb 20, 2019

The Last One said:
There were people saying this would be Ni No Kuni 2 situation for KH III.

Also that there was "no buzz" around the game lol

I think you care a bit too much about people who don't know what they are talking about.

2CL4Mars · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
KH3, RE3 and AC7 all significantly exceeded prior versions or set franchise best launch months. How well each did was surprising. Also surprising were the declines across accessories & game cards and non-Switch hardware. Likely going to be a very tough 1H for these comps to offset the Fortnite effect in 2019.

With Apex legend being a big hit and multiplayer seemingly dominating the industry now days it's good to see that single player focused games are doing good.

Rommaz · Feb 20, 2019

Wasn't KH3 only out for like 3 days in Jan? Wowzers

cw_sasuke · Feb 20, 2019

Next Tales of being on Switch as well is a given ...Bamco can't afford to skip the plattform at this point.

After this year Switch will likely be the premier plattform got JRPGs.

DeuceGamer · Feb 20, 2019

Reki said:
Happy for Vesperia charting at all, hope we can get some hint at the split.

Yea, hint at the split and/or how it performed to the original would be very nice.

Piston · Feb 20, 2019

Nightengale said:
Back in the day, KH2 sold over a million units in North America in 4 weeks, as a measure of comparison.

http://www.square-enix.com/na/company/press/2006/0502/

So sales this time round would be... 2.5+ million copies for the first month in US?

Not necessarily, Zhuge beat me to it but Kingdom Hearts came out on March 28th and only had a few days of tracking for its first NPD month. The first 4 weeks PR there would take two NPD months into account so we can't do a direct comparison, especially with special editions and $50 vs. $60 pricing.

Shinku_King · Feb 20, 2019

Botw got some long legs

Aly · Feb 20, 2019

Yeah KH3!! Happy for RE2 as well. It was a great month for those games.

The Last One · Feb 20, 2019

raygcon said:
I think you care a bit too much about people who don't know what they are talking about.

I care because I answered a question?

I think you care too much about what I care.

Deader2818 · Feb 20, 2019

Sea Of Thieves was #6 best sell for Xbox but didn't even break top 20 for NPD.

I wonder where it did finished over all then.

Wandu · Feb 20, 2019

Nice to see KH3 and RE2 high up in the charts. Also nice to see Tales of Vesperia close to the top 10, but not quite there.

Vesper · Feb 20, 2019

Nothing too shocking here really other than AC7 in top 10 tbh. Also glad people are buying the best controller.

I wish we could get some info on how much money Nintendo/Epic are making off of microtransactions from the Switch version of Fortnite (obviously wouldn't be in NPD), but I'm quite curious.

ZhugeEX · Feb 20, 2019

MatPiscatella said:
Gotta jet... will check in later tonight for other questions. Cheers y'all.

If you have time can you provide a comp for RE2 with RE7? Cheers.

Wise · Feb 20, 2019

Woah KH3 did great on Xbox

Fantastic achievement for that game

GalvoAg · Feb 20, 2019

RE2 was the first one I have jumped back in since 5 so I'm glad it's doing well. I like the way the series is headed.

808s & Villainy · Feb 20, 2019

2CL4Mars said:
With Apex legend being a big hit and multiplayer seemingly dominating the industry now days it's good to see that single player focused games are doing good.

I don't know why people assumed single player titles stopped doing well, when it was mostly the case they didn't do as well as equivalently budgeted multiplayer games

Soriku · Feb 20, 2019

Chindogg said:
People waited 17 years for a sequel.

S-E could have shit in a box and put Sora's face on it and it would have been #1 in sales.

Comic Obsessed said:
This post is just as nonsense as Kingdom Hearts' story.

Yall should read this thread *shrug*

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ca...r-revenge-and-outsell-kingdom-hearts-3.94558/

Anyway great for KH3, RE2, and Vesperia.

AM_LIGHT · Feb 20, 2019

How the fuck is GTA V keeps selling like this!!

Akita One · Feb 20, 2019

GalvoAg said:
I'll be intrested to see if NSMB keeps it up or if this is the only month it's high. 30% better is good but I'm more impressed by how many games Nintendo has in the top 20.

Yup, it definitely will, at least until SMM2 comes out. It's the best 2D Mario and the only one on the Switch.

Deleted member 32018 · Feb 20, 2019

For those asking, KH3 had 5 days of tracking for the month as the tracking period covered the first 2 days of February too.

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