Sales and Stats
April 2013 NPD – Software and more
May 16, 2013 | James
- Software sales down 27% to $267.8 million
- Hardware sales down 42 percent to $109.5 million
- Industry was down a total of 25% to $495.2 million.
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Older Pokemon games still selling
May 5, 2013 | James 2This is interesting but really not so surprising when one thinks about how big of a franchise Pokemon has developed into. Looking at Diamond and Pearl selling 20,000 units in a year may not seem so impressive but factor in the … Read More
Splinter Cell Blacklist Wii U preorders go live.
April 21, 2013 | Christian Mills 3Video game retailers Gamestop and Amazon have begun listing Splinter Cell Blacklist preorders for the Wii U as well as the Xbox, PS3 and PC. The product description highlights the various “enhanced gameplay options” that are available on the Wii U, … Read More
March 2013 NPD – software and more
April 18, 2013 | James 1- year-on-year down 10 percent to $992.5 million
- hardware sales down 32 percent to $221.6 million
- Total software sales for the industry up 2 percent to $602.4 million
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February NPD sales numbers – Wii U has 40% increase
March 14, 2013 | James 1
- Wii U saw a 40% gain from January. About 80,000 units.
- The game industry on a whole saw a 25% drop in sales.
- Software sales dropped 27 percent to $369.9 million
- Hardware plummeted 36 … Read More
North America – Fire Emblem: Awakening breaks franchise record, best first-month for a Fire Emblem title
March 14, 2013 | James 1Building off its 92 Metacritic score, Fire Emblem Awakening for Nintendo 3DS had the best first month sales in franchise history, selling more than 180,000 units (more than 117,000 at retail + more than 63,000 digital units). By comparison, the … Read More
NPD – Top 10 software for Jan. 2013
February 14, 2013 | James
- Industry sales climbed nine percent to $834.7 million
- Hardware sales increased 4 percent to $205 million
- Software sales were weak at almost $393 million
- Accessories were up 30 percent to $256.6 million
- The Wii U sales are … Read More
Nintendo consoles/portables – total worldwide sales
November 30, 2012 | JamesThese number are as of 9/30/12
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U.S. – YTD, LTD console sales
August 7, 2012 | JamesYTD DS – 648,641 360 – 1,720,000 PS3 – 1,379,200 Wii – 812,800 3DS – 1,051,741 Vita – 638,400
LTD DS – 51,786,649 360 – 34,384,373 PS3 – 21,357,121 Wii – 39,497,294 3DS – 5,137,741 Vita – 638,400
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Nintendo Q1 fiscal results – $220 million net loss
July 25, 2012 | James$220 million net loss
- “As of July 25, 2012, [Nintendo is] no longer selling Nintendo 3DS hardware below manufacturing costs.”Life time sales
–Nintendo DS: 152.05 million units of hardware, 908.79 mm pieces of software.
–Nintendo Wii: 96.56 million … Read More
In first week Pokemon Black/White 2 sales over 1.5 million in two days
June 26, 2012 | JamesPokemon Black/White 2 sold an astonishing 1,618,621 in the first two days of release. This makes it the 3rd best-selling Pokemon on the DS platform. Black/White 2 is also the first million seller for Nintendo this year.
Some other information: In Japan … Read More
Top Ten Highest-Grossing Games of All Time
June 15, 2012 | James 110: Modern Warfare: $700 million 9: The Sims: $740 million 8: Modern Warfare 2: $780 million 7: Gran Turismo 3: $850 million 7: Grand Theft Auto 3: $850 million 6: Super Mario Bros. $1.2 billion 5: Wii Play: $1.3 billion … Read More
May 2012 NPD – software totals
June 14, 2012 | James
- total industry sales $516.5 million (Down 28%) – hardware $138.9 million (Down 39%) – software $255.4 million (Down 32%) – Total software including PC $335.2 million (down 16 percent) – Nintendo 3DS: 113.5K (+17%)
Japanese Sales: Week 21, 2012 (May 21 – May 27)
May 30, 2012 | Justin SharpSoftware
01./00. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom) – 302,040 / NEW 02./00. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo) – 101,645 / NEW 03./00. [PSP] Uta no * Prince-Sama: Debut (Ah! My Prince’s Song: Debut) (Broccoli) – 61,376 / NEW 04./00. [360] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom) – 29,024 … Read More
Worldwide shipments of Nintendo franchises
May 20, 2012 | JamesSuper Mario Bros. (NES) – 40.240.000 Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) – 7.460.000 / 2.650.000 (Japan) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) – 17.280.000 Super Mario Land (Game Boy) – 18.140.000 Super Mario World (Super NES) – 20.610.000 Super Mario Land … Read More
April 2012 NPD numbers: Kid Icarus does well, Spirit Camera not so much
May 12, 2012 | JamesKid Icarus: Uprising
- another 83,000 units sold for Kid ICU’s – biggest-selling handheld game of April. – sold more than Vita hardware sold for the month
Spirit Camera
- less than 6,500 units
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Nintendo FY11/12 – smaller-than-expected losses
April 26, 2012 | JamesThis morning Mr. Iwata did the one job that I am sure all CEO’s of major companies hate. Standing in front of your investors and talking money. The good news, Nintendo did better then most predicted. You can check out all types … Read More
Super Mario Galaxy Becomes 9th Wii game to sell more than 5 million
March 8, 2012 | JamesAnother month, another milestone for Mario: Super Mario Galaxy became the ninth Wii game to sell more than 5 million units in the United States, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. The … Read More








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