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Nintendo NPD pr: 3DS is the best selling system in July, sales nearly 80% up YOY
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NinjaCoachZ
Member
Whoa, when was the last time the 3DS took top spot? Pretty well-deserved, with Monster Hunter and the Pokemon bump.
February 2015 with new 3DS release, 395,000 unit sold that month.
Makes you wonder what Sun and Moon are going to do.
Handheld VS Newer Consoles in 2016
Handheld wins;
A) These are poor sales all round
B) Nintendo has a monopoly over one of the largest sectors of the game markets. No mobile game is 30/40 quid.
Good signs for NX and highlights the frankly pathetic software offering of the other two.
Handheld wins;
A) These are poor sales all round
B) Nintendo has a monopoly over one of the largest sectors of the game markets. No mobile game is 30/40 quid.
Good signs for NX and highlights the frankly pathetic software offering of the other two.
Velcro Fly
Member
Looks like getting people into the Nintendo ecosystem via mobile may be working out after all if this keeps up.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Ah, that makes sense. Funny thing is Monster Hunter came out that month too... Hmm.
Like others have said, it's great that Pokemon Go is inviting interest in the dedicated games too. Bringing in more fans for the longterm can only be a good thing.
PackAPunchedMick
Member
Daaaaaaaaaaaamn. Good job Nintendo.
But I thought there was MS pr stating they had won earlier this week?
But I thought there was MS pr stating they had won earlier this week?
Undead Fantasy
Member
They sold the most home consoles. 3DS is the overall best-seller.
Why such a huge gap between X and Y?
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
This is exactly what Iwata and Nintendo wanted, use the new brand exposure to boost the power of their dedicated hardware.
FE Mobile should have a good effect on Awakening and IF sales, and especially the NX Fire Emblem.
FE Mobile should have a good effect on Awakening and IF sales, and especially the NX Fire Emblem.
mrmickfran
Member
Cuz Yveltal is trash
PackAPunchedMick
Member
Goal-post moving?
I can never remember PR from Sony or Microsoft that separates handhelds from home consoles to get the "upper hand".
Mr. Pointy
Member
I guess there's no need for the NX now.
It's just rankings, and outside the Top 5 in slow months, they can be pretty close together. #16 and #22 might be 40K and 37K respectively or something. We just don't know with only having rankings to go by.
Microsoft PR has never included handhelds in their numbers. Their PR this month is consistent, then.
Astral Dog
Member
What the
This IS really nice to see, but I will lower my expectations in regards to how much mobile games can truly boost sales of Nintendo's dedicated gaming devices. Pokemon Go is probably best case scenario already. Even a Mario mobile game wouldn't have the same impact.
But yeah, that's exactly how mobile games can be used as a strategy to win over some people.
But yeah, that's exactly how mobile games can be used as a strategy to win over some people.
mrmickfran
Member
Wonder how much Sun & Moon will actually sell
X & Y is the lowest selling at 15 million copies.
X & Y is the lowest selling at 15 million copies.
Reverend Funk
Comfy Penetration
Imagine if the nx with a new pokemon was out when pokemon go came out
Is not new. The opposite has happened too, like when Sony combined PS2, PSP and PS3 to "win" against the 360 NPD info.
It also most likely sold less than MH4U or around the same. I would rather look at actual numbers than placing on one of the slowest months of the year.
I'm pretty sure this happened when N3DS XL launched.
X and Y are still selling and they will definitively outsell Black and White which sold 15.6 million.
Pokémon is definitively a stronger series than years ago. Sun and Moon are gonne sells some insane numbers.
Monster Hunter niche? Dude...
Actually, black and white sold 15 million respectively as well. I do believe (due to the Pokemon Go hype) that xy should be able to pass black and white by years end - which is a huge accomplishment considering the 3ds was no where near as successful as the DS
Crazyorloco
Member
This is amazing really. I thought nintendo would fade until the nx releases...nice to see the 3ds keeping them in the charts.
And monster hunter on top, what an npd.
And monster hunter on top, what an npd.