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Famicom Mini sells 262,961 in Japan

Famitsu is reporting 262,961 units sold in 4 days.

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201611/15120647.html

Here is how it compares to console launches, just for fun.

Famitsu home console openings

1998.11.27 [Sega Dreamcast] (¥29.800) - 101.490 (3 days)
2000.03.04 [Sony PlayStation 2] (¥39.800) - 630.552 (2 days)
2001.09.14 [Nintendo GameCube] (¥25.000) - 133.719 (3 days)
2002.02.22 [Microsoft XBox] (¥34.800) - 123.929 (3 days)
2005.12.10 [Microsoft XBox 360] (¥29.000 / ¥39.795) - 62.135 (2 days)
2006.11.11 [Sony PlayStation 3] (¥49.980 / ¥59.980) - 88.443 (2 days)
2006.12.02 [Nintendo Wii] (¥25.000) - 371.936 (2 days)
2012.12.08 [Nintendo Wii U] (¥26.250 / ¥31.500) - 308.570 (2 days)
2014.02.22 [Sony PlayStation 4] (¥41.979 / ¥46.179) - 322,083 (2 days)
2016.11.10 [Famicom Mini] (¥5.980) - 262,961 (4 days)

Welp. Y'all best be prepared for Super Famicom Mini.
 

Celine

Member
Bu bu but Nintendo is forcing scarcity. /jk

The reality is that for a videogame plug & play device the demand is exceptionally strong.
 
game boy mini would be a killer device.

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wrowa

Member
Mini debuted less than WiiU and PS4.. So

A toy with 30 year old games even coming close to the launch sales of proper new consoles is already remarkable. It obviously benefitted from its low price and the comparison generally doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but selling 260k is an absolutely great result for the kind of device this is and significantly above most people's expectations.
 

V-Gief

Member
Pretty damn impressive numbers. I would have pre-ordered one, but I was unsure about possible power adapter issues. Would I need a transformer to use it in Europe? Not really in the loop of importing electronics anymore :(
 

RocknRola

Member
Soo....the impression I'm getting from the sales of thing (WW) is that instead of the WiiU, Nintendo should have just kept making these bad boys and they'd outsell everyone. Damn.
 
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