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Pokémon Go doin' work. Jesus, Nintendo. I can't believe you were on to something

 

[Boy Wander]

Is there a chance that other mobile versions of their franchises could have a positive impact on handheld sales (whether 3DS or whatever next-gen brings)? Or is this a just Pokemon phenomenon.

Making their mobile titles compatible in some way with their next handheld would be a very good idea. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this is exactly what they have in mind for the mobile Animal Crossing title. Co-Existance between mobile and handheld could actually be a thing - rather than one cannibalising sales of the other, they could actually push them.

 

[Zee-Row]

Is there a chance that other mobile versions of their franchises could have a positive impact on handheld sales (whether 3DS or whatever next-gen brings)? Or is this a just Pokemon phenomenon.

Making their mobile titles compatible in some way with their next handheld would be a very good idea. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this is exactly what they have in mind for the mobile Animal Crossing title. Co-Existance between mobile and handheld could actually be a thing - rather than one cannibalising sales of the other, they could actually push them.

Animal Crossing might , I don't think Fire Emblem will.

 

[GDGF]

Iwata and Yamauchi are celebrating in heaven.

 

[Oersted]

Is there a chance that other mobile versions of their franchises could have a positive impact on handheld sales (whether 3DS or whatever next-gen brings)? Or is this a just Pokemon phenomenon.

Making their mobile titles compatible in some way with their next handheld would be a very good idea. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this is exactly what they have in mind for the mobile Animal Crossing title. Co-Existance between mobile and handheld could actually be a thing - rather than one cannibalising sales of the other, they could actually push them.

You remember this I assume

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1253721&page=1

 

[MrSaturn99]

I didn't know Monster Hunter was that big of a seller here.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Imagine how many they'd sell if they included the power adapter! Wake up, sheeple!

Spoiler

lol

Vena pls

 

[Torokil]

Too bad people returning to the series are getting treated with the rushed to market 3DS entries.

 

[Realeza]

Too bad people returning to the series are getting treated with the rushed to market 3DS entries.

What

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Do we not have a NPD thread for July yet?

 

[FairXchange]

Playing the crap out of my 3DS right now, actually. Going on a game buying spree for it.

 

[Usobuko]

As best I can tell, this is the list of games that got physical releases in July

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13
7th Dragon III Code VFD
Ghostbusters
Song of the Deep
Monster Hunter Generations
Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force
Tokiden 2

No wonder.

 

[mrmickfran]

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.

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

Actually surprised at how low B&W sold relative to the DS. Probably had to do with the fact that the DS had 2 gens, a 2nd version of each gen and a remake and each ones sales were eating the other.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Something something Nintendo should go third party something something

Actually surprised at how low B&W sold relative to the DS. Probably had to do with the fact that the DS had 2 gens, a 2nd version of each gen and a remake and each ones sales were eating the other.

DS Piracy was also running rampant by the time Black & White hit the market.

 

[javac]

Nintendo have nothing to do with Pokemon Go they said, so why their stock go up they said.

Spoiler

This is why.

 

[Griss]

Wow, it's exactly what Iwata and Nintendo planned. They always talked about using smartphone games to drive people back to their core systems and software.

Well done Nintendo, this is really encouraging news.

 

[Azuran]

Too bad people returning to the series are getting treated with the rushed to market 3DS entries.

But hey're coming from Pokémon Go which is now the poster boy for rushed and buggy games. It's not like they're not used to that experience by now after putting up with that mess.

XY and ORAS must feel like a fully realized HD console game compared to that.

 

[DrForester]

3DS doing what Ash don't.

 

[Cathcart]

What

Don't feed the trolls.

 

[ffdgh]

Well this is an unexpected surprise. Good for them.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Congrats on the turnaround

 

[Lionel Richie]

Guys, remember when people were saying Pokémon GO and the NES Classic Mini wouldn't help drive up sales for the NX? Well, that is still right, it won't have too much of an impact. However, anything that helps increase brand awareness can't hurt and while this could be a random fluctuation, goddamnit may we refrain from the Nintedoomed talk in the future. You can't kill these motherfuckers.

 

[Calamari41]

This is why I laughed every time some salty poster desperately explained that Nintendo, actually, barely gets any financial benefit from Pokemon Go.

 

[NeonZ]

What

The lack of endgame content? Although I don't think something like that really hurts the overall impression of a game to most players. I think keeping XY's world design tied to the 2d grid was a bigger mistake as far as sales go.

 

[Ondore]

Do we not have a NPD thread for July yet?

PR got delayed to Monday with like, twenty minutes notice.

 

[mclem]

Is not new. The opposite has happened too, like when Sony combined PS2, PSP and PS3 to "win" against the 360 NPD info.

Ah, the good ol' "Playstation family"

 

[Forkball]

Nintendo's whole incentive for going mobile was to bring awareness to their products to a new audience. Looks like it's working so far, but I don't think people are going to rush and buy a 3DS when Fire Emblem Mobile comes out.

 

[wild wild rice]

That Federation Force bump.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Cuz Yveltal is trash

Pls. Stantler ain't foolin' nobody in that blue costume...

Shiny Yveltal is made of bacon bruh! Holding the W forever.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Iwata was right. The mobile bump is real.

 

[Javier]

But but I thought Pokemon was just a fad.

 

[Mexen]

 

[spekkeh]

Iwata and Yamauchi are celebrating in heaven.

Leave luck to Iwata and Yamauchi then.

 

[noshten]

PR got delayed to Monday with like, twenty minutes notice.

PR delayed, yet we have Nintendo PR

 

[cyba89]

But some Gaffers said people playing on mobile wouldn't pay >$100 for dedicated gaming hardware and Nintendo would not benefit from the PokéGo hype at all.

 

[sixteen-bit]

That Federation Force bump.

lmao

 

[Aostia]

February 2015 with new 3DS release, 395,000 unit sold that month.

So one year and a half later...that GO effect!

 

[Omnistalgic]

Congrats Ninty...

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Iwata was right. The mobile bump is real.

He was never wrong.

 

[Toni]

Wow, what happened to PS4 this month?

Not only were they outsold by Xbox One, but also 3DS?

I'm sure Sony's not worried with their current lead, but its pretty telling this market is still as unpredictable as ever.

Sony needs VR and Neo get big this holiday season.

 

[Thud]

But some Gaffers said people playing on mobile wouldn't pay >$100 for dedicated gaming hardware and Nintendo would not benefit from the PokéGo hype at all.

Need something for the days it's raining.

Or parents noticing how they can keep kids busy .

 

[MuchoMalo]

I repeat: Pokemon GO proving once again that Nintendo should

Spoiler

not

go third-party soon.

Nintendo has to get Niantic to release Gen 2 on Pokemon GO a week before the Sun/Moon launch. That would probably be enough to get Sun/Moon near OG Ruby/Sapphire sales.

 

[donny2112]

But some Gaffers said people playing on mobile wouldn't pay >$100 for dedicated gaming hardware and Nintendo would not benefit from the PokéGo hype at all.

DS in July of its 6th calendar year sold ~3x as much as 3DS did this month. 3DS did beat out GBA in its 6th calendar year, but considering that GBA's successor was released 2 years previous, GBA was still doing really well!

If "some Gaffers" said there'd be zero impact, they were obviously wrong. It's still a light-year away from healthy comparing to past handheld platforms, though.

 

[inner-G]

Wow, what happened to PS4 this month?

Not only were they outsold by Xbox One, but also 3DS?

I'm sure Sony's not worried with their current lead, but its pretty telling this market is still as unpredictable as ever.

Sony needs VR and Neo get big this holiday season.

People are waiting for the NEO announcement I'd guess, instead of forking over MSRP now

 

[dragonfart28]

So Nintendo's strategy worked.

Huh.

 

[Square2015]

104,000 x 180% = 187,000 3DS sold this July.
That's impressive considering in June 132,000 sold, a 5-week month.

 

[Kyrios]

Awesome stuff, Sun and Moon should be even bigger of a huge success in November.

 

[PotionBleue]

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.

It's rather good, all things considered:
- MH4U was released at the same time as the New Nintendo 3DS
- MH4U was a new generation in the Monster Hunter series for western players (as MH4 wasn't localized). MHGen is a somewhat rushed best-of game with little original content (7 new boss monsters).
- MH4U came out two years after the last localized MH game (Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 3DS/Wii U = March 2013); MHGen released just one year after the last localized MH game.

 

[Pinky]

Congrats, Nintendo!

 

[Sad Affleck]

I think this bodes well for the NX. If Nintendo can leverage mobile games to get more people interested in its games and the NX is modestly priced then we might see a Wii-like scenario.