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[Nirolak]

As of March 31st (shipments):

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 3.84 (1.08 Wii U, 2.76 Switch)
Kirby: Planet Robobot: 1.36 million
Pokemon Sun/Pokemon Moon: 15.44 million
Super Mario Maker 3DS: 2.34 million

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170427e.pdf

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Cool to see a lot of people still getting Zelda on Wii U.

 

[mavericktopgun]

Awesome.

 

[Zalman]

Some really solid numbers all around.

 

[silva1991]

Cool to see a lot of people still getting Zelda on Wii U.

I did my part

 

[Vena]

Kirby actually did a lot better than I expected, I wonder if there wasn't some degree of WoM going on with Robobot because it got a lot of praise.

 

[dc89]

I own one of the 1.08m. Feels good man.
Nintendo deserve those sales

 

[DecoReturns]

Have a killer Launch title always.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Did Breath of the Wild already surpass Skyward Sword?

 

[CEJames]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

 

[NateDrake]

Kirby was such a great game. More people should play it. Glad it sold well.

 

[weekev]

 

[Sandfox]

Those Zelda and Pokemon numbers are insane.

 

[Resistance100]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

2nd highest ever?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

It's not.

 

[Cerium]

 

[Zeyphersan]

I just realized I cannot WAIT for MK8D numbers

I'm salivating at the thought

 

[DecoReturns]

Wait. Did Switch Zelda really outsell the console itself?

There's like 55% attach rate in Japan, like what?

 

[Fliesen]

Cool to see a lot of people still getting Zelda on Wii U.

quite a few of them solely because they can't get hold of a switch, i guess.

 

[Madao]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

it's close to being the highest selling 3DS game overall. only Pokemon XY are ahead of them.

you have some insane expectations.

 

[Deleted member 465307]

I'm glad to see Zelda and Kirby doing well. Those teams earned those sales.

I just realized I cannot WAIT for MK8D numbers

I'm salivating at the thought

I'm oddly interested in Nintendo's Q1 FY2018 report for MK8D sales as well (and ARMS, too) (and Splatoon 2 in Q2).

 

[Branduil]

Almost 4 million for Zelda already. Breaking the 10 million unit barrier is very much in play.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Did Breath of the Wild already surpass Skyward Sword?

lol I think so

 

[_Clash_]

Zelda just getting started

just read these figure were as of 31st March 2017

 

[Aostia]

Kirby actually did a lot better than I expected, I wonder if there wasn't some degree of WoM going on with Robobot because it got a lot of praise.

it IS a great game, imho
best Kirby game since...a long time.

 

[Richie]

Mind blowing to think this isn't even counting April let alone the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe boost

 

[E-phonk]

Wait. Did Switch Zelda really outsell the console itself?

There's like 55% attach rate in Japan, like what?

Combination of: numbers shipped (where 100% of switch is sold through, but only 90% of zelda for example) + limited edition + people who bought both digital and physical.

Almost 4 million for Zelda already. Breaking the 10 million unit barrier is very much in play.

If they nail the DLC and it can create a new buzz at the end of the year it might be indeed.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Kirby actually did a lot better than I expected, I wonder if there wasn't some degree of WoM going on with Robobot because it got a lot of praise.

Kirby is that Nintendo franchise that people keep wondering why it gets sequels over F-Zero, not knowing that almost each game quietly sells over a million, usually at full price.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Kirby actually did a lot better than I expected, I wonder if there wasn't some degree of WoM going on with Robobot because it got a lot of praise.

Kirby games are consistently million sellers.

 

[Exterminieren]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

As I said in the other thread, I give it a few months before it's the top-selling 3DS game. It's by no means done selling.

 

[Dice//]

Zelda just getting started

i want to think this is true, but I hope it's not the usual five years between the bigger releases for another game.

And good for Kirby!

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Awesome numbers for Zelda! Well deserved, too, as it's easily the best game I've played in the past decade.

 

[El Odio]

Good job to Kirby. Robobot is easily one of the best games in the series. An absolute treat the whole way through.

 

[Unison]

Solid sales... I wonder how high Zelda will ultimately get... seems like there's still a lot of upside as the Switch picks up steam.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

I asked this in the other thread, but this is as of March 31st, right?

 

[ArchedThunder]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

15.44 million in a little over 4 months. It's the fastest selling Pokemon game.

I asked this in the other thread, but this is as of March 31st, right?

yup

 

[Unison]

Pokemon Sun/Pokemon Moon: 15.44 million

How do third version Pokemon games sell compared to the first two?

 

[Rymuth]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

U wot?

 

[-Mutsukki-]

Great numbers but I'm honestly just really happy for Kirby <3

 

[Madao]

Did Breath of the Wild already surpass Skyward Sword?

yup. Skyward sold 3.67 million LTD. insane that BotW beat it in a month. it also blew past the original MM (not counting MM3D since combined it puts MM at 5+ million)

How do third version Pokemon games sell compared to the first two?

iirc, Platinum, Emerald and Crystal all sold less than the individual pairs they corresponded to (meaning, Platinum did less than Diamond or Pearl individually and so on).

 

[mrmickfran]

"What was the point of Mario Maker on 3DS"

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

yup

So, even with it being limited by the Switch's supply numbers, that's still nearly half of the game's time on the market unaccounted for (and Wii U doesn't have the same supply issue, so that version isn't hard-capped). Damn. Game's a beast.

 

[Giolon]

Super Mario Maker 3DS: 2.34 million

That's a lot of people buying a kind of bad version of SMM...

 

[Milly Osworth]

Mario Kart will be craZeh on Switch. &#128176;&#128176;&#128176;

 

[Mister Wolf]

I think heading into the future most people who buy a Switch will also buy Zelda. I hope Xenoblade 2 sells well.

 

[duckroll]

Really nice Zelda numbers. It should be able to double that lifetime I think. But 10 million is probably still a stretch. That'll need a lot of legs.

 

[Unison]

That's a lot of people buying a kind of bad version of SMM...

That's promising for a Switch version... or sequel.

Wouldn't expect it in 2017 though, as Nintendo won't want to step on Odyssey's toes.

 

[Vena]

it IS a great game, imho
best Kirby game since...a long time.

Kirby is that Nintendo franchise that people keep wondering why it gets sequels over F-Zero, not knowing that almost each game quietly sells over a million, usually at full price.

Kirby games are consistently million sellers.

Come now, do you think I do not know this or that I did not play (and love) this game? I was coming at this more from the point of view of the 3DS being long in the tooth on software moving power.

 

[Champion]

For some reason....15.44 million seems really low for Pokemon....

X/Y - 16.11 million
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire - 13.74
Sun/ Moon - 15.44

Seems fine to me.

 

[wapplew]

Really nice Zelda numbers. It should be able to double that lifetime I think. But 10 million is probably still a stretch. That'll need a lot of legs.

I could see it become GTA5 on PS4/Xbox one, everyone pick up a copy when they buy Switch.