AcademicSaucer
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3D Metroid would need a really good multiplayer mode to justify making it.
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Nintendo sales - Zelda: 3.84 million, Pokémon S&M: 15.44 million, Kirby: 1.36 million
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Take a look:
And for more sales data, check this: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=963700
Celine's thread had SS at 3.67m as of Dec 2014?
looking at the line up, with rumors like Pokemon Star and Smash 4 port, I'd be surprised if the console wouldn't make it to 10 million lol
Twilight Princess came pretty close though, and I don't think it's nearly as appealing a title for the general consumer as Breath of the Wild is. TP wasn't selling Wiis all by itself, BotW is.
He means 10 million for BOTW.
TLZ
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Not really. People picking up a switch later in the year/coming years might be interested in other games then. That GTA crowd is also way different and more appealing to the masses.
There were also 2.74M Switch sold, so Zelda has an Attach rate of what? 101%?
TLZ
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Is that official?
Yes, it's in the earnings release. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1364770
BOTW number is shipped, so this is easily explained away by stating it didn't sell 100% of the shipments (which it most likely didn't, otherwise it would be out of stock everywhere, which it isn't).
makes sense I see. Will probably only be around 90% then.
TLZ
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Thanks just saw that in the pdf as well.
Does this mean the 2.74 million is shipped too like Zelda or actual sales?
Also, when they say hardware, do they only mean the Switch, or does that include the other hardware accessories as well?
SinCityAssassin
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TLZ
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Do they ever mention these?
Aaron Strife
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Pokémon games have very long legs too so I wouldn't be surprised to see Sun/Moon's LTD eclipse (HAHAHAHA) that of X/Y's by the end of 2017.
I just wonder now whether they'll do a Diamond and Pearl remake on 3DS or on the Switch.
It should easily outsell X/Y, maybe it could even outsell Diamond/Pearl this year (17.67 or so million).
It all depends on when the remake would launch. If it launches this year, it'll be on 3DS (and probably on Switch as well), but any later and I expect them to have transitioned over to Switch already, with maybe a cross-gen release if it comes in 2018.
TLZ
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SinCityAssassin
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Annoying Old Party Man
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Kirby must be the easiest money Nintendo makes.
Any interesting new announcements coming from the results? Is there going to be any Q&A?
Any interesting new announcements coming from the results? Is there going to be any Q&A?
SinCityAssassin
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There will be a Q&A released sometime today.
Dark Cloud
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Later tonight (in USA) is their presentation.
There's a note on page 14 of the earnings release that mentions accessories, where the accessory income is encapsulated in the total hardware revenue. A similar statement is not given when they talk about hardware numbers, so logic dictates here that accessories are not included in the sales numbers for Switch hardware.
Imagine what a huge deal an official Nintendo channel with Let's Plays, shows, cartoons would be. Nintendo TV. Parents trust Nintendo and I'm sure they'd be totally fine with their kids watching Nintendo ads 24/7 on YouTube. Nintendo doesn't really need this tbf, since YouTubers already do the job for them but with a channel like this they could get all the YouTube profits for themselves and at the same time establish a new media approach.
But again, that would mean war with YouTubers so who knows.
Treehouse is nothing like that.
Shipped, there are country where the switch isn't sold out and isn't selling so well like here in italy where the switch games doesn't even chart at the console launch.
These numbers are truly great! Together with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo will most definitely earn some cash this year!
Hopefully this will result in Nintendo becoming more comfortable with taking some risks - like a new Metroid for the Switch, since now they can afford to lose some money, if the sales won't be successful.
Hopefully this will result in Nintendo becoming more comfortable with taking some risks - like a new Metroid for the Switch, since now they can afford to lose some money, if the sales won't be successful.
Aaron Strife
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They still press new copies of Diamond and Pearl?
Send some of those the US' way, those games were ridiculously marked up used last I checked. HG/SS are even worse.
TLZ
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Ok.
I'm curious to know how much their accessories sold without doing a lot of maths. I imagine the Switch sold a ton on launch day as I've seen, read and heard a lot of people buying at least extra joycons, controller, charging grip, etc.
Shipped/sold to retailers
As an example, it states Shipped 600.000 for Japan.
We have really accurate week-by-week numbers for japan, and at the end of march they sold 565.013 to consumers according to media create, a week later 606.206
So their sold to retailers seems to fit perfectly with what we know, as the system has been selling out week after week in japan (and still is).
They rarely give those numbers, unless for a very specific type of accessory that was super succesfull (think Wii Fit balance board)
Spikematic
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Very happy to see Pokémon continues to kill. I hope they continue to innovate and evolve the series so these numbers keep up!
TLZ
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Thanks.
Their 10 million forecast seems low but I guess they know the craze would die down a bit during the summer then pick up closer to Christmas. I'd still hope they make and ship more, something closer to 15 million.
Haha. Why thank you sir.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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wat
Where? Is this one of those limited runs ordered in bulk by some random seller who then goes and sells them at inflated prices? Like what supposedly happened with that random reprint of Fire Emblem Wii? Or the GameStop reprint of MPT?
True, as people have mentioned before, it's a sound business strategy to underpromise and overdeliver. If we believe WSJ, they are planning to produce 16 million units for this fiscal year, so they could potentially sell that much during this fiscal year, regardless of their forecast.
JonnyDBrit
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At some level I think it would help with their more narrative driven games. Like, they have to know that games are ultimately still an expensive hobby - Pokemon Go proved as much given how many people played it vs how many people have bought Sun/Moon, even with the associated bump.
Yet by the same principle, they have to know how free content can stoke people's interest for a product. How it can expose people to and make them engage with a brand where they otherwise would not. Such a thing can turn people into Zelda fans even if they have never touched a Zelda game, and that may encourage to get a Zelda game if/when they do have the money.
But ultimately, that's all speculative, while I'm sure Nintendo will be happy enough with the current course as is, with these financial results.
It's not, RGB, G/S, R/S, D/P, B/W and X/Y all sold better so far
Sgt. Kabukiman
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I wonder if Nintendo will end up doing a rerelease of Zelda. I know that they don't usually do GotY editions but New Super Luigi U wasn't that long ago and it did include the original game if I recall correctly.
A GotY edition of Zelda next year (with all the season pass DLC on disc) could easily carry that game over 10 million copies sold.
A GotY edition of Zelda next year (with all the season pass DLC on disc) could easily carry that game over 10 million copies sold.
GregLombardi
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So yea; I think Nintendo did about as I would have expected or better on all fronts in the dark prior to switch launch.
Except Zelda. Having played the game, and seeing what it is doing first hand (my sister skipped a party on a sat night to play it, she never has done that ever with a game), it is the rocking next gen experience Nintendo could have only dreamed of, and I think it will remain evergreen where no other zelda has succeeded possibly.
Except Zelda. Having played the game, and seeing what it is doing first hand (my sister skipped a party on a sat night to play it, she never has done that ever with a game), it is the rocking next gen experience Nintendo could have only dreamed of, and I think it will remain evergreen where no other zelda has succeeded possibly.
I don't understand the world anymore. How does this random-ass vid get 100+ mil views? Maybe parents play this for their kids or something? Weird.
Anyway, those Zelda sales are amazing. 4 million and counting and I'm betting the legs will be impressive too. In a year from now people eventually getting a Switch will still buy Zelda for it.