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GI.biz: Nintendo Switch sells 80,000 in the UK in its opening weekend
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And that makes it a new game?
Gotdatmoney
Member
Ut's not the lowest however. Double dash and super circuit sold less with install bases millions higher. I am not saying MK8D is not a big game. I'm saying it is definitely not a new one.
Chittagong
Gold Member
No, N64 is tho
People also asked the same about the Wonderful 101.
Sales of MK games don't increase proportionally with hardware sales. MK7 sold 15 mio copies despite 3DS selling more than 60 mio. 8.3 mio definitely isn't low.
It will sell ok based on thirsty Switch owners buying anything.
It won't move hardware.
That makes it a new game in the sense that it has plenty of room to improve. The people that could buy this game was very limited by the Wii U userbase.
If the game was released on a more popular console, it would have sold much more. That's the objective here. The game's potential hasn't been fully exploited.
Subpar Scrub
Banned
Would've sold better with stronger/more launch titles and better communication regarding the abilities of the online functionality.
That's the main reason I haven't bought one yet, anyway.
It's actually one of the games, if not THE GAME, I'm looking forward to the most.
That's the main reason I haven't bought one yet, anyway.
It's actually one of the games, if not THE GAME, I'm looking forward to the most.
the thoroughbred
Member
I don't think first day sales have any bearing on the success, especially in the UK.
mocolostrocolos
Member
But it isn't. Check N64.
It makes me wonder how GAME actually stays in business. They (and others) have really tried hard to push the RRP this gen from £40 to astronomical heights, not to mention their games never seem to drop in price after a few months.
That said, even Amazon haven't been great. £45-48 for a Day 1 purchase is a big no-no. £40 or bust.
itsbenoclock
Member
Not bad for a Zelda machine, can't really be compared to other launches that had much stronger lineups.
W101 wasn't made or marketed heavily by Nintendo, ARMS is. ARMS has more in common with Splatoon from this angle than it does with W101.
Oh I dunno so much.
I think a fully portable (with multi player abilities while portable) MK will be a hugeeeee hit for parents looking to entertain the kids for 5 mins in the car / waiting for food etc etc etc
McMoneyman
Member
Think he/she meant Arms.
Because this was its first week
Bollocks, can't read.
Ignore me
ReplacementPelican
Member
I hate to point out the obvious but the Switch is sold out in most places, what difference would it make if it was sold on Monday?
Gotdatmoney
Member
Like we have said. That is not what new is. A game that sells 8.3 million units osnot something you can claim a lot of people have not played. Will deluxe do better? I dunno, this is the first GOTY edition style Mario Kart. It will do well but I dont know how to properly depict its sales potential.
Nintendo botched the line up. Lots of games they could have remastered or ported to boost the line up.
Simply because a lot of consumers see them as the easiest option and can't be bothered putting in 10% more effort finding a better option (I'm guilty of this too sometimes). They did however, have some really good sales during the Black Friday-Christmas period. Dishonoured 2 was £25, BF1 reached £30 (i think), Deus Ex was also £25. Pretty sure they must have raked in plenty from those sales.
mocolostrocolos
Member
If Nintendo can provide ARMS the same treatment as Splatoon in terms of gameplat, content and online community build-up, i think it can sell very well for a new IP in a console with few install base.
I can when 8.3M is in the lowest figures for the serie. That's like if the next CoD sold that much : it would be a game few people played.
Visualante2
Member
ARMS could be a success at a lower price point. What they've shown so far doesn't seem to indicate that it is a full price product.
As for the opening week sales. I think it could have been a little higher if they got the balance of grey and neon better. Pre-order numbers should have indicated one was more popular than the other.
As for the opening week sales. I think it could have been a little higher if they got the balance of grey and neon better. Pre-order numbers should have indicated one was more popular than the other.
Lionel Richie
Member
Gotdatmoney
Member
No it isn't
It's on the lower end but it isn't the series historic low. Considering the WiiU's userbasr it's hard to sell the idea that the worst selling system does not have the worst selling mario kart but yet no one played it.
Isn't the UK Sonyland and Xbox land mostly?? I remember visiting a Game store and the Nintendo selection was small. I guess for 80K without any real advertisement, the UK didn't see the Superbowl commercial, and according to UK GAF, no Switch hype on TV, and no FIFA game on it, its actually a decent success for Nintendo. I think Nintendo should ignore EA and cozy up to Konami for PES instead, might've sold more units instead
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I'm anxious to hear how well it did in the US.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
The UK has good taste in video game consoles...
That's the RRP for Zelda.
Also £59.99 on the Wii U.
Console warz, huh?
MilkyJoe
Member
Glasses free 3D?
Well what Nintendo have done so far doesn't seem to indicate that they price their products according to the content they offer.
One Eyed Willy
Member
Seems like an ok start, time will tell.
LordKasual
Banned
It's an okay start, considering Zelda is the only worthwhile software on the console atm...
JP and US numbers will likely carry it
JP and US numbers will likely carry it
Arms was commonly touted as perhaps the Switch highlight on virtually every demo event it was at, so I highly doubt it's success will be purely attributed to people who will "buy anything".
Like Splatoon, it's success is contingent on how Nintendo treats it. In contrast to Splatoon they've sort of put themselves at a bit of disadvantage by only having a maximum of 6 months between reveal and release, while Splatoon had a good year to build hype and word-of-mouth.
It could be a runaway hit - but they'd have to start pushing it much quicker.
Well if a new Zelda could not pull big numbers, I wonder how it will work when the usual Nintendo dry months kick in. I have hardly heard any 3rd party ports/announcements. Kinda expecting CoD etc.
Mostly all consoles release on a Friday, they all have their "first week sales" counted by those 3-4 day ( A full sale week is Monday -Sunday)
SwiftDeath
Member
Eh I'm not that down on that number to be honest. UK wasn't as strong a market for Nintendo compared to PS or Xbox in general last gen let alone for home consoles.
dragonyeuw
Member
That's 8.3 on an install base of what, 13 or 14 million? Well over half the people who bought a Wii U also bought Mario Kart 8.
Chronospherics
Member
I don't know why people are dismissing the value of these numbers because they come from the UK.
Figures from France and Germany have in the past, painted a slightly stronger picture for Nintendo's consoles, but only very slightly. The Wii U had very similar performance in to what it achieved in the UK market. There's plenty of data showing the Wii U outsold by the PS4 at an almost 4:1 rate from 2013 to 2015, specifically in France and Germany. People dismissing this as if the other regions are more 'significant' or where Nintendo make their ground, may find themselves disappointed.
Figures from France and Germany have in the past, painted a slightly stronger picture for Nintendo's consoles, but only very slightly. The Wii U had very similar performance in to what it achieved in the UK market. There's plenty of data showing the Wii U outsold by the PS4 at an almost 4:1 rate from 2013 to 2015, specifically in France and Germany. People dismissing this as if the other regions are more 'significant' or where Nintendo make their ground, may find themselves disappointed.
Hmm, let's see here:
Nintendo 3DS - 113,000
Nintendo Wii - 105,000
Nintendo DS - 87,000
Nintendo Switch - 80,000
Nintendo GameCube - 69,000
Game Boy Advance - 67,000
Nintendo Wii U - 40,000
Straight down the middle. That's decent enough, but nothing worth saying "Wii success!" or "lol DOA!"
Hope they flesh out the system with updates by the time Fall hits.
Nintendo 3DS - 113,000
Nintendo Wii - 105,000
Nintendo DS - 87,000
Nintendo Switch - 80,000
Nintendo GameCube - 69,000
Game Boy Advance - 67,000
Nintendo Wii U - 40,000
Straight down the middle. That's decent enough, but nothing worth saying "Wii success!" or "lol DOA!"
Hope they flesh out the system with updates by the time Fall hits.
Resistance100
Member
Because charts work Monday-Sunday. They don't adjust to release dates
You don't get it. It's on the lower end, meaning that it could have sold way more if it was released on an appropriate console. Mario Kart Wii sold more than 30 millions units, Mario Kart DS 25 millions, Mario Kart 7 15 millions, and so on. The sales of a Mario Kart game are tied to the userbase, since everyone who buy the console tend to buy Mario Kart.
It isn't the serie historic low but it's only barely above Double Dash (tied to the gamecube, another failed hardware) and Super Circuit (which inexplicably bombed, maybe that's due to the game being trash).
That's my point. The game sold everything it could within the limits of its userbase. More than 8 millions units on a 13M userbase means an attach ratio of more than 60%. It's insane. It has the potential to sell way more.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Small blast from the past, UK N64 launch, March 1997:
https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/836569166651928576?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/836569166651928576?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
illmatic22
Banned
Pretty solid start. Looking more & more like Switch won't be a Wii type of success but obviously performing better than Wii U. Think Switch will finish behind PS4 and Xbone but numbers will be interesting.