Edit: oops, I DID forget it's only for France... can a mod please edit before other Gaffers put my head on a spike?
I know there's already Cereal Enthusiast's thread about the market as a whole, but Le Figaro also published another article focused on Nintendo with more data.
First, some raw data for 2015:
- Nintendo 3DS: 685 000 units sold (-6%), 4m LTD
- Wii U: 228 000 units sold (-4%), 742 000 LTD
- Mario Kart 7: 225 000 units [yes, not Mario Kart 8]
- New Super Mario Bros. 2: 180 000 units
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer: 250 000 units
- New Style Boutique 2: 130 000 units in a month
- Splatoon: 300 000 units
- amiibo: 1m units in 2015
- amiibo cards: 250 000 packs
Next, their 'plans' for 2016. First, they plan to have more game + related amiibo launching together (think Zelda TP HD for example). Game-wise, there's the new Zelda game on Wii U, Fire Emblem Fates, Bravely Second: End Layer, Dragon Quest 7 + 8 on Nintendo 3DS.
There's also Yo-kai Watch (they really hope it'll do better than in the US), launching later this year. Apparently airing on 'major national TV channel' (they don't say which one). They quickly mention Miitomo and NX (+ theme parks stuff) and the usual "consoles are the core of our business" quote.
A funny tidbit to end: Nintendo has apparently signed some deals with clothing brands:
- Vans (shoes)
- Undiz (chain of stores selling underwear, pajamas, and stuff for women). They explicitely mention Nintendo-branded underwear, pajamas, sweats (by the end of the year, from the looks of it).
Source
I know there's already Cereal Enthusiast's thread about the market as a whole, but Le Figaro also published another article focused on Nintendo with more data.
First, some raw data for 2015:
- Nintendo 3DS: 685 000 units sold (-6%), 4m LTD
- Wii U: 228 000 units sold (-4%), 742 000 LTD
- Mario Kart 7: 225 000 units [yes, not Mario Kart 8]
- New Super Mario Bros. 2: 180 000 units
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer: 250 000 units
- New Style Boutique 2: 130 000 units in a month
- Splatoon: 300 000 units
- amiibo: 1m units in 2015
- amiibo cards: 250 000 packs
Next, their 'plans' for 2016. First, they plan to have more game + related amiibo launching together (think Zelda TP HD for example). Game-wise, there's the new Zelda game on Wii U, Fire Emblem Fates, Bravely Second: End Layer, Dragon Quest 7 + 8 on Nintendo 3DS.
There's also Yo-kai Watch (they really hope it'll do better than in the US), launching later this year. Apparently airing on 'major national TV channel' (they don't say which one). They quickly mention Miitomo and NX (+ theme parks stuff) and the usual "consoles are the core of our business" quote.
A funny tidbit to end: Nintendo has apparently signed some deals with clothing brands:
- Vans (shoes)
- Undiz (chain of stores selling underwear, pajamas, and stuff for women). They explicitely mention Nintendo-branded underwear, pajamas, sweats (by the end of the year, from the looks of it).
Source