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PAL Charts - Week 9, 2017
- Thread starter Bruno MB
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What install base had GC when WW launched? (the comparison talks only about the launch week of the Zelda games)
Much better that Wii U, but not a patch on Xbox Ones 150k or PS4s 250k
Bruno MB
Member
Strong start for Nintendo Switch in the UK
Speaking to retailers this morning, Nintendo Switch has sold around 80,000 units in the UK during its opening weekend.
That's double the number of Wii U consoles that were sold during its opening weekend (40,000 back in late 2013).
It's not as high as 3DS' debut, which was 113,000 according to Nintendo. Nor does it come close to the PS4 launch (250,000) or the Xbox One launch (150,000).
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-06-strong-start-for-nintendo-switch-in-the-uk
Speaking to retailers this morning, Nintendo Switch has sold around 80,000 units in the UK during its opening weekend.
That's double the number of Wii U consoles that were sold during its opening weekend (40,000 back in late 2013).
It's not as high as 3DS' debut, which was 113,000 according to Nintendo. Nor does it come close to the PS4 launch (250,000) or the Xbox One launch (150,000).
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-06-strong-start-for-nintendo-switch-in-the-uk
i know it is not exactly comparable, but i am sure there are way more WiiU than Switch and considering Zelda is a must have for nintendo fans, i was hoping that those WiiU owners that still haven't bought a switch had bougth Zelda for WiiU.
And personally i dislike this crossgen Nintendo is doing with Zelda.... not the first time they do this.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
We can calculate quite a bit:
Horizon > NMS
Zelda < Horizon
Zelda/0.75 = total software sales which should give an idea of hardware sales
EDIT: beaten by numbers
Horizon > NMS
Zelda < Horizon
Zelda/0.75 = total software sales which should give an idea of hardware sales
EDIT: beaten by numbers
So decent start but not really great.
Good start for Horizon and Zelda. More interested in seeing numbers for Switch hardware. The attach rate is as pathetic as the launch lineup given that 75% of sales are Zelda lol.
Edit: And there is a figure. Its a good not great start if you pretend its not in any way shape or form also a 3DS successor, its a little more mediocre if your perspective is it replaces both.
Edit: And there is a figure. Its a good not great start if you pretend its not in any way shape or form also a 3DS successor, its a little more mediocre if your perspective is it replaces both.
Hmmm way behind 3ds and we got an ambassador program not long after that launch, can see a price cut in a few months if sales drop off alarmingly.
Not the same situation at all. It won't happen.
Well I would say "strong" compared to Wii U, weak otherwise, below 3DS, we must remember they had to reduce the price soon after launch.
PackAPunchedMick
Member
80,000 is not a good launch.
Respectable results for a Ninty console in the UK
Kenzodielocke
Banned
[Week 19, 2016] UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 192,000 / NEW
01. [Week 37, 2014] PS4 DESTINY (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 192,000 / NEW
02. [Week 22, 2014] PS4 WATCH DOGS (UBISOFT) - 190,000 / NEW
03. [Week 50, 2002] PS2 THE GETAWAY (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) > 125,000 / NEW
04. [Week 24, 2013] PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) < 116,000 / NEW
05. [Week 32, 2016] PS4 NO MAN'S SKY (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) > 103,000 / NEW
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=203790441&postcount=73
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=214078527&postcount=69
01. [Week 37, 2014] PS4 DESTINY (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 192,000 / NEW
02. [Week 22, 2014] PS4 WATCH DOGS (UBISOFT) - 190,000 / NEW
03. [Week 50, 2002] PS2 THE GETAWAY (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) > 125,000 / NEW
04. [Week 24, 2013] PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) < 116,000 / NEW
05. [Week 32, 2016] PS4 NO MAN'S SKY (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) > 103,000 / NEW
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=203790441&postcount=73
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=214078527&postcount=69
It doesn't say 75% attach rate, it says 75% of all physical software on Switch was BOTW, attach rate is likely higher.
That's not the attach rate.
It is a good launch when it's in march and it sold most of the stock anyway.
IAmAnAgnostic
Member
Better than I thought. (I thought it'd launch more or less in line with the Wii U launch, doubling it is surprising)
Acquiescence
Member
I don't even remember the Wii U doing THAT badly at launch here. Geez.
Congrats to the Switch for pulling in double the numbers.
Kinda bad really. Switch is pretty much a 3ds successor as well and as such sees the market collapse by 40 000 units. If its a console it is up on Wii U by 40 000 units but below Xbox One by 70 000.
As these charts indicate, the WiiU is not a viable platform in the market for quite a while now. I'd assume that a big chunk sits put away in closets. The hardcore are exactly the people who rush out to get a new console at launch, the Nintendo fans would never habe bought it on a dead platform, when a new hotness is available.
So anywhere between 103,000 and 192,000 ?
Infinite_Daremo
Member
How is 80k a strong start? 1/3 less than PS4 and just over half of XBones with the highest rated game for a generation.
You're probably right, Nintendo didn't officially cut wii u but not long after launch a lot of shops went nuts and were selling the core unit wii u below £150 while stock lasted, I really worry about the switch here Nintendo have been doing worse here with wii u and 3ds than most everywhere else.
3ds launched also in March. And I don't think there were stock issues in UK.
PackAPunchedMick
Member
I thought the console was readily available?
And launching in march means zero competition.
WeylandxYutani
Member
Taking a wild stab at the digital uptake of Zelda, it means that Zelda attach to console is probably in the region of 80%
It hasn't this isn't a ps4 or even xbone situation walk in store stock is everywhere near me.
Bruno MB
Member
I agree about Nintendo Switch having a strong launch in the UK given the circumstances (here a comparison table), now we will have to wait how it performs during the next weeks, months. With the poor line-up that basically consists of just one game sales should slow down very fast though.
There isn't any upcoming new retail game in March, and the next big title will not be released until April 28.
Upcoming Nintendo Switch releases:
March: Nothing
April: LEGO City Undercover (7th), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (28th) and Puyo Puyo Tetris (28th).
There isn't any upcoming new retail game in March, and the next big title will not be released until April 28.
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[B]Nintendo Hardware UK Launch Sales:[/B]
Game Boy Advance - 67,000
Nintendo GameCube - 69,000
Nintendo DS - 87,000
Nintendo Wii - 105,000
Nintendo 3DS - 113,000
Nintendo Wii U - 40,000
Nintendo Switch - 80,000Upcoming Nintendo Switch releases:
March: Nothing
April: LEGO City Undercover (7th), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (28th) and Puyo Puyo Tetris (28th).
The article talks about stock issues.
And, 3DS was Nintendo's biggest launch in UK, so doing a tad lower isn't really a bad score. Better than GBA/GC/Wii U/similar to DS.
Ok, that's not bad at all as a launch for Switch in UK, given also how it seems stock was limited (at least, according to GameIndustry.biz). Yeah, quite distant from PS4 and One launches but those happened in the Holiday season. Also, it's a bit lower than 3DS's debut, but that one was strong as well...the real problems for 3DS came in the weeks after the launch.
Great compared to Wii U but compared to PS4, not so good. I hope it does well long term.
Double of Wii U? And Wii U launched during the holidays too. I didn't know Wii U launch was that bad.
75% is not the attach rate. It means for every 75 copies of BOTW for Switch, 25 copies of other Switch games were sold.
The fact that you see it as the 3DS successor doesn't mean everyone does. It is also nowhere in the same ballpark price wise.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
As pointed out, that is wrong. Zelda did not have a 75% attach rate, it just accounted for 75% of all switch software sales. Your calculations just assume that every switch owner only bought 1 game.
Breaking news : Sony is more popular in UK than Nintendo. PS3 is a bigger launch than anything Nintendo-related, even Wii (which sold more worldwide).
ohh.. read it wrong then.. lol
Wii U launch was absolutely dreadful. IIRC, Wii U obtained to reach 80,000 only at the end of the year, around one month after its release date; again, during the Holiday season.
