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[Mpl90]

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/ranking.html

This is one of the pages on Nintendo's official japanese website, dedicated to Wii U eShop charts. The top one is, indeed, the one based merely on sales. When you visit the page the first time, you're usually redirected to the Current chart, but there are two options on the right corner: the other shows the All-Time chart and, well...as you can see, Splatoon is now the highest selling title ever on the eShop, even surpassing the former king, DQX, which held the title for a looong time.

Unfortunately, we have no concrete informations about DQX's actual sales on eShop, just that surely they're higher than around 57,000 units, which is where Splatoon was a week ago, by comparing official Nintendo numbers and MC retail sales (Nintendo usually uses Media Create in their investor meetings, that's the reason of the comparison). Still, this is a great result indeed.

Turn me into a kid if old.

 

[dark_prinny]

Well deserved, the game is fantastic.

 

[daxgame]

I seem to remember that Famitsu also had estimates of digital sales, not sure how reliable tho

 

[gugeifer]

Splatfest is rocking, Splatton is f-cking
AWESOME

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Splatfest is rocking, Splatton is f-cking
AWESOME

You mean it's popping.

 

[Benzychenz]

You mean it's popping.

#teampop

 

[Nightbird]

I need to get Splatoon soon.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Not trying to be mean, but the title makes this sound more important than it actually is.

 

[professor denim]

Splendid, amazing game.

 

[Busaiku]

You mean it's popping.

Doggone it.

 

[Kathian]

Not trying to be mean, but the title makes this sound more important than it actually is.

Other than the fact it is important for a new IP; in what way would you change the title? Its quite representative.

 

[The Boat]

Not trying to be mean, but the title makes this sound more important than it actually is.

The title says precisely what it is, I don't even get what you're trying to say.

 

[KratosEnergyDrink]

Not trying to be mean, but the title makes this sound more important than it actually is.

The title of this thread is a rare kind on neogaf. It is fully representative of the thread topic.

 

[professor denim]

Not trying to be mean, but the title makes this sound more important than it actually is.

The regognition by the console followers that the game is solid fun, sents the right message to Nintendo. Were talking about a new IP here, in that sense it can be really important.

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

Splatoon is so good, nintendo should have advertised it more.

 

[Acerac]

Awesome. Great game, totally deserved.

It's now my go to suggestion for what people should check out on the Wii U. It's nice to be able to offer a pick that doesn't involve Mario that anyone can get in to.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Splatoon is so good, nintendo should have advertised it more.

Wasn't it like everywhere?

 

[Rymuth]

Splaaaaaaaa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta--wataaaaah~!!

お前はもう最高です~

 

[KHlover]

Splatoon is so good, nintendo should have advertised it more.

It got advertised pretty much on par with MK8 and Smash

 

[ArtHands]

Good news. That means no splatoon sequel for the next few decades i guess.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Not trying to be mean, but the title makes this sound more important than it actually is.

A compelete new IP beating Smash, Mario Kart and Co. in less than 2 months is quote impressive.

Can't really downplay that achievement.

 

[Jigorath]

Probably because there were sellouts in Japan for the first couple of weeks which prompted more WiiU owners than usual to go digital.

 

[KingBroly]

The biggest surprise for me is how well it's sold in Japan. I didn't expect Japan to pick it up at all, especially since it's on Wii U.

 

[Isomac]

No wonder I always get teamed up with Japanese people when I play this.

 

[beril]

Nice to see it finally make it to the top. It shot up to #2 almost instantly but it took some time beat Dragon Quest X. I wonder if that means the cap between #1 or #2 was really big or if digital sales slowed down considerably. I guess the shortages for the physical release helped the eShop sales quite a lot in the start

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Absolutely love the game.

Now patch in the ability to skip the news intro and we're good.

 

[Newtype-001]

Neato.

 

[CANLI]

I'm wondering if the first games on the top sold more than 100k while all the top 20 games for the japanese 3ds sold more than that number.

 

[sörine]

Sin't DQX do 2/3's of it's overall sales on the eShop due to the upgrade promotion? Both it and Splatoon may be over 100k?

 

[noshten]

Small install size, big update coming out - hence buying it digital. Seems a lot of Japanese players made the same decision although I think it's probably also due to the stock selling out in the first week.

Probably has a chance to end up highest selling game for a console for 2015 at this rate - what could outsell it this year?

 

[Glass Rebel]

Fantastic. I hope the success of Splatoon makes Nintendo consider putting their weight more behind projects like this.

Small install size, big update coming out - hence buying it digital. Seems a lot of Japanese players made the same decision although I think it's probably also due to the stock selling out in the first week.

Probably has a chance to end up highest selling game for a console for 2015 at this rate - what could outsell it this year?

Metal Gear Solid V, I'd wager.

 

[NotLiquid]

The success of this game has made me more happy about the state of video games than much of anything within the recent half decade.

 

[Jigorath]

Probably has a chance to end up highest selling game for a console for 2015 at this rate - what could outsell it this year?

Mario Maker.

 

[wildfire]

Splatoon is the last gasp against the crushing weight of mobile games in Japan.

 

[Faustek]

Under shipping works.

 

[Busaiku]

Mario Maker.

Not in Japan.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Small install size, big update coming out - hence buying it digital. Seems a lot of Japanese players made the same decision although I think it's probably also due to the stock selling out in the first week.

Probably has a chance to end up highest selling game for a console for 2015 at this rate - what could outsell it this year?

Star Wars. COD probably. MGS, Fifa, there's a lot.

Edit: oh in Japan? Nvm I'm dumb.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

The success of this game has made me more happy about the state of video games than much of anything within the recent half decade.

Oh come on. Its Nintendo's first outing in a genre that has been around for a long time and, on top of that, runs on a poor online infrastructure.

 

[Jigorath]

Not in Japan.

Is 2D Mario not popular over there anymore or something?

 

[Litri]

Totally deserved, I've been playing it since release.

 

[NotLiquid]

Oh come on. Its Nintendo's first outing in a genre that has been around for a long time and, on top of that, runs on a poor online infrastructure.

Okay.

Not that it has anything to do with what I said.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

Wasn't it like everywhere?

The advertising was anemic in Australia. Shops didn't even put out the Splatoon Wii U bundle until several days after the game came out. Probably explains why it only sold 20,000 in Australia and New Zealand, while selling gangbusters everywhere else.

 

[higgsboson1997]

Is 2D Mario not popular over there anymore or something?

It is. Mario Maker definitely has a chance.

 

[@MUWANdo]

The advertising was anemic in Australia. Shops didn't even put out the Splatoon Wii U bundle until several days after the game came out. Probably explains why it only sold 20,000 in Australia and New Zealand, while selling gangbusters everywhere else.

The childrens' TV bloc was and still is blanketed with Splatoon ads; I've seen more Splatoon commercials than I have for any Nintendo game in years.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

The childrens' TV bloc was and still is blanketed with Splatoon ads; I've seen more Splatoon commercials than I have for any Nintendo game in years.

Was it? Shit, my bad then. I don't watch much tv and never realized that.

 

[Chezzymann]

Splatoon is so good, nintendo should have advertised it more.

Sounds like someone doesn't watch cartoon network, Nickelodeon, or saw inside out at a movie theater.

 

[Madao]

the road to sit alongside Nintendo's top IPs is long but looks reachable for this game.

Under shipping works.

it has sold 350k so far. i don't think it was undershipped considering that only NSMBU, SM3DW, SSB4 and MK8 have sold more without bundles.

 

[phanphare]

nice

Splatoon is kind of the best

The success of this game has made me more happy about the state of video games than much of anything within the recent half decade.

haha, I know right

 

[Cow Mengde]

Eating crow now. Drinking pee now. Eating crow drinking pee eating crow drinking pee eating crow nooooooooow.

 

[zroid]

Probably because it was supply constrained right?