So, this is my very first thread that I shall be authoring for this site. So to start out with a bang, I decided to take all the sales data from the top 40 3DS games according to VGChartz, do a little bit of math, and estimate where all of those games will be at in terms of sales figures by the end of the year.
(Note: This will not include the week where the end of December 2015 and beginning of January 2016 take place in the same week.)
So with that said. Here are the my estimations of what I believe the sales figures for the top 31 best selling Nintendo 3DS games, according to VGChartz, will be by the end of the year of 2015!
1) Pokemon X/Y Year End 2014: 12.58 Current: 13.52 Year End 2015: 13.37
2) Mario Kart 7 Year End 2014: 10.51 Current: 11.70 Year End 2015: 11.25
3) Super Mario 3D Land Year End 2014: 10.02 Current: 10.60 Year End 2015: 10.44
4) Pokemon Omega Ruby/
Alpha Sapphire Year End 2014: 7.34 Current: 9.86 Year End 2015: 10.68
5) New Super Mario Bros. 2 Year End 2014: 8.51 Current: 9.48 Year End 2015: 9.07
6) Animal Crossing: New
Leaf Year End 2014: 7.56 Current: 8.65 Year End 2015: 8.33
7) Super Smash Bros.
3DS Year End 2014: 5.47 Current: 7.09 Year End 2015: 7.56
8) Tomodachi Life Year End 2014: 3.81 Current: 4.81 Year End 2015: 4.70
9) Luigi’s Mansion Dark
Moon Year End 2014: 4.08 Current: 4.46 Year End 2015: 4.33
10) The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time 3D Year End 2014: 3.57 Current: 3.95 Year End 2015: 3.83
11) Monster Hunter 4
Ultimate Year End 2014: 2.41 Current: 3.73 Year End 2015: 3.42+
12) Nintendogs + cats Year End 2014: 3.51 Current: 3.70 Year End 2015: 3.63
13) Monster Hunter 4 Year End 2014: 3.43 Current: 3.44 Year End 2015: 3.45
13) Youkai Watch 2 Ganso/
Honke Year End 2014: 3.06 Current: 3.16 Year End 2015: 3.32
15) The Legend of Zelda: A
Link Between Worlds Year End 2014: 2.38 Current: 2.84 Year End 2015: 2.70
16) Monster Hunter Tri Year End 2014: 2.69 Current: 2.76 Year End 2015: 2.80
17) Youkai Watch 2
Shinuchi Year End 2014: 2.25 Current: 2.67 Year End 2015: 3.03 EDIT
18) Animal Crossing:
Happy Home Designer July 30th, 2015: 0.52 Current: 2.56 Year End 2015: 2.00+
19) Monster Hunter X November 29th: 1.49 Current: 2.41 Year End 2015: 2.00+
20) Paper Mario: Sticker
Star Year End 2014: 2.12 Current: 2.22 Year End 2015: 2.22
21) The Legend of Zelda: February 14, 2014: 0.86 Current: 2.16 Year End 2015: 2.00+
Majora's Mask 3D
22) Yokai Watch Busters July 11, 2014: 0.69 Current: 2.08 Year End: N/A
23) Mario & Luigi: Dream
Team Year End 2014: 1.81 Current: 1.98 Year End 2015: 1.94
24) Fire Emblem:
Awakening Year End 2014: 1.50 Current: 1.86 Year End 2015: 1.79
24) Donkey Kong Country
Returns Year End 2014: 1.59 Current: 1.77 Year End 2015: 1.77
25) Professor Layton & the
Mask of Miracle Year End 2014: 1.55 Current: 1.72 Year End 2015: 1.69
26) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Year End 2014: 1.33 Current: 1.72 Year End 2015: 1.67
27) Mario Party: Island Tour Year End 2014: 1.27 Current: 1.67 Year End 2015: 1.52
28) Kingdom Hearts 3D:
Dream Drop Distance Year End 2014: 1.43 Current: 1.53 Year End 2015: 1.53
30) Puzzles & Dragons Year End 2014: 1.49 Current: 1.50 Year End 2015: 1.52
31) Youkai Watch Year End 2014: 1.31 Current: 1.44 Year End 2015: 1.35+
32) Lego City Undercover Year End 2014: 1.18 Current: 1.39 Year End 2015: 1.40
33) Bravely Default: Flying Year End 2014: 1.12 Current: 1.30 Year End 2015: 1.29
Fairy
34) Dragon Quest VII Year End 2014: 1.24 Current: 1.28 Year End 2015: 1.24
35) Kid Icarus: Uprising Year End 2014: 1.18 Current: 1.24 Year End 2015: 1.23
36) Pokemon Mystery Dungeon:
Gates to Infinity Year End 2014: 1.15 Current: 1.22 Year End 2015: 1.20
37) Yoshi's New Island Year End 2014: 0.97 Current: 1.22 Year End 2015: 1.10
38) Mario & Sonic at the London
2012 Olympic Games Year End 2014: 1.15 Current: 1.18 Year End 2015: 1.17
39) Super Street Fighter IV:
3D Edition Year End 2014: 1.10 Current: 1.18 Year End 2015: 1.16
40) Pokemon Rumble Blast Year End 2014: 1.09 Current: 1.12 Year End 2015: 1.11
Now these figures are entirely hypothetical and are strictly my estimations based on the math that I've done. Most of these figures could very easily be either waay overtracked, or waay undertracked, or some may be close, but not quite there, and some may be right on the money. Only time will tell.
But in the mean time, let's all just enjoy it! :)
Bolded is for games released this year.
Italicized is for games that have reached or surpassed my predictions.
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