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Slarvax on 08 May 2017

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No digital sales included (they should benefit Splatoon imo)

Totals

BotW (NS) BotW (NS + Wii U) Splatoon Difference (Switch) Difference (Combined)
187,379 231,981 144,818 42,561 87,163
231,862 293,946 213,731 18,131 80,215
263,977 337,369 266,929 -2,952 70,440
303,080 384,268 310,582 -7,502 73,686
332,387 421,706 348,040 -15,653 73,666
355,403 451,209 382,175 -26,772 69,034
376,291 476,837 408,311 -32,020 68,526
396,655 501,344 430,868 -34,213 70,476
421,941 531,134 455,157 -33,216 75,977
    483,413    
    519,033    
    560,394    
    584,268    
    607,670    

Weekly

BotW (NS) BotW (NS + Wii U) Splatoon
187,379 231,981 144,818
44,483 61,965 68,913
32,115 43,423 53,198
39,103 46,899 43,653
29,307 37,438 37,458
23,016 29,503 34,135
20,888 25,628 26,136
20,364 24,507 22,557
25,286 29,790 24,289
    28,256
    35,620
    41,361
    23,874
    23,403


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Slarvax on 08 May 2017

Fun facts:

1. Splatoon has outsold every Zelda game ever with digital included (1.7m-1.8m units). Retail only, it outsold all but The Legend of Zelda (1.69m) and The Adventure of Link (1.61m).

2. Splatoon is, as of April 1st 2017, the best selling 8th gen home console game with 1.53 million units sold. Splatoon is also the best selling new home console IP since Wii Sports.

3. Splatoon was 10th best selling franchise in the 8th gen, behind the likes of Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, and Yokai Watch. (Only have VGC - 3DS data to check)

4. Breath of the Wild is on track to become the first Zelda to sell 1 million units since Ocarina of Time (1.45m).

All data used comes from VGC.



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b00moscone on 08 May 2017

Will be interesting to see how BotW does. Its legs so far have been good, so it has potential to reach 1m for sure.



 

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Platina on 08 May 2017

This will be interesting to follow

Splatoon had really good legs and Zelda no doubt will too, though I'm not sure if it can keep up



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Miyamotoo on 08 May 2017
Slarvax said:

Fun facts:

1. Splatoon has outsold every Zelda game ever except The Legend of Zelda (1.69m) and The Adventure of Link (1.61m).

2. Splatoon is, as of April 1st 2017, the best selling 8th gen home console game with 1.53 million units sold. Splatoon is also the best selling new home console IP since Wii Sports.

3. Splatoon was 10th best selling franchise in the 8th gen, behind the likes of Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, and Yokai Watch. (Only have VGC - 3DS data to check)

4. Breath of the Wild is on track to become the first Zelda to sell 1 million units since Ocarina of Time (1.45m).

All data used comes from VGC.

Splatoon with digital sales is around 1.7-1.8m.



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Miyamotoo on 08 May 2017

I dont think Zelda BotW can outsold Splatoon, Splatoon was famous because its legs, over 1 year it was in top 10 best selling games in Japan.



NintendoPie on 08 May 2017
Slarvax said:

4. Breath of the Wild is on track to become the first Zelda to sell 1 million units since Ocarina of Time (1.45m).

All data used comes from VGC.

Is it, actually? Did VGC track Japanese OoT sales weekly?

Another question, do you happen to remember what made the increase WoW in the following three weeks for Splatoon?

Edit: VGC did. Doesn't seem like it'll pass OoT to me, though. Especially considering it's also lagging behind Phantom Hourglass and they released that outside the holiday season as well. (Although, the Switch does have a considerably smaller install base at this point)



Slarvax on 08 May 2017
Miyamotoo said:
Slarvax said:

Fun facts:

1. Splatoon has outsold every Zelda game ever except The Legend of Zelda (1.69m) and The Adventure of Link (1.61m).

2. Splatoon is, as of April 1st 2017, the best selling 8th gen home console game with 1.53 million units sold. Splatoon is also the best selling new home console IP since Wii Sports.

3. Splatoon was 10th best selling franchise in the 8th gen, behind the likes of Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, and Yokai Watch. (Only have VGC - 3DS data to check)

4. Breath of the Wild is on track to become the first Zelda to sell 1 million units since Ocarina of Time (1.45m).

All data used comes from VGC.

Splatoon with digital sales is around 1.7-1.8m.

Thanks! I couldn't find Splatoon LTD. That's from Nintendo or using Famitsu estimates?

NintendoPie said:
Slarvax said:

4. Breath of the Wild is on track to become the first Zelda to sell 1 million units since Ocarina of Time (1.45m).

All data used comes from VGC.

Is it, actually? Did VGC track Japanese OoT sales weekly?

Another question, do you happen to remember what made the increase WoW in the following three weeks for Splatoon?

Vgchartz is a pretty good archive for software sales. They have totals and regional breakdown from a lot of old games. http://www.vgchartz.com/game/2399/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time/

I can tell you when I get back home. It was probably a holiday, like Golden Week (which we'll see if Zelda had a decent boost from this Wednesday).



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Miyamotoo on 08 May 2017
Slarvax said:
Miyamotoo said:

Splatoon with digital sales is around 1.7-1.8m.

Thanks! I couldn't find Splatoon LTD. That's from Nintendo or using Famitsu estimates?

I think those are Famitsu estimates, around 200-250k for digital sales.



NintendoPie on 08 May 2017
Slarvax said:
NintendoPie said:

Is it, actually? Did VGC track Japanese OoT sales weekly?

Another question, do you happen to remember what made the increase WoW in the following three weeks for Splatoon?

Vgchartz is a pretty good archive for software sales. They have totals and regional breakdown from a lot of old games. http://www.vgchartz.com/game/2399/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time/

I can tell you when I get back home. It was probably a holiday, like Golden Week (which we'll see if Zelda had a decent boost from this Wednesday).

Here's my edit from after you quoted me: VGC did. Doesn't seem like it'll pass OoT to me, though. Especially considering it's also lagging behind Phantom Hourglass and they released that outside the holiday season as well. (Although, the Switch does have a considerably smaller install base at this point.)

I think a more likely comparison would be Twilight Princess. In this case, they both were launch titles so they both sold to a smaller userbase in the beginning which stretched their legs as people picked it up further down the road. Cross-referencing BotW (NS) to TP (Wii) makes it seem as though BotW will certainly outsell TP (maybe in the 650-750k range compared to TP's 600k. More with NS + Wii U combined, obviously, but I still don't see that surpassing OoT either), but definitely not Splatoon, or anywhere next to it.