Conina on 18 May 2014
| PigPen said: My short answer is yes, digital do as much as retail. The retail version might be cheaper now but not back then. |
Let's compare the retail/digital-ratio of some newer WiiU-titles up to end of March 2014: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2014/140508e.pdf
- Super Mario 3D World: 2.17m digital+retail, ~1.8m retail only = ~83% retail
- Wii Party U: 1.35m digital+retail, ~1.1m retail only = ~81% retail
- Wind Waker HD: 1.22m digital+retail, ~0.8m retail only = ~66% retail (high digital share due to bundles with download codes)
- New Super Luigi U: 1.76m digital+retail, ~1.4m retail only = ~80% retail
So most Nintendo exclusives have a retail/digital ratio around 4:1... but Tropical Freeze suddenly manages a 1:1-ratio?
According to Nintendo, the total WiiU software sales (digital+retail) up to end of March were 32.28m, retail only were 22.6m (VGC data)... that's a retail/digital ratio of 7:3 (2.33:1). But this included many eShop-only games, so titles also available at retail will probably have a 3:1-ratio or higher.
