Media Create Sales: Week 18, 2015 (Apr 27 - May 3)

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Barozi said:

sc94597 said:

outlawauron said:

Highly unlikely that digital is more than 10%.

Nintendo has stated that their digital sales exceed 10%  of total software and that Japanese make up a third of all digital sales. Digital sales for first party games sit at around 13%. This game was pushed hard digitally and Nintendo already said its digital sales were high. So over 10% is definitely not "highly" unlikely. (source: below)

 

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/nintendos-digital-sales-are-stronger-than-ever#.VUzSY_lVhBc

But that includes the 3DS doesn't it? Because digital sales on handheld devices are higher than on consoles.

Sure, but we are talking about averages here. It seems like Nintendo games sell 10% digitally as the low-end, regardless of whether or not they are on handhelds or home console, they are just even more succesful on handhelds, and the rates are consistently increasing with time for both platforms. My problem with the phrasing of the quote was "highly" unlikely, when we know that first party Nintendo games, even on home platforms, have been doing 10% consistently and that the percentage is increasing with time. We also know that this game in particular benefits from a digital download more than usual. 10% is a practically given, and more than 10%, while unlikely, isn't "highly" unlikely.  

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/11/06/despite-an-increase-in-digital-sales-retail-is-still-the-majority-of-sales-for-nintendo/

 

 

“ Compare that to Bayonetta 2. That’s a huge game, and could take up a large part of the memory in the 32-gig Wii U. That’s a game with a digital percent on the lower side, today about 10 percent or so. Our mentality is, we want the consumer to have the choice based on what makes sense for you, what makes sense for the type of game it is.”