Splatoon Shatters Expectations (YES, Finally!)

[Mummelmann]

tbone51 said:

Mummelmann said:
Well, I will easily admit that I underestimated the sales potential of this title.

That said; let's see global figures and longevity before we get too eager to dose out the black birds to everyone.

YEah normally you be right but with japan sales and many predictions seen here and on gaf, i think this by itself (japan) warrants the thread. I had one of the most optimistic predictions here and that was shattered. Nintendo didnt even realise how big this would be, with its 150k shipment.

Fair enough, personally I believed that Japan would be its best region. Partly because it costs a lot more in NA and partly because the concept and Nintendo overall aren't as big in Europe. UK numbers place Splatoon at around 20 or so first week, and this is by far the biggest European market.

We'll see the global numbers, but yes, the doubters were proven wrong and I was among them for sure.