| CaptainExplosion said: Still Mario, Zelda, but now Animal Crossing, and if Donkey Kong Bananza keeps up it's momentum Donkey Kong will be back in the group of Nintendo IPs with the most selling power. |
Donkey Kong has only had that distinction on hardware boosts with Donkey Kong Country. It sold 6 million copies in its first holiday season alone. Keep in mind it was released globally right around the US Thanksgiving and Black Friday so it had less than two months to reach that figure. That is insane for 1994. I can't find how many SNES consoles were sold during that time period, but I'd imagine a lot.
I don't know if Bananza can turn DK into a system-selling IP but it is doing well.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)
PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)
Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)
PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)
3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)
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