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KHlover on 24 April 2013
famousringo said:
Otakumegane said:
Does Nintendo hold the majority of software sold on their systems?


You know what? That's a damned good question.

On the Wii Nintendo sold 388.89 of 843.47 Mil SW -> No

NDS: 347.10 of 769.94 Mil SW -> No

3DS: 44.04 of 77.51 Mil SW -> Yes



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Otakumegane on 24 April 2013
KHlover said:
famousringo said:
Otakumegane said:
Does Nintendo hold the majority of software sold on their systems?


You know what? That's a damned good question.

On the Wii Nintendo sold 388.89 of 843.47 Mil SW -> No

NDS: 347.10 of 769.94 Mil SW -> No

3DS: 44.04 of 77.51 Mil SW -> Yes


DS software is undertracked by 200 million but probably still a big no.

3DS should be getting more 3rd parties soon as Nintendo shifts all development to WiiU and leaves the 3DS to 3rd parties alone then. But as always GOD DAMN. Nintendo software sales are cray-cray.



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aikohualda on 24 April 2013

In the eyes of a fanboy (sony or microsoft)

3ds
Mario: 8.29 million units
Mario: 8.08 million units
Mario: 6.42 million
Not Mario: 3.86 million units
Not Mario: 3.28 million units
Not Mario: 2.95 million units
Mario: 1.97 million units
Not Mario: 1.29 million units
Mario's Bro: 1.22 million units
Not Mario: Uprising: 1.18 million units
Mario: 1.11 million units



 

famousringo on 24 April 2013
KHlover said:
famousringo said:
Otakumegane said:
Does Nintendo hold the majority of software sold on their systems?


You know what? That's a damned good question.

On the Wii Nintendo sold 388.89 of 843.47 Mil SW -> No

NDS: 347.10 of 769.94 Mil SW -> No

3DS: 44.04 of 77.51 Mil SW -> Yes


Thanks for doing the digging on that. I sometimes forget that there are some useful tools on this site that haven't been paywalled yet.

The answer might be no (most of the time), but looking at the ratios and considering how rare it is for Nintendo to cut software prices, it might as well be yes.

@ aikohualda

LOL



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KHlover on 24 April 2013
famousringo said:
KHlover said:
famousringo said:
Otakumegane said:
Does Nintendo hold the majority of software sold on their systems?


You know what? That's a damned good question.

On the Wii Nintendo sold 388.89 of 843.47 Mil SW -> No

NDS: 347.10 of 769.94 Mil SW -> No

3DS: 44.04 of 77.51 Mil SW -> Yes


Thanks for doing the digging on that.

The answer might be no (most of the time), but looking at the ratios and considering how rare it is for Nintendo to cut software prices, it might as well be yes.

You're welcome, this was the work of ~1 minute^^ Writing the results down literally was more work than finding them XD



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Barozi on 24 April 2013
Smeags said:
Comparisons with VGChartz*
Wii U
  • Nintendo Land: 2.6 million units (1.86)
  • New Super Mario Bros. U: 2.15 million units (1.74)
3DS
  • Super Mario 3D Land: 8.29 million units  (8.32)
  • Mario Kart 7: 8.08 million units  (7.82)
  • New Super Mario Bros. 2: 6.42 million  (5.82)
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf: 3.86 million units  (3.17)
  • Nintendogs + Cats: 3.28 million units  (2.99)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: 2.95 million units (3.04)
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star: 1.97 million units (1.45)
  • Pokemon Rumble Blast: 1.29 million units  (1.02)
  • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon: 1.22 million units  (1.34)
  • Kid Icarus: Uprising: 1.18 million units  (1.04)
  • Mario Tennis Open: 1.11 million units (0.69)

*Note that VGChartz data includes two extra week of sales data.
Note II: Keep in mind that Nintendo's data is shipped while VGChartz is sold. Still, interesting comparisons.

are all 3DS games available digitally ?



KHlover on 24 April 2013
Barozi said:
Smeags said:
Comparisons with VGChartz*
Wii U
  • Nintendo Land: 2.6 million units (1.86)
  • New Super Mario Bros. U: 2.15 million units (1.74)
3DS
  • Super Mario 3D Land: 8.29 million units  (8.32)
  • Mario Kart 7: 8.08 million units  (7.82)
  • New Super Mario Bros. 2: 6.42 million  (5.82)
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf: 3.86 million units  (3.17)
  • Nintendogs + Cats: 3.28 million units  (2.99)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: 2.95 million units (3.04)
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star: 1.97 million units (1.45)
  • Pokemon Rumble Blast: 1.29 million units  (1.02)
  • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon: 1.22 million units  (1.34)
  • Kid Icarus: Uprising: 1.18 million units  (1.04)
  • Mario Tennis Open: 1.11 million units (0.69)

*Note that VGChartz data includes two extra week of sales data.
Note II: Keep in mind that Nintendo's data is shipped while VGChartz is sold. Still, interesting comparisons.

are all 3DS games available digitally ?

All Nintendo games are. Some of the 3rd party games too, but far from all of them AFAIK



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sundin13 on 24 April 2013

Theres a pretty big difference in Wii U software numbers between VGC and Nintendo
VGC says 6.6mil software sold
Nintendo says 13.4mil software shipped (doesn't specify whether this includes digital)

...big difference >.>

DS software undertracked by almost 200million? what? I am misunderstanding something here?
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Barozi on 24 April 2013
KHlover said:
Barozi said:
Smeags said:
Comparisons with VGChartz*
Wii U
  • Nintendo Land: 2.6 million units (1.86)
  • New Super Mario Bros. U: 2.15 million units (1.74)
3DS
  • Super Mario 3D Land: 8.29 million units  (8.32)
  • Mario Kart 7: 8.08 million units  (7.82)
  • New Super Mario Bros. 2: 6.42 million  (5.82)
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf: 3.86 million units  (3.17)
  • Nintendogs + Cats: 3.28 million units  (2.99)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: 2.95 million units (3.04)
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star: 1.97 million units (1.45)
  • Pokemon Rumble Blast: 1.29 million units  (1.02)
  • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon: 1.22 million units  (1.34)
  • Kid Icarus: Uprising: 1.18 million units  (1.04)
  • Mario Tennis Open: 1.11 million units (0.69)

*Note that VGChartz data includes two extra week of sales data.
Note II: Keep in mind that Nintendo's data is shipped while VGChartz is sold. Still, interesting comparisons.

are all 3DS games available digitally ?

All Nintendo games are. Some of the 3rd party games too, but far from all of them AFAIK

thanks



DanneSandin on 24 April 2013
aikohualda said:
In the eyes of a fanboy (sony or microsoft)

3ds
Mario: 8.29 million units
Mario: 8.08 million units
Mario: 6.42 million
Not Mario: 3.86 million units
Not Mario: 3.28 million units
Not Mario: 2.95 million units
Mario: 1.97 million units
Not Mario: 1.29 million units
Mario's Bro: 1.22 million units
Not Mario: Uprising: 1.18 million units
Mario: 1.11 million units

LOOOL! And so true!



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