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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Can Splatoon Sell/Ship 4mil+ Copies WW Lifetime? [UPDATE: 4.06mil By First Years End Only!)

Spade on 02 February 2016

Kill my account if you wish mods.

I'll allow it to happen. I won't look back. Just do with it, what you want.

My eyes are closed.



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Spade on 02 February 2016
green_sky said:
Slade6alpha said:
4 million now, huh. I'm willing to bet my account it won't.

Time for new website :S

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riecsou on 02 February 2016

With all those Splatoon prediction threads, I am pretty sure crows are going to be instinct



Skullwaker on 02 February 2016
leedlelee said:
My favorite posts are from users saying it would be lucky to sell even a million copies...
But you can't blame anyone for being skeptical of Splatoon's success...
Just think of how long Nintendo was skeptical of new IP's in general...

I wouldn't even really say they were skeptical of new IPs really, as they have fairly consistently made them over the years.

2000-2005: WarioWare, Eternal Darkness, Golden Sun, Advance Wars, Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, Chibi-Robo, Baten Kaitos, Animal Crossing, etc.

2006-2010: Wii Series, Pandora's Tower, Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, Endless Ocean, Rhythm Heaven, Elite Beat Agents, Art Academy, etc.

2011-2015: The Wonderful 101, Steel Diver, Nintendo Land, Splatoon, Genei Ibun Roku #FE (sorta), Codename STEAM, Bravely Default, Captain Toad, Pushmo, BoxBoy!, etc.

Typically, we see Nintendo release 2-3 new IPs per year. I think what we've seen with Splatoon, however, is that they really took a chance with the way they handled its advertising. Unlike most of their new IPs, they actually gave it a substantial push. Hopefully its success clues them into how vital marketing is for a game.



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cannonballZ on 02 February 2016

Thank you Tbone for another entertaining thread! I had a good laugh. Congratz to Splatoon!! 4mil in 7 months? Wow!



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tbone51 on 02 February 2016
SpokenTruth said:
mZuzek said:
SpokenTruth said:
mZuzek said:
Let's aim for 2 million first, shall we?

Well, now what?

Now we start aiming for 5 million.

Sounds like a plan.

It'll hit 5mil by years end. I think Splatoon can do another 2mil lifetime. It's tracking ahead of mk8 if we exclude first quarter lol



tbone51 on 02 February 2016
mZuzek said:
tbone51 said:

It'll hit 5mil by years end. I think Splatoon can do another 2mil lifetime. It's tracking ahead of mk8 if we exclude first quarter lol

Updates have kept the game alive through word of mouth. I think now that updates are over, and well, it being 2016 and all, it won't sell as much. At this point it's hard to be sure about anything, but I would guess 5.5m lifetime.

Going  by just Japan, I think that doesn't mean much. I'm pretty sure mk8 free game and heavy bundle had more effect than splatoon constant updates. 

 

That said in Japan at least splatoon is tracking still by a huge amount. MK8 hit under 5k several weeks already and Splatoon hasn't hit under 10k yet, let alone 5k

5.5mil is a good guess thoughts