Teeqoz said: Can we get precise numbers for R&C, or is 207.5k all we get? Really interested in knowing how well this game does.

Should be 10 million easy, 90% of sales coming from you! :-| :p

Sometimes creamsugar takes a while to appear.

This digital share average is for the software released overall in this gen so far or just for the past fiscal year? I'm asking because I tend to think digital shares for Nintendo titles have been growing in the most recent times, just like the rest of the industry, even if on a significantly smaller scale due to the reasons you mentioned. 

Also, it's true it can vary a lot depending on the titles considered.

I know.  You stated that very clearly before. (Which really makes Gaf look dodgy) ...  Still, thanks for what you do!  We really appreciate it here. 

Yes, it's just for this fiscal year, and yes, Nintendo digital % shares are growing rapidly with the rest of the industry in terms of percent change.

Last fiscal year, for example:

FY3/2015: 4.6%

At the beginning of the gen the average was virtually non-existent. Now it comprises a very real percentage of titles.

So... there was a lot of speculation going around that Neo would hurt PS4 sales.
PS4 winds up flat in April and up YoY through May.

Xbox One on the other hand was on sale with free games under $299 and dropped 10% YoY while being down YoY through May. Is it okay to say that Xbox One sales were hurt by 1.5 rumors... or is it okay to say that Neo rumors hurt Xbox One sales?

Wii U... well obviously their sales are hurting and will continue to be hurt by Nx until March 2017 I can't wait for the first NPD with Nx in it.  Should be great.

Oh, so it should reach or come near 10% average by March 2017, quite the progress! And, soon, the world! M.Bison: Of course!

Seriously, though, didn't think Nintendo was still this low on average, given there were reports of several games having pretty good digital shares (Smash 3DS, Fire Emblem, Bravely Default, first examples in my mind), but it surely depend on the game, those were probably major positive outlets. But I suppose the real factor is that (my theory, probably I'm wrong) Nintendo's will to not drop prices digitally as often and as quickly as Sony and MS do on their titles affects digital shares in the long time: people just prefer buying games at retail, especially considering how prices at retail drop quicker than on the eShop.

Yes, Nintendo's stubbornly-high digital prices are a culprit. The lack of dedicated Wii U storage space is another culprit.

Also, remember that Nintendo has a robust back-catalog of evergreen titles that continue to sell to children and families like Pokemon, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8...these kids buy almost exclusively physical.

Not to mention, the non-Nintendo retail titles that release for Nintendo platforms are almost exclusively for children these days as well (like Skylanders, LEGO games from Warner Bros., etc.)...which are again bought physically.

...But as core-leaning titles like Fire Emblem gain larger prominence within Nintendo's overall lineup, the digital average will rise precipitously.

Massive drop for Bravely Second from the first one, Time for SE to port it to its most profitable sector!