Biggest Sales Surprise (both positive and negative) of 2016? (Software only)

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jason1637 on 10 December 2016

Slade6alpha said:

jason1637 said:

NMS had good sales.

Yeah.. that's the negative part about it. Doesn't deserve them.

Ok but sales wise its a big positive.

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cosmic_drift on 10 December 2016

Pokemon Go. Never expected to bust out like that.

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Azuren on 10 December 2016

I think the only real surprise was Pokemon GO.

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hershel_layton on 10 December 2016

pokemon go(positive)

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pitzy272 on 10 December 2016

A lot of people mentioned FH 3. Didn't realize it sold well. What were the numbers?

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Jranation on 10 December 2016

+ Pokemon Go!
+ Pokemon Sun and Moon
+ Fire Emblem Fates

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AnmolRed on 10 December 2016

Pokémon go(positive), FF XV(Japan -negative, worldwide-positive)

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mutantsushi on 10 December 2016

I'm surprised Splatoon hasn't been mentioned so far at all.
Especially given overall state of Wii U, it did surprisingly great.

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malistix1985 on 11 December 2016

The biggest losers in sales are Gears 4, Titanfall 2 and watch dogs 2

The biggest winners are No Man's Sky, Forza Horizon 3, Pokémon and Planet Coaster

Also, Digitally trough revenue from in-game sales the big winners are Fifa, Gears and Battlefield 1

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