Nintendo is, without a doubt, killing it this October – especially with the recent release of Super Smash Bros for the 3DS – not to mention upcoming releases such as Bayonetta 2 and Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
The Japanese company has revealed in a press release that Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, which released on October 3rd in the United States, sold 705,000 copies and hit #4 on NPD’s September sales charts. Impressive, given that it only had 2 days of sales figures factored into the reports.
Read more details on Nintendo and Super Smash Bros. after the break.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Sells Over 705,000
Furthermore, Nintendo disclosed that of the 705,000 Super Smash Bros. 3DS copies sold, over 135,000 of them were purchased digitally through the Nintendo eShop.
With the release of the highly anticipated 3DS release of Super Smash Bros., Nintendo 3DS system sales naturally increased – with 140,000 gamers purchasing either a Nintendo 2DS, 3DS, or 3DS XL in September – over 55% as compared to August.
For the sake of comparison, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS’ first week sales in Japan average around 960,000, as opposed to Super Smash Bros. Brawl‘s 840,000 first week sales back in 2008.
Congratulations, Nintendo.
If you so desire, you can view Nintendo’s full press release below:
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Sells 705,000 Units in Two Days, Drives 55 Percent Increase in Hardware Sales
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS launched on Oct. 3 in the U.S., and even with only two days of data included in NPD’s September report, the game still managed to finish as the No. 4 best-selling software SKU for the month with more than 705,000 total units sold. Of that total, more than 135,000 units were sold digitally through the Nintendo eShop. The game’s biggest impact however may be on hardware sales. More than 140,000 units of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems were sold in September, an increase of 55 percent over sales in August.
Sales of Wii U hardware also saw double-digit increases in September, increasing by nearly 50 percent over sales in August. These gains were driven in particular by two software titles:Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8. Hyrule Warriors launched on Sept. 26 and has already sold more than 190,000 combined units in the U.S. alone. Mario Kart 8 sold nearly 60,000 combined units in its fifth month on the market, bringing its lifetime total in the U.S. to nearly 1.2 million total units.
A great lineup of games for Wii U begins on Oct. 26 with Bayonetta 2, the Wii U exclusive that currently holds a 91 score on Metacritic. That continues with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on Nov. 21 and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Dec. 5. Also launching on Nov. 21 is amiibo, Nintendo’s foray into the toys-to-life category. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will be the first game to launch with amiibo integration. Other games that will support amiibo include Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10 and Yoshi’s Woolly World, with more to come. More details about compatibility and functionality of amiibo may be found at http://amiibo.com.
The Nintendo 3DS library will soon be bolstered by two of the most anticipated games of 2014: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (Nov. 21).
*Data regarding physical sales of games in September are from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from Nintendo’s internal sales figures. All numbers, unless otherwise stated, are specific to the United States only.
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Source: Nintendo’s press release (seen above)
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