Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver reaches 8.4m sold; other Nintendo million-sellers revealed from last fiscal year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/pokemon-heartgold-soulsilver-reaches-8-million-sold/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/pokemon-heartgold-soulsilver-reaches-8-million-sold/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/pokemon-heartgold-soulsilver-reaches-8-million-sold/#commentsAs an addition to its overall earnings report, Nintendo has released a list of first-party million-sellers from its last fiscal year (ending March 31). Many of these games, including Wii Sports and Wii Fit, have been out for years, but still managed to sell more than a million units over the last four quarters!

On DS, Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver have sold an astonishing 8.4 million copies -- 3.78 million in Japan, where the game's been out since September, and 4.62 million outside of Japan in just a few short weeks of availability before the close of the fiscal year. Nintendo's Japan-only Tomodachi Collection sold 3.2 million copies, and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box moved a respectable 2.43 million copies outside of Japan. Even Style Savvy, which has a somewhat low profile in North America and Europe, sold 1.21 million copies in those territories. As for two perennial bestsellers, Mario Kart DS and New Super Mario Bros. each sold over three million copies outside of Japan in the last fiscal year.

Nintendo's marquee 2009 Wii titles, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, sold more than 10 million units each in North America and Europe alone; and worldwide, those titles sold 16.14 million, 12.65 million, and 14.7 million copies, respectively, through the fiscal year. But if you think those are big numbers, think again. Thanks to Wii Sports being bundled with the Wii system outside of Japan, the game now totals 63.46 million units sold. Heck, even Link's Crossbow Training (bundled with the Wii Zapper) broke a million sold in the last fiscal year.

Head past the break for the complete list of million-sellers from Nintendo's fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.

Source [PDF] - Supplementary information about earnings release [Nintendo]

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JoystiqPokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver reaches 8.4m sold; other Nintendo million-sellers revealed from last fiscal year originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 May 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DSLinks-Crossbow-Trainingmillion-sellersnew-super-mario-bros-wiiNintendopokemonpokemon-heart-goldpokemon-heartgoldprofessor-layton-and-the-diabolical-boxsalessoftwarestyle-savvytomodachi-collectionWiiwii-fit-pluswii-sportswii-sports-resortFri, 07 May 2010 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo's Tomodachi Collection now a TV show]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/nintendos-tomodachi-collection-now-a-tv-show/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/nintendos-tomodachi-collection-now-a-tv-show/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/28/nintendos-tomodachi-collection-now-a-tv-show/#commentsThere's no indication of Nintendo localizing its DS hit Tomodachi Collection, in which you interact with a house full of your Miis as well as celebrity guest Miis. But its dominance in the Japanese market has reached a ridiculous high: it's being spun off into a TV show.

"Koi no Kaitou?! Tomokore no Ni-se" (Love's Answer?! Tomodachi Collection Second Generation) stars three young girls with famous parents, who talk about relationships with a guest "second generation talent." They also make a Mii for the guest and have their Miis take part in Tomodachi Collection-related activities like singing together in-game.

This scintillating programming will be on Japan's Tokyo MX channel starting May 6.

[Via Famitsu, Andriasang]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>friend-collectionjapankoi-no-katoutomodachi-collectiontvWed, 28 Apr 2010 18:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Professor Layton and the Million-Selling Sequel]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/30/professor-layton-and-the-million-selling-sequel/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/30/professor-layton-and-the-million-selling-sequel/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/30/professor-layton-and-the-million-selling-sequel/#commentsIt would appear that Nintendo made the right decision in finally getting around to releasing Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box worldwide, as the company was able to trade that box for one filled with cash money. The company released a supplement to its earnings report, listing the million-selling first-party Wii and DS games of its Q3 (April-September), and Diabolical Box made the list with 1.26 million units sold. The entirety of that 1.26 million comes from outside of Japan, since it wasn't a first-party game in Japan, and it was released in 2007.

The other new additions to the million-seller club on DS: Tomodachi Collection, the Mii communication game, and Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which mysteriously managed to rack up 10,000 overseas sales despite not having been released outside of Japan. Is Nintendo tracking import retailers differently somehow?

On Wii, Wii Sports Resort has reached 6.97 million units worldwide, and Wii Fit Plus has already sold 2.13 million, a nice complement to the 4.28 million that the first Wii Fit sold in the last quarter.

Gallery: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)


Source (PDF)

JoystiqProfessor Layton and the Million-Selling Sequel originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DSearningsNintendoprofessor-laytonprofessor-layton-and-the-diabolical-boxsalestomodachi-collectionWiiwii-fit-pluswii-sports-resortFri, 30 Oct 2009 13:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Weekly Dragon Quest IX sales drop under 100K for the first time]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/28/dragon-quest-ix-drops-under-100k-for-the-first-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/28/dragon-quest-ix-drops-under-100k-for-the-first-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/28/dragon-quest-ix-drops-under-100k-for-the-first-time/#commentsLast week, for the first time since its July debut, Dragon Quest IX sold fewer than 100,000 copies. Gamasutra reports that the latest Media Create totals (not yet up on Media Create's site) put Dragon Quest at 79,000 units sold for the week ending August 23, earning it the second-place spot behind another DS game, Nintendo's Tomodachi Collection.

This isn't the first week out of the top spot for DQIX: the August releases of SD Gundam G Generation Wars and Monster Hunter 3 bumped Square Enix's RPG sequel as well. Gamasutra estimates life-to-date sales for DQIX at 3.7 million units -- the rate of growth is slowing, but the results are still ridiculous.

JoystiqWeekly Dragon Quest IX sales drop under 100K for the first time originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DQ9Dragon-QuestDragon-Quest-9-Sentinels-of-the-Starry-Skiesdragon-quest-ixDSjapanJRPGLevel-5media-createNintendorpgsalessquare-enixtomodachi-collectionFri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Friend Collection sounds 'Sim'ilar to an existing game]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/27/rumor-friend-collection-sounds-similar-to-an-existing-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/27/rumor-friend-collection-sounds-similar-to-an-existing-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/27/rumor-friend-collection-sounds-similar-to-an-existing-game/#commentsRetailer Gamestar has offered the first details about Nintendo's bizarre DS-based Mii interaction game, Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection). We knew it involved Miis, specifically Miis resembling Nintendo executives, but not much else! These details should be considered rumors for now, simply because they aren't from Nintendo, but Gamestar does have a boxart image for this game, so it probably received this info from Nintendo.

Gamestar's description makes the game sound even more like The Sims than Animal Crossing is. In Friend Collection, you create a Mii, or import one from the Wii, who moves onto an island populated by Miis. Your Mii can form friendships, and even fall in love and get married with other island Miis. Your real family's Miis can be imported and given personalities like the real people.

You will be in charge of taking care of your Miis, by giving them food, playing games with them and giving them advice. The game also features a TV channel, which plays the news twice a day.

[Via Siliconera]

JoystiqRumor: Friend Collection sounds 'Sim'ilar to an existing game originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>friend-collectionjapantomodachi-collectionMon, 27 Apr 2009 16:15:00 EST<![CDATA[New DS games make their Stage Debut]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/new-ds-games-make-their-stage-debut/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/new-ds-games-make-their-stage-debut/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/02/new-ds-games-make-their-stage-debut/#commentsFiled under: ,

The DSi wasn't the only DS news out of Japan. A video showing Nintendo's upcoming lineup just happens to reveal several upcoming games for the handheld, all published by Nintendo themselves. It makes E3 look like a cruel joke. We've culled the totally new games from the video and listed them here, along with the games that we knew about but haven't seen video of yet. We'll have more info about each of these games when ... it exists! In the meantime, oh man new Mario & Luigi!
  • Wagamama Fashion Girls' Mode: a fashion game from Nintendo! Neat.
  • Aruite Wakaru Seikatsu Rhythm DS: The fitness game with the pedometer.
  • Sekai no Gohan Shaberu! DS O-Ryouri Navi: a sequel to Cooking Guide that is based on recipes from around the world -- we're guessing the exact ones featured in other regions' versions of Cooking Guide.
  • Some kind of fortune telling thing involving tarot and palm reading. Taboo: The Sixth Sense 2K9!
  • Tomodachi Collection, some kind of thing that lets you interact with Miis. This looks like none other than a resurrected Stage Debut!
  • Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!
  • Made in Wario/Wario Ware, although Wario's name doesn't actually appear in the tentative title. It's, like "Made in Series" or something. But it's clearly Wario.
  • A brutally insane 3D Picross.

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