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Nintendo Sales Panic: August 2015 US NPD Group Results

by Donald Theriault - September 11, 2015, 7:08 am EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: NPD Group, VentureBeat

Dinosaurs show legs and feathers and the Amiibo train keeps rolling

US sales results have been released by the NPD Group for August, and Nintendo will be looking for a September turnaround.

In the software charts, the only game on Nintendo systems to reach the top 10 was June's Lego Jurassic World at #5 (combined formats). The 3DS and Wii U were the 2nd and 3rd best selling version of the game, while Splatoon is now at 600,000 copies sold (physical + eShop).

Hardware continues to be a struggle. Early estimates have the Wii U at 43,000 units sold, while Nintendo confirmed to VentureBeat that the 3DS is up 30% year to date. This translates to approximately 77,000 units sold in August. In happier news, US Amiibo sales are now at 7 million.

Nintendo is banking on Super Mario Maker and Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer in September, both of which have risky hardware bundles in the US.

Talkback

peacefulwarSeptember 11, 2015

Hm, Nintendo you want sales?  Well maybe you can start by doing the following:

Quit shitting all over your fans with BS copyright claims who want to innocently upload their playthroughs on Youtube, no matter what the game is.  Sony and MS don't give a damn about this - in fact they PROMOTE IT.
Get with the times in regards to online purchases and shopping (The eShop is 100% anti-consumer)
Make better games that don't cater specifically to children or young audiences
Actually make 3rd party devs GIVE A SINGLE FUCK.
Respect is earned.  Quite frankly, you've lost this generation and likely every other generation to come.

ShyGuySeptember 11, 2015

Yeah, make better games Nintendo.

SorenSeptember 11, 2015

Hardware bundles for Wii U in NA just don't work. The best selling games on the console have been barely able to move the needle.

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