Good news for Nintendo, as Splatoon has been pumping out solid numbers! According to Media Create, 144,818 physical copies of Splatoon were sold in Japan during the first four days it was available, making it the best-selling game for the last week of May. It sold through 97.33 percent of its initial shipment.
The Splatoon sales figures are still shy of Nintendo juggernauts such as Mario Kart 8, which sold 350,000 units in Japan during its first four days. Neither of these figures include digital Nintendo eShop sales.
The 97.33 percent sell through rate is one of the highest ever recorded for a Japanese video game launch. It is ahead of other fast-selling titles such as Pokémon Diamond Version at 97.12 percent and Animal Crossing: New Leaf at 96.09 percent. Nintendo has already distributed more stock to retailers to keep up with demand after the game sold out at many locations. Coupled with these Japanese Splatoon sales, Wii U hardware sales more than doubled. The Wii U was the best-selling console in Japan during the last week of May with over 19,000 consoles sold.
The Splatoon amiibo series also saw high sell through rates, according to Media Create. Over 106,000 individual Splatoon amiibo figures were sold in Japan (the three-pack was counted as three figures) with a sell through rate of 90 percent.
Hopefully this will be enough to warrant a sequel.
We wont be getting a sequel any time soon, the game well focus mostly on DLC and for some time, a sequel well take place on what ever the next system is (unless on new 3ds)
Yup, that’s what I mean. It would be extremely unlikely for them to release a sequel on the same console. Especially one that isn’t doing as good as they’d like.
Actually, if the game does incredible well then a sequel for the Nintendo NX might be very possible or even the next handheld from Nintendo.
Go Japan.
Well no duh that the amiibo sold a lot considering the stuff locked behind them.
Still think that’s stuff Nintendo should have included in the actual game, but oh well. Glad to see it sell anyway.
It’s optional kid stop whining
Optional, yes, though a LOT of good stuff comes from them this time around. The Squid amiibo more-or-less unlocks the sound test with the Squid Beats minigame, and with Splatoon’s kickass soundtrack, it’s a shame that’s amiibo-locked.
Well then get them or dont
Yeah, gameplay should not be locked behind an additional paywall unless it is completed after the game launches. Skins and gun variations I would be more than fine with.
Nintendo struck queer kiddie game gold now they can make the stupid Ambino toys for this overrated immature paint shotting kiddie game….What Adult would wont to play this shyt i think i out grew games like this at 12…Thank God we have Playstation…Nintendo used to be cool 21 years ago..
Is that English?
I heard Witcher 3 sucks on PS4 due to the constant lag because Sony are too stubbern to allow developers to make the games in 900p which is what the PS4 can actually do…
bloodborn too is to fucking fail on fps because sony is to stubbern to allow them downgrade the grphics
…..& you being here whinning about “NTD striking queer kiddie game gold” raises a question. If you Love Sony so much why are you wasting time on a NTD site bitching about “thank GOD we have Playstation?
I show my Love by “being too busy playing my PS4 games” instead of your antics. Lol!
You know, mature adults don’t use words like ”kiddie game”,”shyt” and ”Ambino”.
If a game is fun for me, who cares?
I’ll even make them try Splatoon if they’re too closeminded. And you know what?
They’ll have fun.
the adult people doesn’t go on nintendo sites to say shit thinks on nintendo funs you people on sony.. them most of you are “wanna be” adult and kill and blood and mortal combat staff.. and yet adult people have pc hypocrite
The PlayStation brand no longer represents console-gaming; abstract aesthetics; gameplay; 1st-party titles & unique 3rd-party exclusives; variety; Japanese gaming philosophy; & the overall eclectic gaming culture that peaked in 6th gen.
Now PS largely represents PC-gaming; photorealism, raw specs, technical execution, & hardcore audiovisuals yet w/ less emphasis on gameplay; multiplats; FPSes & Open Worlds; cutscenes; Western gaming philosophy; & an over-reliance on 3rd-parties.
Love it, hate it, or meh, but the PlayStation brand has strayed a great deal from 6th gen. It lost much of its core identity, closely aligned w/ PC/Xbox & 3rd parties. But I’m sure all you see of the PS brand is the now, & ignorance is bliss, or never represented your tastes ’til now.
Mario (Nintendo), Sonic (SEGA) &…Crash Bandicoot (PlayStation). But if you absolutely hate the ol’ PS crew (Crash, Sly Cooper, Sir Daniel Fortesque, Death Jr., Jack, Dexter, the Prince [Katamari Damacy]…), then so be it. Enjoy the realistic-looking cartoon people, the violence, & cutscenes. Shame then that Sony let Knack be so colorful & abstract, that they’ll let PS4 be invaded by Sackboy, Ratchet, & Clank. Sure, they’re not quite as charming as IPs from Nintendo & SEGA, but they ain’t exactly your realistic or gritty.
Nintendo is obviously not your bag. Maybe it never was & you’ve found something else that suits you. So why not move on? Nintendo will keep doing what they’ve always done @ their core, which is something you never cared for or only put up w/ because you hadn’t found what you really wanted, & that’s apparently what the PlayStation & 3rd parties offer now.
Splatoon is like an homage, or a love letter to SEGA & Dreamcast fans. Seriously, replace all Nintendo branding & iconography w/ SEGA’s name & iconography & it’d fit so well. Hel, pre-7th gen Sony might even pull it off. But most importantly, Splatoon is fun. It’s colorful, abstract, & charming. It adheres to that quirky Japanese sensibility. It’s not about realism & death but fun, amicable-yet-competitive social interactions, & life. No need to fence it in: you can easily avoid it.
*Love it, hate it, DISAGREE W/ MY FINER POINTS, or meh, but the PlayStation brand has strayed a great deal from 6th gen.
**Sure, they’re [PS mascots] not quite as charming as IPs from Nintendo & SEGA, but they ain’t exactly your realistic or gritty FARE.
Oh yeah, a lot of PS4 & X1 gamers are also anticipating Kingdom Hearts 3. Really?
“What Adult [sic] would wont [sic] to play this shyt [sic] i [sic] think i [sic] out grew games like this at 12…Thank God we have Playstation…Nintendo [Squaresoft/Square-Enix] used to be cool 21 years ago..[sic]”
Dude you look like a pedaphile
To you. But your comment does reiterate your apparent fixation w/ looks. & your first comment hints @ an insecurity re “queer kiddie” things. YOU brought up homophobia, childishness, & pedofilia, that was your reaction, not mine.
>>>Pother, these useless beheaded creatures are just too simple to understand higher lifeforms, they can’t even understand their own misguided devolution>>>
Does this also include the console bundles?
Expected from Nintendo’s original IP.
This Kiddy game aint to shabby,Nintendo is Lazy though, instead of making amiibo be used it a extraordinary way,they are used in cheap lazy boring way.
imagine how cool it would have been,Nintendo released a Mario amiibo from Super Mario Sunshine with the FLUDD squirt gun, you scan it in the Splatoon game,and you get to play with Mario,thats how Nintendo should be using the Amiibo
…..he might be a future DLC.
2:20 am. Starting a new file in Skyrim, ultra high. Drinking a third moosehead, going crazy.
Heyz, any one remember claymates on Snes? That was hella good times. I wish I had that on my 3D$.
150K doesn’t sound impressive at all. In fact, the numbers are disappointing. Now if it was 1.5M in the first 4 days…
It would be an AA game selling AAA numbers.
These numbers were taken from Japan only Not worldwide. Some nice solid numbers from 1 place overseas.
this is one of the thing which drive me mad with Nintendo. They know the amiibo sell great, now that game why not capitalise on it produce more of it and plug in some old games such as bayonetta and wonderull 101 to increase the wii U’s sell. To be honest Nintendo is really slow to react with Ammibo success.
>>>They are slow with most things regarding the Wii U, I hope Splatoon is the turning point>>>
Don’t jynx it.
They are slow to react in a lot of ways. Marketing, futuristic in R&D and identifying specs 5-10 years ahead.
What the fuck…wtf? impossible…
Yeah well its selling. Which I like.
Heck! That’s a lot!
I wonder how many it sold in the US…