Nintendo Expects A First Party Game To Surpass Sales Of 30 Million Units Every 3 To 5 Years
Nintendo Expects A First Party Game To Surpass Sales Of 30 Million Units Every 3 To 5 Years
by jameslevi_9123
20 Comments
mattr1986
4 have surpassed that since 2017 so it’s not an unreasonable expectation, MK8 Could probably be counted twice as it’s sold over 60 Million on switch.
OnlyChaseReddit
On the Switch 2 I would expect the next 3D Mario (which is likely a launch title), and the next Mario Kart to hit those figures.
thewinneroflife
Probably quite possible. 3D Mario, 3D Zelda, Mario Kart, and Smash could all get to those levels with enough hype assuming Switch 2 sells well. Animal Crossing also could potentially, but I’m very skeptical that the next one will perform as well as New Horizons did
soliddd7
Seems natural given Switch success, but its actually quite ambitious since historically nintendo hasnt had that many 30 million sellers.
superyoshiom
I enjoy that we live in a world where we can honestly say that the next Zelda could exceed 30+ million sales
KingBroly
I don’t think that’s what Miyamoto is saying in the larger context.
Zoombini22
I think this is a smart, realistic framing. We can all expect the next Mario Kart will sell that many or more but if they shifted their whole business to make a new MK come out every year (a la Pokemon) I think that market would thin out fast. Tentpole franchises like that, Animal Crossing, etc. should be once a generation events.
(That being said, MK8 came out ten years ago, it’s time. I’m assuming it’s being launched early in Switch 2s life)
lgosvse
Only 26 video games have ever surpassed 30 million units in sales. Of them, only 13 are Nintendo games.
Thirteen games, in the entire history of Nintendo have managed to surpass 30 million. Doing this on a regular basis is quite ambitious.
If anyone’s curious, the thirteen games are:
1. Wii Sports
2. Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. Tetris (NES) / Tetris (Game Boy)
5. Pokémon Red Version / Pokémon Green Version / Pokémon Blue Version / Pokémon Yellow Version
6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
7. Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus
8. Mario Kart Wii
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U) / The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
11. Wii Sports Resort
12. New Super Mario Bros.
13. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
rms141
>Nintendo Expects A First Party Game To Surpass Sales Of 30 Million Units Every 3 To 5 Years
This headline is unsupported by the interview text. Can we stop linking clickbait churn sites?
Squid-Guillotine
Damn. A lot of companies would consider 1m a win and a major milestone. Just goes to show how big Nintendo is.
steftim
It’s Mario Kart.
linkling1039
Jim Ryan on his way to pull some more PS2 units so it can stay at the top /s
I know he’s not the president anymore but I still find it funny that he said that before leaving, legit felt like he just making shit up just so the Switch “couldn’t” reach a higher number.
PixieDustFairies
Do they really see stuff that falls short of that to be a failure then? 1 million is not bad sales for a new series, and even Tears of the Kingdom which was notable for selling really quickly only did about 20 million IICRC.
Heck under their definition of a huge hit Super Mario Odyssey isn’t a huge hit.
Electrical-Farm-8881
I hope Metroid sells really well
Misttertee_27
The writing in this article is so choppy and annoying.
Witty_Sea5066
Pokemon SV is at 25M… honestly doesn’t matter if it sells 25 or 30… they’re making so much money 💰
gman5852
That is absolutely not what was said but I guess we’ll keep spreading misinformation if it gets clicks.
IskaralPustFanClub
If the made a Pokémon classic collection it would surpass that in 7 hours.
lgosvse
Here’s a list of the Top 50 best-selling games of all time, bold denotes Nintendo games.
1. Minecraft
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Tetris (EA)
4. **Wii Sports**
5. PUBG: Battlegrounds
6. **Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe**
7. Red Dead Redemption 2
8. Terraria
9. **Super Mario Bros.**
10. Overwatch
11. Human: Fall Flat
12. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
13. **Tetris (Game Boy) / Tetris (NES)**
14. **Pokémon Red Version / Pokémon Green Version / Pokémon Blue Version / Pokémon Yellow Version**
15. **Animal Crossing: New Horizons**
16. **Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus**
17. Pac-Man
18. **Mario Kart Wii**
19. **Super Smash Bros. Ultimate**
20. **The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U) / The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)**
21. **Wii Sports Resort**
22. **New Super Mario Bros.**
23. **New Super Mario Bros. Wii**
24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
25. Diablo III
26. Stardew Valley
27. **Pokémon Gold Version / Pokémon Silver Version / Pokémon Crystal Version**
28. **Duck Hunt**
29. **Wii Play**
30. The Walking Dead
31. Borderlands 2
32. **Super Mario Odyssey**
33. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
34. **Super Mario World**
35. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
36. FIFA 18
37. **New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe**
38. **Pokémon Sword / Pokémon Shield**
39. Call of Duty: Black Ops
40. **Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon / Pokémon Ultra Sun / Pokémon Ultra Moon**
41. Grand Theft Auto IV
42. Cyberpunk 2077
43. Monster Hunter: World
44. Elden Ring
45. **Pokémon Scarlet / Pokémon Violet**
46. **Pokémon Diamond Version / Pokémon Pearl Version / Pokémon Platinum Version**
47. **Super Mario Bros. 3**
48. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
49. Hogwarts Legacy
50. Kinect Adventures!
JaxSuttcliff
That’s some psychotic salls expectations. Sure be it the big titles say, mk8, botw, totk, and maybe animal crossing. But how are you gonna say that to the smaller remakes and spinoff titles? Still first party. But you can’t expect the overly exceptional
20 Comments
4 have surpassed that since 2017 so it’s not an unreasonable expectation, MK8 Could probably be counted twice as it’s sold over 60 Million on switch.
On the Switch 2 I would expect the next 3D Mario (which is likely a launch title), and the next Mario Kart to hit those figures.
Probably quite possible. 3D Mario, 3D Zelda, Mario Kart, and Smash could all get to those levels with enough hype assuming Switch 2 sells well. Animal Crossing also could potentially, but I’m very skeptical that the next one will perform as well as New Horizons did
Seems natural given Switch success, but its actually quite ambitious since historically nintendo hasnt had that many 30 million sellers.
I enjoy that we live in a world where we can honestly say that the next Zelda could exceed 30+ million sales
I don’t think that’s what Miyamoto is saying in the larger context.
I think this is a smart, realistic framing. We can all expect the next Mario Kart will sell that many or more but if they shifted their whole business to make a new MK come out every year (a la Pokemon) I think that market would thin out fast. Tentpole franchises like that, Animal Crossing, etc. should be once a generation events.
(That being said, MK8 came out ten years ago, it’s time. I’m assuming it’s being launched early in Switch 2s life)
Only 26 video games have ever surpassed 30 million units in sales. Of them, only 13 are Nintendo games.
Thirteen games, in the entire history of Nintendo have managed to surpass 30 million. Doing this on a regular basis is quite ambitious.
If anyone’s curious, the thirteen games are:
1. Wii Sports
2. Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. Tetris (NES) / Tetris (Game Boy)
5. Pokémon Red Version / Pokémon Green Version / Pokémon Blue Version / Pokémon Yellow Version
6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
7. Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus
8. Mario Kart Wii
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U) / The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
11. Wii Sports Resort
12. New Super Mario Bros.
13. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
>Nintendo Expects A First Party Game To Surpass Sales Of 30 Million Units Every 3 To 5 Years
This headline is unsupported by the interview text. Can we stop linking clickbait churn sites?
Damn. A lot of companies would consider 1m a win and a major milestone. Just goes to show how big Nintendo is.
It’s Mario Kart.
Jim Ryan on his way to pull some more PS2 units so it can stay at the top /s
I know he’s not the president anymore but I still find it funny that he said that before leaving, legit felt like he just making shit up just so the Switch “couldn’t” reach a higher number.
Do they really see stuff that falls short of that to be a failure then? 1 million is not bad sales for a new series, and even Tears of the Kingdom which was notable for selling really quickly only did about 20 million IICRC.
Heck under their definition of a huge hit Super Mario Odyssey isn’t a huge hit.
I hope Metroid sells really well
The writing in this article is so choppy and annoying.
Pokemon SV is at 25M… honestly doesn’t matter if it sells 25 or 30… they’re making so much money 💰
That is absolutely not what was said but I guess we’ll keep spreading misinformation if it gets clicks.
If the made a Pokémon classic collection it would surpass that in 7 hours.
Here’s a list of the Top 50 best-selling games of all time, bold denotes Nintendo games.
1. Minecraft
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Tetris (EA)
4. **Wii Sports**
5. PUBG: Battlegrounds
6. **Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe**
7. Red Dead Redemption 2
8. Terraria
9. **Super Mario Bros.**
10. Overwatch
11. Human: Fall Flat
12. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
13. **Tetris (Game Boy) / Tetris (NES)**
14. **Pokémon Red Version / Pokémon Green Version / Pokémon Blue Version / Pokémon Yellow Version**
15. **Animal Crossing: New Horizons**
16. **Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus**
17. Pac-Man
18. **Mario Kart Wii**
19. **Super Smash Bros. Ultimate**
20. **The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U) / The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)**
21. **Wii Sports Resort**
22. **New Super Mario Bros.**
23. **New Super Mario Bros. Wii**
24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
25. Diablo III
26. Stardew Valley
27. **Pokémon Gold Version / Pokémon Silver Version / Pokémon Crystal Version**
28. **Duck Hunt**
29. **Wii Play**
30. The Walking Dead
31. Borderlands 2
32. **Super Mario Odyssey**
33. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
34. **Super Mario World**
35. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
36. FIFA 18
37. **New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe**
38. **Pokémon Sword / Pokémon Shield**
39. Call of Duty: Black Ops
40. **Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon / Pokémon Ultra Sun / Pokémon Ultra Moon**
41. Grand Theft Auto IV
42. Cyberpunk 2077
43. Monster Hunter: World
44. Elden Ring
45. **Pokémon Scarlet / Pokémon Violet**
46. **Pokémon Diamond Version / Pokémon Pearl Version / Pokémon Platinum Version**
47. **Super Mario Bros. 3**
48. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
49. Hogwarts Legacy
50. Kinect Adventures!
That’s some psychotic salls expectations. Sure be it the big titles say, mk8, botw, totk, and maybe animal crossing. But how are you gonna say that to the smaller remakes and spinoff titles? Still first party. But you can’t expect the overly exceptional