NPD: Fire Emblem: Three Houses instantly becomes 2nd highest selling FE game (3x rev of SoV in opening month).

[Raijinto]

Source (& credit to Welfare!)

https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/15/july-2019-npd/

"Fire Emblem: Three Houses represents the largest launch of a Fire Emblem game in U.S. history, with launch month sales tripling those of the previous best-seller in release month, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Fire Emblem: Three Houses instantly becomes the second best-selling game in franchise lifetime sales, trailing only Fire Emblem: Awakening."

Very well deserved IMO.

Edit: added Mat's full quote for clarity.

 

[Sandfox]

That is insane

 

[Lelouch0612]

And that's with stock issues and without digital.

Incredible performance.

 

[Seahawk64]

Nice.

 

[Deleted member 31092]

How many days were tracked?

Not bad for a game with "hentai like character design".

 

[Shoichi]

amazing game. well deserved success

 

[Luke_wal]

Wow, and I (and many other people I know) bought digital, so that doesn't even get counted. That's insane.

 

[Limabean01]

And that's with stock issues and without digital.

Incredible performance.

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Not too mention vouchers probably increased digital share along with the stock issues. Crazy stuff

 

[Dark Cloud]

Fire Emblem.

Talent Won.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Very impressive especially since digital sales are missing.

 

[Deleted member 9100]

Very impressive. And well deserved.

 

[Aostia82]

Insane result, especially without digital counted..!!!!

 

[Momo]

That's a crazy result for a game that came out at the end of the month. Much deserved!

 

[Mandos]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 did well as well at number 4 of all game releases

 

[KtotheRoc]

Absolutely deserved. It's an amazing game.

It's incredible how this series was almost dead and is now one of Nintendo's premiere franchises. One of the biggest turnarounds in video game history.

 

[DecoReturns]

5 million. Here we come.

 

[Dark Cloud]

6 Nintendo exclusives in the top 10 with Zelda BotW still doing damn good!

 

[Sandfox]

How many days were tracked?

Not bad for a game with "hentai like character design".

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The tracking period was up to August 3rd.

 

[MadLaughter]

Edelgard is pleased.

 

[404LinkNotFound]

Im actually surprised FE: SoV had such a large launch. I thought it did only okay numbers thanks to it coming out late on the 3ds and being a remake

 

[Jawmuncher]

The launch of Valentia was that high? I'm surprised.

 

[Lelouch0612]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 did well as well at number 4 of all game releases

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On par at retail with MUA1 launch month which was a multiplat. So it is even ahead when factoring digital sales.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

One of my fave games of the generation. Which surprised me. I knew it would likely be very good but I'm shocked how addicted I am.

 

[Deleted member 17627]

While I'm happy for Three Houses, and Shadow of Valentia did pretty great by all means, I'm still said that not many people played the latter.

Echoes: Shadow of Valentia was an amazing game, but I honestly feel like no one ever talks about it though. I guess it makes sense since it released a month after the Switch.

 

[Raijinto]

5 million. Here we come.

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Even if it falls short I don't think it matters too much considering the difference in revenue and all. They have succeeded in transitioning the series into a successful console game instantaneously.

But I still think it will also sell 5 million eventually!

 

[Hailinel]

How many days were tracked?

Not bad for a game with "hentai like character design".

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Lol. Who said that?

 

[Kane]

So it already outsold Fates' lifetime sales?
Do we know how much that game(s) sold?

 

[Braaier]

Yes! Huge success!!!!!

 

[Mandos]

On par at retail with MUA1 launch month which was a multiplat. So it is even ahead when factoring digital sales.

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Yeah vouchers may have given it even more of an edge

 

[Kaitos]

That's incredible.

 

[DecoReturns]

How many days were tracked?

Not bad for a game with "hentai like character design".

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Who said that lol.

This game is far more conservative then Awakening and Fates.

 

[night814]

Noice, totally deserved

 

[Rotimi]

Wow that's bonkers

 

[Nevermeltice]

Fire Emblem.

Talent Won.

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TABS.

 

[Quinton]

Edelgard is pleased.

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[Deleted member 2791]

Is there no general NPD thread this month ?

 

[TheMoon]

Wait, is this correct? Shadows of Valentia did that well?!?!?! The one that largely flew under the radar? Sure the person being quoted didn't mix it up with Fates???

Yea, Fates was higher. They just didn't count the three SKUs as one.

It's
1) Three Houses
2) Fates (Birthright + Conquest + Bundle LE) https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/10/february-2016-npd/
3) Echoes: Shadows of Valentia https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/19/...es-out-on-top-as-nintendo-games-keep-selling/
4) presumably Awakening, haven't looked it up

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

x

 

[Deleted member 31092]

Lol. Who said that?

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Who said that lol.

This game is far more conservative then Awakening and Fates.

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Some Metroid avatar dude who got permabanned recently sadly.

 

[Deleted member 51691]

Where is Wolfenstein? Ouch

 

[Jims]

Yes, very well deserved. It is an amazing game and am really happy it is successful.

 

[Nameless]

Praise Her!



well deserved, great game.

 

[DecoReturns]

Some Metroid avatar dude who got permabanned recently sadly.

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From the Media Sales threads lol

 

[Deleted member 23908]

Hope we get more persona emblem, imagine what a fully fleshed out calendar system would be like with more events and stuff.

 

[asd202]

So Wolfenstein Youngblood didn't even make it into the top 20 despite being a budget title?

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Being a budget title is actually harder to place as the rankings are value not units based.

 

[HOUSEJoseph]

I'm starting to think Nintendo releases games at the end of the month as a mercy gesture.

 

[batfax]

Glad it happened to a game where the cast is so good. When everyone and their mom is inevitably shoved into spinoffs like Heroes and Warriors I'll enjoy it instead of the mess we had with Fates for so many years.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

x

 

[erikNORML]

So Wolfenstein Youngblood didn't even make it into the top 20 despite being a budget title?

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Isn't npd based on revenue so being budget would hurt it's chances?

 

[DecoReturns]

All thanks to Dimitri.

Able to make the game look worth having even with those two losers, Edelgard and Claude, cramping his style.