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UK Charts: Super Smash Bros Ultimate is the fastest-selling Smash Bros of all time (and fastest-selling Switch game)
- Thread starter Theorry
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I think people are missing that Smash has never been that big in the UK
GameCube was the first big Smash game and GameCube died here.
So even on the mighty Wii, which sold hugely in the UK, Smash wasn't THAT well known.
The power of the internet and social media since then has helped it grow in the UK since then
rdr2 is a multiplatform game. not happening unless they release smash on ps and xbox too
Not much imho, Smash is its own beast when it comes to fighting games.
"Last week's new release, Darksiders III, has disappeared from the charts altogether." šŖ the only good thing about it dropping like a fly so fast is, it'll be in the bargin bin sooner than later, I supposed.
let's see if smash can do what Wii did, which Mario kart Wii sold 32 million before it got bundle beating out grand theft which had sales from both Sony and Microsoft 160 million systems and Mario kart was still beasting, eventually they pass it later on but this just shows whenever Nintendo have a lot of hardware sold, only people that can keep up with them is 3rd partyy that need over 100 million systems to have same amount of sales.
right mow Nintendo have way more first party games that sold 10 million and more than ps4 and xbox which came out longer
switch with less Japan systems sold have more games that reach 1 million sales and higher retail only, while ps4. Only have 3 games and they all from third party, dragon quest, final fantasy xv and monster hunter. No other games sold more than 1 million beside those 3 on PS4
right mow Nintendo have way more first party games that sold 10 million and more than ps4 and xbox which came out longer
switch with less Japan systems sold have more games that reach 1 million sales and higher retail only, while ps4. Only have 3 games and they all from third party, dragon quest, final fantasy xv and monster hunter. No other games sold more than 1 million beside those 3 on PS4
0% chance it's less than 20% on release week. It's probably at least 30% especially since eShop price was even slightly cheaper on average than retail unlike PSN/Xbox tentpole releases where digital costs an arm and a leg more their boxed counterparts
there's something to learn since the other other studio that can do this is Netherrealm.
I like Smash but I haven't bought it yet. And thus the balance of the universe is maintained.
Brawl online was unplayable.
Wii had 2 Holiday seasons and Smash released later in March.
This definitely wasn't the case for the UK. Which this thread is about.
The eshop price was Ā£60, when it can easily be had for Ā£50 from game.co.uk, and they're the most rip off game store in the country.
Game are charging Ā£50 for the retail version but they have to sell the download codes at Ā£60, to match the eshop price...
eBay sellers had Brawl import copies for sale ready to be shipped next day. There was no need to import.
I knew Smash was popular amongst it's hardcore fans but I always thought it was ignored by the mainstream. I obviously knew Smash did ok numbers but the potential sales figures for Ultimate could be huge.
Last two entries were just shy of 15m. This entry will smash 20m out the park.
It's pretty much in the same Spot as Mario, and Mario Kart as a game that sells a ton of units per Nintendo console.
Yeah my bad I thought the game was Ā£59 retail boxed at GAME but regardless there was a double coins Ā£6 discount on eShop so the gap is minor compared to AAA PSN releases like CODBLOPS4 which collapsed at retail but increased tons on e-stores; regardless 10% on Switch in the Uk on launch week for SSB? Not a chance in hell.
Games had >10% digital for LTDs, not launch week for the biggest game ever on the platform, for this kind of game and on freakin' 3DS... the Switch's high digital adoption already meant a majority of indie games are vastly selling the best on Switch.
Sure, but you only need "all time" if saying "fastest selling Smash game" would imply some caveats. And it doesn't.
As opposed to "most popular president," which indicates "in the polling era." All time might be needed there if making a broader claim.
Otherwise it's just unnecessary hyperbole.
This is UK only but I honestly expected PokƩmon to outsell it at launch. We'll see the numbers worldwide I guess.
Smash did over 13 million on Wii, too, so it's always been one of Nintendo's bigger franchises. This game might make it the biggest seller behind PokƩmon, though.
Because it concisely and truthfully conveys the record being achieved.
Looking at those interpretations, there could actually be a reason: trackers often didn't start tracking at the inception of gaming. In Japan, for example, the earliest Dragon quest games don't have known sales numbers. In that situation, we often see trackers (and Mat Piscatella of NPD does the same) say "since tracking began. For Smash, though, all games are included, so the addendum "of all time" indicates that all games have known sales numbers.
Smash has always been huge, it's just that this one is gonna be extra huge.
Because it's the most popular fighting game series (by a mile), and thus it is quite an achievement.
Thats great to hear, the game is amazing and deserves all the sales it can get. Too bad we wont know the exact details in regards to digital sales until Nintendo releases that info, which sometimes they dont.
Does MK/Injustice has any kind of pull outside of the US though?
Its going to be insane, i went all digital for the Switch and so have most people i know.
Smash has Mario, Pikachu, and has the same party appeal as Mario Kart/Party. That's enough for MANY casual fans. I'll never understand why people still think Smash is in it's own niche, even after both previous entries (Brawl and For) sold well over 10 million each.
Tell that to Sakurai.
He labeled the 3DS version as Smash 4 and the Wii U version as Smash 5.
Wow, genuinely shocked. I thought this game would only do roughly the same at the last one. If it's done this well in the U.K., which is historically not big on Nintendo or hasn't been for a while now, then this can only mean good things for elsewhere.
Great news!!! Personally I fell out after Melee (didn't buy Brawl or the Wii U/3DS versions), have picked up Ultimate though and I am having a blast!!!
It's my first Smash and I'm loving it. All the mini challengers in WoL mode, with little twists on the rules are awesome, and the Spirits fit in perfectly and add a ton of depth. Was that all stuff in the series already?
Clearly it's to do a crossover with Castlevania. Lara Croft and Simon Belmont hunt down Dracula.