NPD results were released today, and Splatoon debuted in fifth place in the United States. Nintendo failed to release any sort of statement on the sales of either Splatoon, Puzzle & Dragons, or their hardware. As a result, the numbers were leaked by a well-known source on Neogaf.
Nintendo has recently restored Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon online after five months of being offline.
Game Rant Writes "Mar10 Day is a fun yearly celebration of the Super Mario series, and Splatoon may warrant a fan-designated day of celebration in its own right."
How, exactly, did Splatoon reach heights rivalled only by Pokémon in Japan? New IPs from the House of Mario appear as often as shiny Pocket Monsters, yet typically move comparatively mediocre numbers or fall into relative obscurity behind the premium marques of Mario, Animal Crossing, Zelda, and Pokémon. Take Pikmin and ARMS, for example, which we adore but struggle to compete with the tentpole franchises when it comes to sales numbers or mainstream mindshare.
So, again, how has Splatoon risen to become one of Nintendo's most important series in Japan?
They must not have done much in NA for Nintendo to not be boasting about them as soon as possible
Nice that Splatoon is doing well. Will get my copy soon.
I was skeptical but it's a defo now for me getting it next week.....the squid form looks like it adds an amazing depth to tactics...
Anyone here struggling to get online??
Can't get Splatoon, eshop or anything to work...browser works but that's it! No Netflix, YouTube...?
It's super fun and refreshing for a new IP, got that Jet Set Radio feel.