102020393023445948594 2,223 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) Quote Luigi's Mansion 3 has eclipsed The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario Maker 2 to become the fastest-selling physical Switch game of 2019. It performed this feat in part because it was on sale for 24 hours longer than either of those other two titles, as Nintendo released the ghost-hunting adventure on Halloween, which was a Thursday rather than the usual Friday. It may still come as a surprise that a Luigi-fronted game performed ahead of Zelda and Mario, but Nintendo had a lot of faith that this could be a significant release for Switch. The title received headline billing during E3 this year, and the last game in the franchise (Luigi's Mansion 2 on 3DS) sold 5.5 million copies worldwide. Physical launch sales of Luigi's Mansion 3 are actually 140% higher than its predecessor (released way back in March 2013), and that doesn't include digital sales (Nintendo does not share digital figures and digital is not included in this chart). Don't expect Luigi to hold this record for long though, with Pokémon Sword and Shield set to arrive later this month. Luigi's Mansion 3 was the best-selling new game this week, but it had to settle for No.2 because Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remains at the top by quite a large margin. It's actually an impressive second week for the shooter, with sales down just 49% from its launch week. The only other new game in the chart this week is the Disney double-pack featuring the classic Aladdin and The Lion King platformers. The nostalgic set debuts at No.12 and was published by Nighthawk Interactive. It sold best on Switch (representing 48% of sales), followed by PS4 (38%) and then Xbox One (14%). As before, this is just the physical data. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-11-04-uk-charts-luigis-mansion-3-is-the-biggest-switch-launch-of-2019-so-far and at 50k+ copies, that puts LM3 at literally 10x the sales of Gears 5's opening (5k). BANG BANG Edited November 4, 2019 by Bodycount N Link to post Share on other sites
kokujin 558 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Woot. Switch killer apps sell themselves now with the help of so many friends. Link to post Share on other sites
HolyAx 302 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Damn, thats a killer title. TCHBR Link to post Share on other sites
102020393023445948594 2,223 Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Sleeper hit of the year Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,952 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, Bodycount N said: Sleeper hit of the year Sorry, but I don't think a high profile 1st party Nintendo release qualifies as a sleeper hit. Awesome that it's doing so well though. Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 8,307 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 wow! i didn't expect such incredible numbers. i will probably cop it tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,952 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 45 minutes ago, -GD- said: wow! i didn't expect such incredible numbers. i will probably cop it tonight. If you do, I think Wal-Mart now offers all games for $50 in-store. I've noticed it every time I've gone there that even brand new releases are only marked at $49.99. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 8,307 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 42 minutes ago, Ike said: If you do, I think Wal-Mart now offers all games for $50 in-store. I've noticed it every time I've gone there that even brand new releases are only marked at $49.99. o damn. there's actually one on my way home. yeah, i'll swing by. Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 8,307 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Just bought this 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 4,202 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, -GD- said: Just bought this I think you'll enjoy it. The levels are really cleverly designed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
madmaltese★ 2,803 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 At this point it is not even the games, it's the switch. Everything is selling on it. It's a great opportunity for Nintendo to turn attention into less popular franchises. Make a fucking F Zero game ffs. Would be a hit!! Fill in the gaps between mario karts Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 8,307 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Holy shit this game is gorgeous in handheld mode. Damn! Link to post Share on other sites
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