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[Aostia]

So it being downloaded that much is impressive, do they list numbers on how many people bought it? I would be more interested in that because with it being IAP. I would be interested in the sales.

It is n°1 in top grossing charts in US and UK.
Btw, not referred to you that actually did a good question, but in general I don't understand why many are toning down an outstanding result.

 

[PSFan]

Someone tweeted yesterday that Super Mario Wii is charting again on amazon. Nintendo's plan is working.

Interesting that it's not New Super Mario U though. This isn't moving Wiius the way GO moved 3DS' to play Pokemon.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Can't wait for this to come to Android, glad it's doing so well.

 

[RowdyReverb]

Well deserved. I am loving the game. It just has a level of polish and care that you don't often see in mobile games

 

[Griss]

Pikachu, can you hear me? Game Freak, can you hear me?!? ... your boys took a hell of a beating. Your boys took a hell of a beating!

 

[Gator86]

When the games aren't tied to their pitiful hardware, yea Nintendo is still by far the most popular entity in this industry.

Basically. Nintendo's problem has never been people don't want to play their marquee franchises. Their problem is literally everything else.

 

[jetjevons]

So what % of those downloads convert to $10 paying customers?

 

[DecoReturns]

I was hoping they would add some of the minigames from Super Mario 64 DS. Those were great little minigames.

 

[Sorcerer Supreme]

I was hoping they would add some of the minigames from Super Mario 64 DS. Those were great little minigames.

i'd buy it instantly if they did that

 

[Plum]

Interesting that it's not New Super Mario U though. This isn't moving Wiius the way GO moved 3DS' to play Pokemon.

That's because even Nintendo doesn't care about people buying the Wii U right now. All of this is to help the Switch out in March.

 

[cleveridea]

Have to laugh that people are outraged at $10.

Already, there’s a ton of backlash about this on the App Store. Around half of the game’s 33,000 ratings are one-star ratings, Apptopia notes. Apparently, people are wildly upset over the small amount of free play before having to cough up the money to buy the full game. (Nintendo may later choose to drop its price to convert more free players to customers at some point, given the situation.)

https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/16/s...n-day-one-but-half-reviews-are-just-one-star/

 

[Air]

I wonder if the people saying people will buy their stuff if it's not on terrible hardware realize the assets for this game are probably 10 years old and looks exactly like the wii u version of NSMB

Stop posting dumb things guys

 

[asagami_]

That's because even Nintendo doesn't care about people buying the Wii U right now. All of this is to help the Switch out in March.

Actually I wonder if this help to sell Super Mario Makers for 3DS. The timing is perfect after all.

 

[HStallion]

Crash Bandicoot Run is going to eclipse these sales when it comes out!

 

[fhqwhgads]

The only downside of this is how GAF is going to see another wave of "Why Nintendo Should Go Third Party" threads that are as shortsighted as the average Nintendo investor.

 

[wild wild rice]

How much did the last Call of Duty sell on Day 1?

 

[Gamecocks625]

Interesting that it's not New Super Mario U though. This isn't moving Wiius the way GO moved 3DS' to play Pokemon.

Wii has a massive install base. People probably dusted them off and realized there was a 2D Mario game for it.

 

[Madame M]

Here's a fact: I'm not shelling out $10 because of the ridiculous always on internet connection boneheaded decision

 

[Glass Shark]

Surprised Nintendo was able to keep it in stock.

Hey-oh!

 

[idwl]

I was hoping they would add some of the minigames from Super Mario 64 DS. Those were great little minigames.

They could seriously release some by themselves for a dollar each and I'd buy them. I loved the slingshot bobomb one and the trampoline ones so much

 

[Producer]

How much did the last Call of Duty sell on Day 1?

why you wanna know that

 

[Plum]

Actually I wonder if this help to sell Super Mario Makers for 3DS. The timing is perfect after all.

Yeah, definitely, it's not only for the Switch. Remember though that Sun and Moon came out longer after the release of Go than the difference between now and the Switch's release.

 

[13ruce]

I was hoping they would add some of the minigames from Super Mario 64 DS. Those were great little minigames.

Those are perfect for mobile.

 

[pantsmith]

Worth mentioning Pokemon Go was spread by word of mouth alone, and had little to no notification on the app store that it had released or was available.

 

[Ooccoo]

but its 10 dollar ?

But it's free to download!

 

[RM8]

The only downside of this is how GAF is going to see another wave of "Why Nintendo Should Go Third Party" threads that are as shortsighted as the average Nintendo investor.

People would be deluded to believe this game would do better on PS or Xbox than on iOS, though. I like Nintendo on mobile because they can be third party, without actually going third party It's a great compromise, and a very successful one. Mobile Animal Crossing is going to break Japan in half.

 

[Kindekuma]

Dropped the $10 on it. Have a what feels like a million dollars in iTunes credit so it's no biggie. Lots of fun! Really dig the replay value when it comes to getting the collectables. Needing to do absolutely perfect coin runs adds to the challenge and I like that.

It's a gud game. Congrats to Nintendo.

 

[Plum]

I wonder if the people saying people will buy their stuff if it's not on terrible hardware realize the assets for this game are probably 10 years old and looks exactly like the wii u version of NSMB

Stop posting dumb things guys

It's just thinly veiled port begging really. That or they actually think Nintendo would succeed if they released a direct competitor to the PS4 and X1.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Worth mentioning Pokemon Go was spread by word of mouth alone, and had little to no notification on the app store that it had released or was available.

The app store didn't let me know about Mario Run either.

 

[Deleted member 752119]

Interesting that it's not New Super Mario U though. This isn't moving Wiius the way GO moved 3DS' to play Pokemon.

Lots of casuals probably still have dust gathering Wiis around, so makes sense.

The app store didn't let me know about Mario Run either.

It's had banner ads for months, that went to a splash page with a notify when available button. I got that e-mail last night, had already downloaded the game hours earlier though.

 

[pretty done]

Yeah, right.

Keep that bubble intact, mate.

Throwing stones in a glass house made of New 3DS'

 

[jnWake]

Worth mentioning Pokemon Go was spread by word of mouth alone, and had little to no notification on the app store that it had released or was available.

Yeah, no one knew Pokémon Go was coming before launch. Those guys at Gamefreak are truly insane.

 

[asagami_]

Those are perfect for mobile.

You know what would perfect too? A Wario Ware for iOS/Android devices. It's surprise me it's not a future project for Nintendo lol

 

[5olid_5nake]

Nintendo Magic.

 

[RowdyReverb]

Dropped the $10 on it. Have a what feels like a million dollars in iTunes credit so it's not biggie. Lots of fun! Really dig the replay value when it comes to getting the collectables. Needing to do absolutely perfect coin runs adds to the challenge and I like that.

It's a gud game. Congrats to Nintendo.

I'm super hooked on the Toad Rally mode

 

[ZOONAMI]

Just bought it today!

 

[Interfectum]

Animal Crossing is gonna make Nintendo a loooot of money if they do it right.

 

[Glass Shark]

So it being downloaded that much is impressive, do they list numbers on how many people bought it? I would be more interested in that because with it being IAP. I would be interested in the sales.

If you do the math on the apps that regularly make the Top Grossing list, it's safe to estimate that they sold more than 200,000 copies of the full version.

I'm super hooked on the Toad Rally mode

Toad Rally is the heart of the game and I feel like a lot of people are missing that. The World Tour is best seen as something that just feeds into the other mode.

 

[sense]

For something that is advertised heavily and a huge deal and free to download, the amount of downloads don't sound too impressive. To be fair this is just ios so we will see how things go in the following months I guess

 

[Seik]

Throwing stones in a glass house made of New 3DS'

...

That sign was for Amiibo, though. :lol

 

[ViolentP]

Played a little yesterday and I'm out. Not a bad game, just more Mario.

 

[theangrypirate]

Wow, thats a lot of downloads. Only Apple too, not even out on Android yet.

 

[Robottiimu2000]

I just wish I've had money when the stock was low...

 

[HotHamBoy]

3x as much as Pokemon Go on 1st day.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/16/13982844/super-mario-run-first-day-downloads

You know, just some facts for the "no one is talking about this game, won't even touch Pokemon Go which was way more popular at launch".

Nope.

They had banner ads on the front page of the store for months. Im absolutely not surprised about the downloads.

I'm curious about the percentage that paid to unlock it.

The app store didn't let me know about Mario Run either.

Are you blind? Because they stopped just short of screaming in your ear.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

For something that is advertised heavily and a huge deal and free to download, the amount of downloads don't sound too impressive.

It's the biggest launch in the history of the app store. How is that not impressive?

 

[Madame M]

Animal Crossing is gonna make Nintendo a loooot of money if they do it right.

Tom Nook gonna sell real life payday loans to financially illiterate kids, I hope

 

[pretty done]

...

That sign was for Amiibo, though. :lol

You're telling me I'm in a bubble and your avatar is an Amiibo promotion. OK.

 

[wild wild rice]

why you wanna know that

2.85M just sounds weak to me. People talk about smart phone development as if stratospheric success is guaranteed and would leave console development in the dust.

 

[Inferno313]

I wish Apple would unlock the NFC in iPhones for things other than apple pay. This game is great, but I wanna use my Amiibo on it!

 

[Rndom Grenadez]

You are right - actually its not that impressive without knowing how many people paid for it.

People still downplaying how impressive this is.