People complained with DSiWare and WiiWare, and Nintendo listened. With the 3DS's eShop, they not only offered a more accessible, consumer friendly and intuitive storefront, they also paced it with some great content. Games like Pushmo, Freakyforms, Sakura Samurai, Mutant Mudds, Mighty Flip Champs, VVVVV, Zen Pinball and more, all offered on the eShop, in addition to the 3D CIassics line and of course the Virtual Console, offering Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Game Gear games, along with full compatibility with the DSiWare store... Nintendo really got it right this time.And apparently, consumers responded accordingly, if this news article is to be believed:Analysis firm FADE LLC has just put out a report stating that the entire eShop has generated an estimated $11.1m in revenue -- this is over the course of the seven month period of the release of the eShop -- so it's not a 'full' year. Funnily enough,nearly halfof 2011's entire revenue stream was generated by three two-decade old ports released in thefirst weekof the eShop. It's insane how much money Nintendo can make off ancient (yet good) games that often consist of less than 1MB of data.Additionally, eight out of the top ten best selling titles are first-party Nintendo titles -- once again a testament to how much control the Big N has on their digital platforms. Before you start jumping up and down, note that this is an independent study and not official numbers from Nintendo. Personally, I have seven of the ten games on the below list -- how about you?Estimated Top Selling Titles, by Gross Revenues (Annual, 2011)1. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo) - 338,700 Units / $2.3 Million USD (VC)2. 3D CIassics: Excitebike (Nintendo) - 481,100 Units / $1.3 Million USD (eShop)3. Super Mario Land (Nintendo) - 230,500 Units / $1.1 Million USD (VC)4. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! (Nintendo) - 112,700 Units / $969,000 USD (eShop)5. Pushmo (Nintendo) - 93,300 Units / $634,000 USD (eShop)6. Kirby's Dream Land (Nintendo) - 84,500 Units / $384,000 USD (VC)7. Let's Golf! 3D (Gameloft) - 43,200 Units / $356,000 USD (eShop)8. Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - 82,800 Units / $348,000 USD (VC)9. 3D CIassics: Xevious (Nintendo) - 47,900 Units / $301,000 USD (eShop)10. Hyu Stone (Poisoft) - 50,300 Units / $293,000 USDDestructoid
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