Splatoon about to outsell smash bros in Japan

on the wiiU of course....

mario kart 8 seems to have sold a tiny bit better in the same time frame...

just 60k more to beat smash..

mario kart 8 is about 500k away...

will splatoon do it?

Holy crap them numbers are amazing. Consider it done.

Good.

Maybe the next Splatoon will have a SP mode.

@Ant_17: Splatoon has a great single player mode, also has extra single player content thru Splatoon Amiibos.

well i like how you unlock singleplayer only weapons to use in multiplayer.

i was like...how the hell do you buy that gold dynamo roller? ooooh..in the single player.

Interesting.

@KBFloYd: @mesome713:No , i mean more focused SP mode.

Maybe a platformer style of gameplay.

Not SP bot mode.

@Ant_17: They might do a more focused single player in the future and just rehash the old maps and modes a bunch, i could see it happening.

Is SB bigger in the West than the East?

I hope Mario Maker does well.

That game entices me quite a bit.

well smash bros added melee with adventure mode and then space emissary in brawl....

its possible to change splatoons single player to a different style.

@mr_huggles_dog: Its about the same, i dont know West numbers, but Smash Wii U has sold about 700k vs about 2.3 million on 3DS in Japan.

it will be very interesting to see how mario maker sells....nintendo has put a lot of effort in the hype of it.

Have to correct myself, the 3DS numbers in North America vs Japan are about the same, but on Wii U North America has bought more then double.

@mesome713: interesting.....I would think SB would sell more in Japan while something like Splatoon would sell more in NA.

I wonder what are the factors that keep Splatoon selling well in Japan. It could be the "moe" factor.

There's a good chance of topping Smash. But it's gonna need a holiday unlike any other to catch MK8. TC doesn't point out that Splatoon has sold 600k total, which means it would have to double its sales in Q4 to get there.

@Basinboy: Smash on Wii U has sold 668k though in Japan, so its not far. With the numbers how they are, Splatoon might can overtake it before the year is up if it continues.

Right. I mean, that is what I said.

@Basinboy: Yeah, forgive me, i misunderstood your post at first, but didnt want to delete it, so i just added the other sentence to try and fix a little.

Never would of guessed it topping Smash. Is that good or bad for Smash? Even with the smallest install base, you would think Smash would sell the most. I haven't bought either, but Smash appeals to me more.

im not saying it has to overtake mario kart 8 this year...i mean will it eventually do it? by this time in mk8 life it was selling 8k or 4k a week...where as splatoon is still selling 20k a week.

No worries.

Splatoon's showing to have some legs at retail but it would be a barn-burner of a holiday to catch MK8. I also wonder how the game's player count is doing in its online modes. Am interested to know if players are sticking with it.

I'm happy to see a new IP doing this well.

It's the first one that has really appealed to consumers in a long time. If the Wii U was a better console, or if PvZ Garden Warfare didn't exist, then I would've bought a Wii U because of Splatoon.

It has one. What do you want, bots?

The dynamism and three-dimensional nature of the gameplay would make for an incredibly difficult to program AI.

Not bad.

Glad the new IP is outselling the disappointing sequel.

This is proof that new IP's are better then sequels. New Idea's we must.