11-02-2020, 07:08 PM
Pikmin 3 Opening Week Physical Sales Were Lower On Switch Than Wii U (UK)
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<p>Last Friday saw the launch of <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pikmin_3_deluxe">Pikmin 3 Deluxe</a> on Nintendo Switch, a new and improved port of <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu/pikmin_3">Pikmin 3</a> which originally released on Wii U. In an unusual turn of events, the Switch version hasn’t managed to outperform the original game in its opening week sales – in the UK, at least.</p>
<p>Thanks to the Switch’s significantly higher install base, we’ve seen plenty of Wii U ports jumping over to Nintendo’s newest console and enjoying great success. As one example, <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a> on Switch has already sold more than 26 million copies worldwide – with that figure ever-rising – compared to <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu/mario_kart_8">the Wii U version</a>‘s final total of just 8.45 million.</p>
<p>Pikmin 3 hasn’t followed suit, however. <a class="external" href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-soft-opening-week-for-watch-dogs-legion-and-pikmin-3-uk-physical-charts">GamesIndustry.biz</a> reports that in terms of physical sales in the UK, the Switch version’s opening week sales are down 18.5% when compared to the original Wii U release. Physical chart data shows that <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/uk_charts_pikmin_3_deluxe_scores_top_ten_debut_in_another_solid_week_for_nintendo">the game debuted in seventh place</a>, being outperformed by plenty of other Nintendo titles which have been available for some time.</p>
<p>It’s worth noting that Nintendo doesn’t disclose its weekly digital sales data, and if digital sales were included, that 18.5% gap likely wouldn’t be quite as severe. <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/nintendo_earned_almost_usd2_billion_in_digital_sales_this_year_a_72_percent_yearly_increase">Digital sales are on the up across the board</a>, after all, even more so thanks to the current pandemic, and we’re sure plenty of Pikmin fans have chosen to download a copy of the game this time around.</p>
<p>Have you bought a copy of Pikmin 3 Deluxe? Did you buy the original on Wii U? Let us know in the usual place.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/11/...-wii-u-uk/
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<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Pikmin 3 Deluxe" href="https://images.nintendolife.com/120d468ce2e29/pikmin-3-deluxe.original.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="https://images.nintendolife.com/120d468ce2e29/pikmin-3-deluxe.900x.jpg" width="900" height="506" alt="Pikmin 3 Deluxe"></a></figure>
<p>Last Friday saw the launch of <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pikmin_3_deluxe">Pikmin 3 Deluxe</a> on Nintendo Switch, a new and improved port of <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu/pikmin_3">Pikmin 3</a> which originally released on Wii U. In an unusual turn of events, the Switch version hasn’t managed to outperform the original game in its opening week sales – in the UK, at least.</p>
<p>Thanks to the Switch’s significantly higher install base, we’ve seen plenty of Wii U ports jumping over to Nintendo’s newest console and enjoying great success. As one example, <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a> on Switch has already sold more than 26 million copies worldwide – with that figure ever-rising – compared to <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu/mario_kart_8">the Wii U version</a>‘s final total of just 8.45 million.</p>
<p>Pikmin 3 hasn’t followed suit, however. <a class="external" href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-soft-opening-week-for-watch-dogs-legion-and-pikmin-3-uk-physical-charts">GamesIndustry.biz</a> reports that in terms of physical sales in the UK, the Switch version’s opening week sales are down 18.5% when compared to the original Wii U release. Physical chart data shows that <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/uk_charts_pikmin_3_deluxe_scores_top_ten_debut_in_another_solid_week_for_nintendo">the game debuted in seventh place</a>, being outperformed by plenty of other Nintendo titles which have been available for some time.</p>
<p>It’s worth noting that Nintendo doesn’t disclose its weekly digital sales data, and if digital sales were included, that 18.5% gap likely wouldn’t be quite as severe. <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/nintendo_earned_almost_usd2_billion_in_digital_sales_this_year_a_72_percent_yearly_increase">Digital sales are on the up across the board</a>, after all, even more so thanks to the current pandemic, and we’re sure plenty of Pikmin fans have chosen to download a copy of the game this time around.</p>
<p>Have you bought a copy of Pikmin 3 Deluxe? Did you buy the original on Wii U? Let us know in the usual place.</p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/11/...-wii-u-uk/