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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Donkey Kong Bananza starts with 128K units sold at retail in Japan 🇯🇵 Best opening for a DK game at retail since Returns on Wii, digital might push it above 🔥 Now to see whether this monkey has legs 📈

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Switch 2 numbers are out in Spain and they are massive! It is doubling the previous record-holder, setting a milestone that will be extremely hard to reach. Mario Kart has sold 95.000 units, which is a 88% attach rate 🚨 Insane 😱🤯

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

And that's 800.000 units sold now! 📈📈 The 1M milestone is well in sight, right as the Switch 2 version launches in 3 days 🫡 Level-5 might be back 🔥

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

5. Ring Fit Adventure (2019) - 216 pts Last known milestone: 15,38M units sold as of March 2023

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

6. Pokémon Scarlet / Violet (2022) - 148 pts Last known milestone: 26,79M as of March 2025 Previous entry: Pokémon Legends Arceus - 15,00M as of June 2023 Previous best: Pokémon R/B/G (1996) - 31,05M as of September 2009

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

7. Splatoon 2 (2017) - 140 pts 🦑 Last known milestone: 13,60M as of December 2022 Previous best: Splatoon (2015) - 4,95M as of March 2023

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

8. Super Mario Party (2018) - 133 pts Last known milestone: 21,16M as of March 2025 Previous best: Mario Party DS (2007) - 9,31M as of December 2014

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

9. Super Mario Odyssey (2017) - 127 pts Last known milestone: 29,28M as of March 2025 Previous best: Super Mario Galaxy (2007) - 12,80M as of March 2023 / Super Mario Bros. (1985) - 40,24M as of December 2014

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

As we are counting toward the launch of the Switch 2, each day will showcase one of the top 10 sales success of the Switch era. 10. Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) - 112 pts 👻 Last known milestone: 14,25M as of March 2024 Previous best: Luigi's Mansion 2 (2013) - 6,48M as of December 2022

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Pokémon Scarlet/Violet becomes the best-selling Pokémon games on Switch and #2 overall 🏆🥈

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Nintendo expects to sell 15M Switch 2 between June 25 and March 26. NS2 Software forecast is 45M and won't include the Mario Kart games sold via the bundle.

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Nintendo last financial report before the Switch 2 launch should be made available in ~30mn. Expect full coverage on Install Base 🫡

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

1.000.000 units sold already! 🔥 Very good pace, Sacre bleu! 📈

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

In one hour: Japanese numbers 🇯🇵📈 In two hours: Nintendo Direct 🔴⚪️

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Japanese numbers for Monster Hunter Wilds are dropping in ~1hour. Any last minute prediction?

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Huge start for Monster Hunter Wilds, handily beating previous franchise launch 🏆

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Members predictions before launch below! 78%+ of members saw a 1M+ CCU peak at launch 🎯

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Monster Hunter Wilds just crossed 1.000.000 concurrent users on Steam 🔥 Peak should be reached in the next couple of days ⌛️ How high will it go? How much the poor Steam user score will hurt it?

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Yakuza in Haiwaii topped the Japanese charts with 105.000 units sold 🇯🇵

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Install Base celebrates the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds this week 🎉🥳 Our #3 most anticipated release of 2025 is heading for a huge launch. 💫 Review embargo is lifting today, what are your wild expectations for the game?

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

150M+ Switch sold worldwide (#3 all-time) Jamboree: record launch for a Mario Party game (6.17M) Brothership: record launch for a M&L game (1.84M) Forecast revised down for HW/SW as sales slowed down more than expected. More in the threads below!

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

1. Black Myth Wukong "it's certainly the biggest success in years (20M units sold in 1 month). It also has great legs despite its explosive launch."

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

2. Helldivers II "Finally a GaaS blowing up like Sony wanted. Since Magicka they know how to make very fun coop games, it was a matter of time and resources to finally blow up."

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

3. Palworld "What's to say that hasn't been already said? Despite its controversies, the game is uniquely its own (just ignore the blatant Pal-design plagiarism). Can the game create a platform that will keep players coming back? Time will tell, but it was quite the entrance."

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

4. EA College Football 25 "Now that's a comeback. Not just a return of college football, but quite literally *the* best selling sports game in the US ever. Ever."

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

5. Balatro "It might not be the biggest in terms of sheer numbers, but a one-man game selling over 3 million is impressive and rare."

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

6. Pokémon TGC Pocket 403.000.000$ in revenue worldwide in its first 10 weeks 🤯 "Printing money"

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

7. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero 3.000.000 units worldwide in 1 day 🔥

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

8. Path of Exile 2 "Yeah it's not been long but I think it deserves to be in the top, great start"

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

9. Super Mario Party Jamboree Fastest selling Mario Party game in Europe, 900K+ sold at retail in Japan in less than 3 months 🥳

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

10. Steam and Marvel Rivals - ex-aeqo CCU all-time peak record for Steam and 481.000 CCU peak for Marvel Rivals in December 2024 📈

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Install Base's Industry Q&A starts 2025 on a strong foot with @dringo.bsky.social as our guest star! 🔥 Thanks to Christopher Dring for providing his time and insights 🫡 And to our members for all the effort poured into each question 🎖 www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threa...

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Happy New Year to all the sales followers around 🎊🎉🎊 Enjoy your night, we'll have some exciting news to share when you wake up 🤩🤫

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Stardew Valley reached the staggering amount of 41M units sold WW 🤯🤯 - 26M on PC 💻 - 7.9M on Switch 🔴 - 7M on all other platforms 🔵🟢📱 One of the most incredible sales stories of all times 📈

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Animal Crossing surpassed 8.000.000 copies sold at retail in Japan! First game to do so, on its first run 🏆 With digital, the game sold over 11.000.000 units 📈 Exceptional milestone 🤯

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

EA College Football 25 just became the best-selling Sports game ever in the US 🇺🇸🏆 And you can now read the Sales Story on the game right below, written by the talented WestEgg! installbaseforum.com/forums/threa...

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

After surpassing the PS2, the Switch is now the #2 best-selling console of all-times in the US 🥈 The Nintendo DS remains ahead with a confortable lead 🥇 Thanks Circana/Mat for the report and Astral_lion02 for the graph!

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

From @shawnlayden.bsky.social himself, we now have confirmation of the lifetime PS2 production number: 160.636.885 units 🏆 Which means the PS2 sold between 160m and 160.64m units lifetime, an all-time record 🎮

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

We now have a pretty clear picture of Playstation's hardware sales 📈🎮 Playstation 2 - 160M Playstation 4 - ~120M Playstation 1 - 102.5M Playstation 3 - 87M Playstation Portable - 82.5M Playstation 5 - 65.5M Playstation Vita - ~12M

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Install Base will host its second industry Q&A session this upcoming Wednesday! 🎓 After @zhugeex.com, this is now @matpiscatella.bsky.social time to share his insights, with a focus on the US market 🇺🇸 Submit your questions now!

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Dragon Quest III Remake soars with 822.000 units sold in Japan first week 🔥 - Biggest since May 2023 🎖 - Biggest launch for Square since 2017 🎖 And the numbers would have been bigger without the severe shortages 👌

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Dragon Quest III Remake just passed Persona 3 Reload CCU peak on Steam! 🔥 #1 peak for a JRPG remake #1 peak for a Square-Enix single player game #1 peak for a Dragon Quest game (x4 the previous peak) Incredible stuff, can't wait for Square's PR 👀

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Dragon Quest III Remake just crossed 30.000 CCU on Steam 🔥🔥 Biggest SP game from Square-Enix there 🏆 Now to see how high the game will go as it is still climbing 📈 Biggest JRPG remake was Persona 3 Reload at 45.002 🎖

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

BIG start for the PS5 Pro in Japan with 78.000 units sold 🔥🔥🔥 Stronger start than the PS4 Pro which sold 65.000 units at launch, despite a significantly higher price ! Holiday season started with a bang 💥

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Nintendo results are out with the following highlights: - Good hold on hardware sales, but forecast is changed from 13.5m to 12.5m. - Slow start for Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom at 2.58m (6 days tracked) - Great repeat sales for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 2.3m+ in the last 6 months.

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Nintendo 6-months earnings will be available in around 1 hour. 🔴⚪️ Q&A section is expected to be held the following day. What do you expect in terms of hardware & software? Will there be a pre-earning announcement?

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Splendid start for Romancing SaGa 2 in Japan with 113.000 units sold! 🇯🇵 Switch is the lead SKU with 70k units. 🔴 That's another success for a Square x Xeen remake collaboration after Trials of Mana in 2020, congrats! 🔥👏

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Install Base @installbase.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

SEGA confirms once again its excellent year! 🔵⚪️ - Yakuza 8 - Persona 3 Reload - Unicorn Overlord - Metaphor ReFantazio - and now Sonic x Shadow Generations All became million-sellers 🏆 5 games, 5 IPs including 2 new ones, remarkable job 👏 Simultaneous WW releases + Steam strategy has been key 💯

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