Gaming New StreetPass Games For 3DS Earned $4 Million In A Month

[GamerzHell9137]

• Recently, Nintendo launched four new games for their StreetPass Mii Plaza on the Nintendo 3DS. Unlike the StreetPass games that came pre-loaded onto the system, the four new games are paid apps, and cost $5 each.

• Speaking with Tokyo Keizai Online, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shared that these four games have already turned a tidy profit. In about a single month following their release, the games have generated about $4 million together.

• Last month, Iwata mentioned that the four StreetPass Mii Plaza games had been purchased by over 200,000 Nintendo 3DS owners.

Source:Siliconera

 

[Snailface]

Well good for them, the Mii Force and Mystery Manor games are really fun. And the hats are weird as shit -- which I like.

 

[Duo8]

I seriously thought no one's gonna buy these. Guess I was wrong.

 

[Ethevion]

Damn, who would've though games like these would get so much money. Nice work Nintendo.

 

[Bi0Hazrd]

If there is one thing I would like to have on mobile from Nintendo is that streetpass with the apps on my phone. This would be a great thing to progress.

 

[assassinz]

If there is one thing I would like to have on mobile from Nintendo is that streetpass with the apps on my phone. This would be a great thing to progress.

It's actually better that the 3DS is the mobile gaming console. Phones don't have proper game controls.

 

[chavosaur]

The Initial report says this was all from Japan sales, not American sales.

http://mynintendonews.com/2013/08/0...ames-generated-¥400-million-4-mil-in-a-month/

Which is understandable, since its much easier to get street passes there
But it is the equivalent of $4 million, it just didn't make $4 million in the US or anything.

 

[Corbra1020]

If they realize were giving them alot of money, and there REALLY successful in there digital shopping... i mean what the hell? give us miiverse already

 

[Arras]

If they realize were giving them alot of money, and there REALLY successful in there digital shopping... i mean what the hell? give us miiverse already

It's called development/testing/QA time.

 

[The Milkman]

It's called development/testing/QA time.

Pretty long time to develop an online infrastructure that was announced a year after the consoles launch.

 

[Arras]

Pretty long time to develop an online infrastructure that was announced a year after the consoles launch.

I think the online infrastructure is in place considering the WiiU version works fine, the 3DS side is just not ready. Not integrated with the system and software properly. And they only have access to like 32MB RAM while a game is running or something IIRC.

 

[Clydefrosch]

its funny how much they earn with basically nothing here. i mean, the games are small and cheap. and the rewards, new hats, i bet it cost at least 10000 yen to design them all.
it was quite a hit when finally, after getting all the hats, they suddenly released new ones and asked for 20€ to be able to spend more time trying to get them.

can you buy them from the plaza even when the eshop is closed off by parental control or something?
i really wondered why they made it an in-plaza purchase and i wonder if maybe, kids went ahead and bought these games when they werent supposed to spend money on them

 

[The Milkman]

I think the online infrastructure is in place considering the WiiU version works fine, the 3DS side is just not ready. Not integrated with the system and software properly. And they only have access to like 32MB RAM while a game is running or something IIRC.

Ahhh, that explains a bit then.

 

[Arras]

its funny how much they earn with basically nothing here. i mean, the games are small and cheap. and the rewards, new hats, i bet it cost at least 10000 yen to design them all.
it was quite a hit when finally, after getting all the hats, they suddenly released new ones and asked for 20€ to be able to spend more time trying to get them.

can you buy them from the plaza even when the eshop is closed off by parental control or something?
i really wondered why they made it an in-plaza purchase and i wonder if maybe, kids went ahead and bought these games when they werent supposed to spend money on them

Honestly I'm enjoying all of these games except for Streetpass Battle. Especially Squad is really fun (and kinda hard).

 

[Clarky]

Not Nintendoomed for today then

 

[mrtofu]

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[ForteGospel]

The Initial report says this was all from Japan sales, not American sales.

http://mynintendonews.com/2013/08/0...ames-generated-¥400-million-4-mil-in-a-month/

Which is understandable, since its much easier to get street passes there
But it is the equivalent of $4 million, it just didn't make $4 million in the US or anything.

that actually means they got more than $4 million for those games

 

[Bladexdsl]

people will fucking buy anything...

 

[BORTZ]

Im starting to see a tread, and if you arent part of japan in the coming future or cant at least read japanese, you arent going to get the best stuff from Nintendo as time goes on. Seeing as street pass works the best in a heavily populated area where people are better accustomed to gaming.

 

[jalaneme]

people will fucking buy anything...

which is the most annoying thing about this, you would think people would say no to stuff like this but nope, they keep on buying, i guess it shows how brain dead people truly are