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Nintendo France shares data on hardware/amiibo sales
The following info comes from an interview with Philippe Lavoué from Nintendo France, with figures pertaining to the end of 2015...
- Nintendo France has roughly 50 employees
- In 2015, the company sold over 4 million games, with 6 titles in the Top 20
- Splatoon was the most popular
- Nintendo holds the record for the highest number of consoles in France, with the Wii and Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS: 10.5 million
Wii: 6.4 million
Nintendo 3DS: 4 million
Wii U: 740 000
- amiibo have sold over 1.4 million units sold since launch
- Lavoue believes the potential market for traditional gaming platforms is only going to get bigger
- Lavoue says mobile devices are not the enemy, but rather allies that help Nintendo reach even more people
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