Mario de papel: La puerta de los mil años era de Nintendo “Más vendido” Cambiar de juego en mayo 2024 (US)
Mario de papel: La puerta de los mil años topped the charts in the UK and Japan when it arrived on the Switch in May 2024, and some new data about its release in the US has now been shared.
According to Circana (formerly NPD) via industry analyst Mat Piscatella, it debuted in second place right in the “Parte superior 20 Best-Selling Premium Games” right underneath Fantasma de tsushima and just ahead of Call of Duty: Guerra moderna III (2023).
“Ghost of Tsushima generated a slightly higher consumer spending total across physical and digital game sales than did physical-only sales of Paper Mario: La puerta de los mil años (Nintendo is not a digital data sharing publisher).”
The one other first-party Nintendo game represented in the top 20 best-selling games in the month of May was Mario Kart 8 in 15th place.
In terms of the “superior 10 más vendido” Switch games for the month of May, Paper Mario debuted in top spot, con mario kart 8 in second and Princess Peach: Tiempo de la funcion! dropping down to third spot.
En el frente del hardware, video game hardware spending reportedly declined by 40% año tras año, with Switch also showing “the most significant drop” in double-digit percentage declines year-on-year in 2024. One major difference last May was the release of The Legend of Zelda: Lágrimas del Reino:
“The May 2024 Console spending declines versus a year ago across hardware, content and accessories spending can be partially attributed to the strength of the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in the May 2023 comparable period… May video game hardware spending declined 40% when compared to a year ago, to $202M, and is now 30% lower YTD. Through May, all current generation hardware platforms are showing double-digit percentage declines year-on-year in 2024, with Switch showing the most significant drop.“
If you haven’t played Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door before, the Switch release is a great chance to give it a go. You can learn more about this GameCube classic and how it’s been updated in our full review here on Nintendo Life: