NINTENDO 3DS IS BEST-SELLING VIDEO GAME PLATFORM FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT MONTH
Fueled by a strong start for Mario & Luigiâ„¢: Dream Team and the continued strength of games such as Animal Crossingâ„¢: New Leaf and Luigi’s Mansionâ„¢: Dark Moon, Nintendo 3DSâ„¢ finished August as the best-selling video game system in the U.S. for the fourth consecutive month. More than 6.47 million units of Nintendo 3DS software have been sold so far in 2013, an increase of nearly 30 percent over the same time frame last year.
Other highlights for August include:
– Mario & Luigi: Dream Team for Nintendo 3DS launched on Aug. 11 and sold nearly 190,000 combined physical and digital units.
– Pikminâ„¢ 3 for Wii Uâ„¢ launched on Aug. 4 and sold more than 115,000 combined physical and digital units.
– New Super Luigi Uâ„¢ for Wii U launched in stores on Aug. 25, after two months as a digital-only download, and has now sold nearly 120,000 combined units.
– So far in 2013, nine Nintendo 3DS games have sold at least 250,000 combined physical and digital units. These include:
|
Title |
Launch Date |
2013 Sales |
Lifetime Sales |
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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon |
3/24/13 |
863,000 units |
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf |
6/9/13 |
739,000 units |
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|
New Super Mario Bros.â„¢ 2 |
8/19/12 |
406,000 units |
1.85 million units |
|
Fire Emblem Awakening |
2/4/13 |
390,000 units |
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|
Mario Kartâ„¢ 7 |
12/4/11 |
352,000 units |
2.84 million units |
|
Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity |
3/24/13 |
298,000 units |
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Donkey Kong Countryâ„¢ Returns 3D |
5/24/13 |
268,000 units |
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Super Mario 3D Landâ„¢ |
11/13/11 |
265,000 units |
2.86 million units |
|
LEGO® City Undercover: The Chase Begins |
4/21/13 |
264,000 units |
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