Nintendo’s twin-screen wonder has seen almost as many reinventions as Lady Gaga, so it can not come as an enormous shock to listen to that the DS (in all its guises) has now sold over 50 million units within the US. The house entertainment maestros are still chasing similar success for its three-dimensional sibling, the 3DS, however. Nintendo has managed to sell almost half 1,000,000 three dee units units after its weighty price cut , but there’s now some very potent competitors seeking their very own slice of the (portable) gaming pie. Good luck, Nintendo, you’re probably going to want it.
Oct. 13, 2011
The most effective-selling online game system in U.S. history reached another milestone in September: Lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS™ family of systems have surpassed 50 million units, in keeping with the NPD Group, which tracks online game sales inside the Usa.
“The Nintendo DS forever changed the gaming landscape, and the undeniable fact that consumers continue to embrace the platform is a testament to its value and mass appeal,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vp of Sales & Marketing. “Our hand-held story continues with the Nintendo 3DS system, which just had its second consecutive month of growth and enters its first holiday season with a monster lineup of games, including Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.”
Other Nintendo milestones reached in September include:
Nintendo sold greater than 260,000 Nintendo 3DS™ portable entertainment systems, a rise of greater than 10 percent from the former month. Nintendo has sold nearly 450,000 units of Nintendo 3DS following a cost reduction on Aug. 12.
The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D became the primary Nintendo 3DS title to surpass 500,000 total units sold within the U.s..
Nintendo sold greater than 647,000 total hardware units in September, including 240,000 Wii™ systems and greater than 145,000 units of the Nintendo DS family.
The 273 million software units sold for the Nintendo DS family equates to greater than 107,000 games being sold per day, each day for nearly seven years. Greater than 273 million units of software has been sold for the platform within the Us of a, including 24 of the head 25 and 43 of the tip 50 best-selling portable games on this hand-held generation.
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