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Zelda helps Nintendo 3DS zap past 4M sales in US

Gary Johnson — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:46:26 +0000

When Nintendo first launched the 3DS earlier last year too much fanfare, the device quickly come under much criticism from various sources. The biggest thing being there was not enough quality titles available at launch. Now we can tell you that Zelda helps the Nintendo 3DS zap past 4M sales in the US.

Nintendo has officially announced that it has already reached the figure of four million 3DS consoles sold in the US. According to an article on SlashGear the company has also enjoyed records on three of its popular gaming titles as well. To reach this figure in the time it did means the 3DS has sold faster than the Wii did during its first nine months of being available.

The company revealed that Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, and Zelda had each passed one million sales in the US already. Meanwhile the 3DS was still outsold by the soon to be replaced Will last year in the US, which managed to shift 4.5 million units.

Gamers are still snapping up the older versions of the DS as well with over 3.4 million units being snapped up in the US during 2011. The total units sold so far in the US have now reached 51 million, with the Wii sitting at 39 million.

The 3DS saw it sales fall away not long after being launched that lead to a dramatic price cut. This certainly did the trick as the cut saw sales in the US jump by 260 percent. We have reported before that the 3DS was on course to beat the sales figures that the original DS saw during its first year.

Are you surprised the 3DS is doing so well now?

Mario Kart 7 helping Nintendo 3DS to sell out in UK retailers

Gary Johnson — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:08:37 +0000

The Nintendo 3DS was launched earlier this year too much fan fare around the world. The first few days saw a good take up of the device. This quickly tailed off though with sales struggling along until Nintendo announced a big price cut to the handheld console. The sluggish start to the devices life was put down to the lack of good launch titles, but this is changing thanks to the likes of Mario Kart 7 that is helping the Nintendo 3DS to sell out in UK retailers.

We told you recently that sales of the console had picked up and were set to beat the first year’s sales of previous models. Now following the launch of Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D, these have helped the 3DS to have a surge in sales and MCV is reporting that sources from retailers have said the Metallic Red version has almost sold out.

Other colors are also reportedly in limited quantities with Iain Johnson, GAME’s category manager for Nintendo, said the retailer has “high expectations for the final few weeks before Christmas.” Despite some gamers reservations of the console it is good to see it finally becoming a success, and whether you love or hate Nintendo no one would really want to see a company fail.

Obviously many hard core gamers will probably decide on getting the upcoming PS Vita for their mobile gaming needs, but many younger gamers will probably be getting the 3DS this year under the Christmas tree. Have you recently purchased the Nintendo 3DS?

Mario Kart 7 3DS, Nintendo introduces two new characters

Chris Cook — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:33:20 +0000

Those of you that are looking forward to some fun 3DS action with Mario Kart 7, the latest installment in the series, will be very excited to hear that the game will feature a couple of racing debutants as Nintendo introduces two new characters to the series. These characters are Honey Queen and Wiggler.

The news comes from the latest issue of the magazine Nintendo Power, in which suggestions that further character revelations are on the way. The latest characters, although a little unexpected, will be great additions to the series. Each has appeared in Mario games before, Honey Queen being the more recent of the two, making her debut in Super Mario Galaxy then appearing again in the sequel and Wiggler, the caterpillar creatures, being regulars amongst Mario characters appearing in several Mario games in both 3D and 2D including New Super Mario Bros and Super Mario 64.

According to ONM other characters that are set to make their debuts as new racers in the upcoming game are Lakitu and Metal Mario. Fans of the series will recognize Lakitu as the little guy who counts down the start of races with the signals. This is the first time he will be available to pick as a playable character. Metal Mario first appeared in Super Mario 64 and is a shiny metallic version of the main man himself.

The game will also bring fresh new features to some of the older courses from the series such as new underwater terrains and flying elements. Also 16 brand new courses will be added to Mario Kart 7 3DS making the game full of fresh content for fans and newcomers to the series to enjoy. Are you looking forward to the latest Mario Kart installment?