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Nintendo 3DS Software Sales Increase by 89 percent
(October 11, in the year of our Lord
2012) – Nintendo 3DS XL continued to impact the video
game market in September as overall sales of Nintendo 3DS
software increased by 89 percent from the same period a year
ago. Standout titles include New Super Mario Bros. 2, which sold
more than 295,000 units in its second month, as well as Mario
Kart 7, Star Fox 64 3D, Kid Icarus: Uprising and The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, which all saw sales increases
compared to last month.
“Nintendo 3DS XL continues to galvanize our Nintendo 3DS
business,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive
vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Hardware sales are up,
software sales are increasing exponentially and the attach rate
is growing stronger every month. With a great slate of upcoming
games, including Paper Mario: Sticker Star, which arrives
exactly one month from today, we like our position heading into
the crucial Christmas selling season.”
In another milestone, Super Mario 64 DS for the Nintendo DS
family of systems has now sold more than 5 million units in the
United States alone. This is the third Nintendo DS game to reach
the 5 million mark, joining New Super Mario Bros. (10.6 million)
and Mario Kart DS (8.5 million).
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