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Nintendo 3DS Repeats at Number 1 in US
October 18, in the year of
our Lord 2013 - Nintendo enters the critical Christmas
selling season with strong momentum, as Nintendo 3DS finished as
the best-selling video game system in the U.S. for the fifth
consecutive month and Wii U enjoyed new momentum following a
price cut.
On Oct. 15, Nintendo revealed that Pokémon X and Pokémon Y,
which launched globally on Oct. 12, combined to sell more than 4
million units worldwide during its first two days on the market.
A full breakdown of U.S. sales for the games, as well as the new
Nintendo 2DS handheld, which launched on the same day, will be
included in next month’s NPD report. In addition to the latest
Pokémon adventure, Nintendo 3DS fans have two exciting games on
the horizon, both launching on Nov. 22: The Legend of Zelda: A
Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour.
On Sept. 20, Nintendo reduced the price of the Wii U Deluxe Set
by $50 to a suggested retail price of $299.99 and introduced a
limited-edition bundle that features a download code for a
digital copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Sales of
Wii U hardware in September increased by more than 200 percent
over sales in August, and that is with only 15 days of data
being reported at the new price. Over the next few weeks and
months, Wii U fans can look forward to playing Wii Party U (Oct.
25), Wii Fit U (Nintendo eShop, Nov. 1) Mario & Sonic at the
Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Nov. 15) and Super Mario 3D
World (Nov. 22).
*Data regarding physical sales of games in September are from
the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and
combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from
Nintendo’s internal sales figures. All numbers, unless otherwise
stated, are specific to the United States only.