Nintendo 3DS Record Sales Figures | 4 Million Total 3DS’s Sold | 1.5 Million Sold Nov-Dec 2011
The Nintendo 3DS sold more units in December than any other console since Enterbrain began tracking figures back in 1997.
Andriasang reported, a whopping 1,492,931 3DS consoles were sold between November 28 and December 25.
Nintendo also revealed recently the total hardware sales for 2011 which included 12 million hardware units consisting of 4.5 million Nintendo Wiis, 4 million Nintendo 3DS’s and 3.4 million other Nintendo DS handhelds.
Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 were the the first titles for the 3DS to sell a million each in North America. The launch of these titles will have also bolstered the rise in hardware sales in Q4 2011.
Nintendo of America VP of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt quoted ”not only have the new Mario and Zelda titles already broken records, but with strong reviews and satisfied customers sharing their positive experiences, all three are also shaping up to be the latest long-tail titles from Nintendo. Couple that with a massive first- and third party lineup in the first part of the year and the prospects for 2012 are extremely promising.”
But that’s not all, the console has also been the best-selling piece of hardware for the last seven months, and has remained unchallenged at the top of the hardware charts ever since its controversial price-cut in August.
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