Nintendo 3DS continued to build momentum in 2013 and finished as the best-selling video game system in the U.S. for the third consecutive month. A strong second month for Animal Crossing: New Leaf helped sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software increase by 14 and 45 percent, respectively, over the same time frame last year.
Highlights for the month include:
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf sold more than 150,000 combined physical and digital units in its second month on the market, bringing its lifetime total to more than 660,000 combined units.
- The lifetime total for Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for Nintendo 3DS surpassed 820,000 combined physical and digital units.
- New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U surpassed 830,000 lifetime sales of combined physical and digital units.
- EarthBound launched July 18 for the Virtual Console service on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U and is off to a great start. Only two eShop titles, New Super Luigi U and Pikmin 3, generated more consumer spend in the same time period since launch.
Nintendo 3DS and Wii U fans will have a lot to play this summer and through the rest of 2013. Starting with the recently released Pikmin 3 (Wii U, Aug. 4) and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Nintendo 3DS, Aug. 11) and continuing with The Wonderful 101 (Wii U, Sept. 15), Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (Nintendo 3DS, Oct. 12), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U, October), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U, November), The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo 3DS, November) and Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, December).
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Uhh hello! i think this is great news because i love the 3DS systim from nintendo because it is good and because i love it!!!!
he was resurrected….
Shoot it! Shoot it now!… aahhhhh.
Uhh hello! im very much a live because i love life but mother and i are on vackation rite now because wii love it! <3 im stil keeping up with my nintendo news because i love it butt the wi fi has bin slo hear. almost as slo as mother but i still love her. <3 bin working with mother on english and im just realy happy!!! =) Mother and i are in Florida! wii went too disney walt world because i love it and i even snuck a sqeeze at ariel's titay! ;) butt i did that wen mother let me go out on my own since im 21 because she loves mii! butt ill bee back home soon butt just enjoying life right now becasue i love it! <3 =) buy my frends!!!!
YAYYAY UR BACK! UR MY FAVOURITE!
Just like the Nintendo 3DS had a slow start and picked up later on, the Wii U will do the same. Patience is key in life.
Indeed…
3ds have game that feals fresh. When you buy a 360 game it deals like you have already played before.
Proud owner of an Aqua blue, launch Nintendo 3ds. It was all worth. Just like the wait for Wii U games is going to be worth it
Im dying to get a wiiu but to many monetary problems are keeping me from getting one. I hate my economy.
I hate your economy
Nintendo hates your economy
Wii U upcoming third-party titles should have been cited in addition to Nintendo IPs.
I know we can find this information elsewhere, but it would be a plus for the post.
This ^ but right now third party’s but most third party’s don’t deserve the adds.
Where are the non-ugly 3DS XLs in North America! I want to see better ones, the Red, Blue and Black have none of my interest. I’ve been waiting patiently for something sweet… Nintendo, are you listening?
Like what? Green? I say buy the black one and get a vinyl skin from amazon or a nice case. They wont ruin the console and look pretty nice.
Or Ebay*
I want a LOZ: ALBW Themed 3DS XL to compliment my LOZ:OOT3D Themed 3DS from 2012. :D
That would be pretty sweet. I already own the black blue XL though. And thinking about getting mint white from Japan… Zelda stuff always wins though.
Own 2 of them ( one small, one XL. ) And I’m picking up another XL soon, a Japanese one.
Remember this article?
http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/29/history-says-the-3ds-is-doomed
XD
They probably feel pretty dumb.
I bet he’s eating his words right now. It was the original xbox that suffered until nintendo was kind to give them rareware.
lol Hahahaha it sooooo true 3DS is dooooomd wii u is dooooomd. ign dame trollers
Not what yo mama and granny said.
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the 3ds is hot hot hot. which is why I have one. now if only psv could come this long way.
Wii U fans will have a lot to play this summer and through the rest of 2013. Starting with the recently released Pikmin 3 (Wii U, Aug. 4) and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Nintendo 3DS, Aug. 11) and continuing with The Wonderful 101 (Wii U, Sept. 15), Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (Nintendo 3DS, Oct. 12), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U, October), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U, November), The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo 3DS, November) and Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, December).
Yea plenty of baby games to entertain the babies on their underpowered baby console.
Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater and Resident Evil: Revelations 3D beg to disagree… BIG TIME!!!!!
Not what your mama said when I pounded her last night.
yet we are getting the almost BEST version of Splinter Cell next week, and other Mature rated games. how babyish is that?
Yep! Enjoy whatever it is you think makes you feel adult!
I’m buying all those games, so go fuck yourself with the “Nintendo Games are for Babies” thing. I play those games because I enjoy them and they are fun.
Meanwhile the 3DS continues to be the best selling console worldwide for like almost two years. Oh yeah, that’s right. Positive sales only count and are relevant in the USA.
*smh*
Man we are arrogant…
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This is good news. The best new game coming out on Wii U is Super Mario 3D World. I am very surprised Capcom has not made Resident Evil 5 and 6 for Wii U. Dragon’s Crown should come to Wii U and 3DS. Also, Namco should make No Ni Kuni for Wii U and Tales of Vesperia, Graces, And Xillia.
Or maybe the can give us new games there working on and stop giving us old ports that won’t sell the system.
I bought my 3ds xl when the pikachu one came out, I’ve already played more games on it this year than on my xbox. I love what Nintendo is doing with the handheld space. The wii and the wii U just aren’t doing it for me. I honestly wouldn’t mind if they just dropped and went full 3ds/handheld.
You might not mind, but we all would.
The 3DS will become the second best system ever…
Which is your favorite console? Mine has always been the Gamecube. I know that the specs may not have been the best at the time, but boy did it have some great games! I also loved the main menu, the sounds were catchy and the design of the console was great!
Hard to decide as both the N64 and Gamecube had my best games ever…
Tied actually…
The only thing I’ve been doing on my 3DS is creating Mii’s and exchanging with Street Pass. My few 3DS games have been collecting dust.
The 3DS is an excellent console and I’m glad to see it doing so well! One of the major advantages that it has, is that the 3DS has a huge selection. There are so many games that I still want to get from the console and more are on the way. Ocarina of Time 3DS and KH3D was a nice start for me, just need to keep on buying!
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