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Japan: 3DS Exceeds Nintendo Wii’s Lifetime Hardware Sales In Under Three Years

3ds_xl_pikachuWith this week’s Media Create sales from Japan, the Nintendo 3DS has surpassed the Nintendo Wii in lifetime sales. Nintendo’s 3D handheld has continued to annihilate the competition in the hardware category, as week after week it hangs on to the top spot without a whisper of a refusal to budge. Sales of Monster Hunter 4 over the past couple of weeks have propelled the handheld to further heights as well, but the constant flow and ebb of 3DS games within the charts has also given the hardware a solid platform to rest on.

Currently, the Nintendo 3DS is sitting high and mighty on sales of 12,752,73, while the Wii takes a back seat at 12,698,878 – an incredible feat for a system that’s been on the market for approximately, or just over, 2.5 years when compared to the Wii’s seven, since its launch in 2006. The Nintendo 3DS is sure to reach dizzying sales heights in the future, what do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

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                  1. Tyvärr är det så men jag läste att Nokienerna är snart på gränsen till att gå under så kanske de drar med sig Xbotarna till en viss del…

                    1. Forhåpentligvis vil de dra med seg noen ingen troende til den fordervete dal, vårt imperium vil leve med Nokias offer.

          1. Det var en god ting at breivik knerta mest mulig av ungdummen i dag, politiet gjorde en god jobb med balja som var lekket i stykker. Men det skal man ikke snakke om fordi politiets inkompetanse må ikke nevnes for det er jo en dårlig jobb å bruke en lekken balje.

              1. Samme her, men han kommer vel til å slippes ut til herregårds fengslet i en nærmere fremtid. Han klager på at det er så trangt i den cella si så. Han får ikke strekt beina sine godt nok, eller hva en han sa.

                  1. Ja, det er sant. Han kalte det for tortur. Ikke likte han gummi skrivesakene sine heller, var for ukomfertable og vanskelige å skrive med.

    1. And just wait for Pokemon X & Y to arrive next month and it will definitely distance itself from the Wii. So many more will be sold come October 12th. I am so glad to be an owner of a 3DS. So many high quality games and experiences!

          1. It has the potential I must confess…

            It all depends if our empire keeps producing quality games as they have done for a little more than 1 year now…

    2. Holy fuck! O.O I knew the 3DS was doing really good but surpassing the Wii in the same lifetime period is ridiculous.
      Also, the 3DS might be my favourite Nintendo handheld ever, I really like it, sorry GBA, you’re still cool :P

    3. Bringing Pokémon in will really help it soar in the West as well. Anyone remember all the 3DS naysayers of 2 years ago?

    4. I think that 3ds really deserves this. This is an amazing handheld and an amazing console.
      I had a wii u and i didn’t like at all so i get rid of it but 3ds is probably one of the best consoles ever and i’ll still loving nintendo as long as they still making consoles like this.

    5. I’m not surprised, the 3DS is without a doubt one of Nintendo’s best consoles (Home or Handheld) and the list of games released on it so far have been nothing short of excellent and there’s still alot more to look forward to before the end of the year (Zelda, Pokemon).

    6. 3DS outsells the Wii’s lifetime sales in Japan, and all this days before X and Y come to the party.

      Staggering, in all honesty.

    7. This can’t be true. I’ve read everywhere that handheld gaming is dying, growing bigger.

      And everything the analyst say must be true, otherwise I don’t know what to believe anymore…

    8. And just think, the 3DS used to be in the same position that the Wii U currently is. I hope the Wii U can turn things around the same way.

      I myself am waiting for something I might be waiting FOREVER for…..a. new color. I’m hoping for a green, red or blue Wii U. Even a silver would be better than the black. I know a color isn’t what makes a console. But Nintendo does this every time. I go out and buy the current color. Then they release cool new colors, and I get ticked off that I didn’t wait.

      This is the first time I’ve EVER held off on buying a Nintendo console. I’m DYING to play Pikmin 3, but I’ll remain patient.

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