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Nintendo Hardware Sales in November
December 6, in the year of our Lord 2012 --
Strong sales on Black Friday and the arrival of Wii U helped
Nintendo sell more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the
United States in November, according to the NPD Group. This
includes nearly 910,000 units of portable hardware and more than
845,000 home console units. November 2012 marks the 36th time
that Nintendo has sold more than 1 million hardware units in one
month in the United States since 2004.
“The groundbreaking Wii U, the continued strength of Nintendo
3DS and the enduring appeal of Wii and Nintendo DS drove
momentum on Black Friday and through November,” said Scott
Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales
& Marketing. “Wii U is off to a tremendous start in the United
States, is essentially sold out at retail and has cemented its
status as the ‘must-have’ product this holiday season.”
Nintendo milestones achieved in November include:
Wii U: Following its launch on Nov. 18 and with only seven days
of sales captured in the data, Wii U sold more than 425,000
units, nearly matching the Wii system’s first-week total of
475,000. On the software front, New Super Mario Bros. U sold
more than 243,000 units, an attach rate of nearly 60 percent.
Nintendo 3DS: The platform kicked off its second holiday season
by selling nearly 540,000 units and has now sold nearly 6.5
million units life to date. Additionally, Mario Kart 7 became
the second Nintendo 3DS game to cross 2 million units sold in
the U.S.
Wii: In its seventh November, Wii sold 420,000 units and has now
sold more than 40 million units in the United States alone.
Nintendo DS: In its 97th month overall, Nintendo DS sold more
than 370,000 units and will cross 53 million units sold life to
date in the next few days.
*Note that all data referenced in this document is from The NPD
Group’s November report, which covers the period of Oct. 28
through Nov. 24, and is for the United States only.