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Super Mario Galaxy Becomes Ninth Wii Game to Sell More than 5 Million Units
March 8, in the year of our Lord 2012 --
Another month, another milestone for Mario: Super Mario Galaxy
became the ninth Wii game to sell more than 5 million units in
the United States, according to the NPD Group, which tracks
video game sales in the United States. The Wii system, which
crossed 39 million units sold in February, now has nearly twice
as many 5-million sellers* as competing current-generation
consoles combined.
“Wii continues its record-breaking run by surpassing 39 million
units in its 64th month, a pace that is unmatched by any other
system in U.S. history,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of
America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Titles
like Super Mario Galaxy help explain why Wii continues to
resonate with consumers. The fact that one of the best-reviewed
games of all time is available for a suggested retail price of
$19.99 speaks to Nintendo’s combination of quality, family fun
and value that is unmatched in our industry.”
Other Nintendo milestones achieved in February include:
Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 for Nintendo 3DS each sold
more than 100,000 units, bringing the life-to-date totals to
more than 1.85 million and 1.45 million respectively.
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version for Nintendo DS
have now sold more than 4 million combined units in the United
States.
Nintendo sold 625,000 total hardware units in February and saw
double-digit growth across each of its product lines compared to
January. This includes:
Nintendo 3DS: 262,000, a 53 percent increase
Wii: 228,000, a 50 percent increase
Nintendo DS: 135,000, a 76 percent increase
Total: 625,000, a 57 percent increase
* The Wii games to surpass 5 million units sold in the United
States include: Wii Play (13.06 million), Mario Kart Wii (11.3
million), New Super Mario Bros. Wii (8.86 million), Wii Fit
(8.18 million), Wii Fit Plus (7.32 million), Wii Sports Resort
(6.45 million), Just Dance 2 (5.61) million, Super Smash Bros.
Brawl (5.43 million) and Super Mario Galaxy (5.04 million). Just
Dance 3 is poised to be the next title added to the list with a
lifetime total of 4.61 million.