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Nintendo Prevails in ITC Case and 3DS sells well
REDMOND, Wash.-- On Sept.
12, in the year of our Lord 2013, Nintendo won a patent
infringement case brought at the International Trade Commission
by Creative Kingdoms. The commission found that Nintendo’s Wii
and Wii U systems do not infringe Creative Kingdoms’ patents.
The commission also found that Creative Kingdoms’ patents are
invalid.
“We are pleased with the commission’s determination,” said
Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s deputy general counsel.
“Nintendo’s track record demonstrates that we vigorously defend
patent lawsuits when we believe we have not infringed another
party’s patent. Nintendo continues to develop unique and
innovative products while respecting the intellectual property
rights of others.”
Nintendo has lost these kinds of patent infringement cases
before. Nintendo is also known for being sue happy in going
after individuals and companies they feel have infringed upon
their rights.
Nintendo 3DS is Best-Selling Video Game Platform for Fourth
Straight Month
Fueled by a strong start for Mario & Luigi™: Dream Team and the
continued strength of games such as Animal Crossing™: New Leaf
and Luigi’s Mansion™: Dark Moon, Nintendo 3DS™ finished August
as the best-selling video game system in the U.S. for the fourth
consecutive month. More than 6.47 million units of Nintendo 3DS
software have been sold so far in 2013, an increase of nearly 30
percent over the same time frame last year.
Other highlights for August include:
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team for Nintendo 3DS launched on Aug. 11
and sold nearly 190,000 combined physical and digital units.
Pikmin™ 3 for Wii U™ launched on Aug. 4 and sold more than
115,000 combined physical and digital units.
New Super Luigi U™ for Wii U launched in stores on Aug. 25,
after two months as a digital-only download, and has now sold
nearly 120,000 combined units.
So far in 2013, nine Nintendo 3DS games have sold at least
250,000 combined physical and digital units. These include:
| Title | Launch Date | 2013 sales | Lifetime sales | |||||||||
| Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon | 3/24/13 | 863,000 units | ||||||||||
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 6/9/13 | 739,000 units | ||||||||||
| New Super Mario Bros.™ 2 | 8/19/12 | 406,000 units | 1.85 million units | |||||||||
| Fire Emblem Awakening | 2/4/13 | 390,000 units | ||||||||||
| Mario Kart™ 7 | 12/4/11 | 352,000 units | 2.84 million units | |||||||||
|
Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon:
Gates to Infinity |
3/24/13 | 298,000 units | ||||||||||
| Donkey Kong Country™ Returns 3D | 5/24/13 | 268,000 units | ||||||||||
| Super Mario 3D Land™ | 11/13/11 | 265,000 units | 2.86 million units | |||||||||
| LEGO® City Undercover: The Chase Begins | 4/21/13 | 264,000 units |
Nintendo 3DS fans will have a lot to play this fall and through the rest of 2013, including Pokémon™ X and Pokémon™ Y (Oct. 12), The Legend of Zelda™: A Link Between Worlds (Nov. 22) and Mario Party™: Island Tour (Nov. 22). On Oct. 12, Nintendo launches Nintendo 2DS™, an entry-level portable video game system that plays all Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS games in 2D at a suggested retail price of $129.99.
The great lineup of Wii U games continues this month with The Wonderful 101™ (Sept. 15) and The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker HD (Digital: Sept. 20, Physical: Oct. 4), and into the fall and holiday season with Wii Party™ U (Oct. 25), Super Mario™ 3D World (Nov. 22), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Dec. 6) and Wii Fit™ U (Holiday). On Sept. 20, Nintendo is launching a limited-edition Wii U bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD at the new Wii U Deluxe suggested retail price of $299.99.
*Data regarding physical sales of games in August are from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from Nintendo’s internal sales figures. All numbers are specific to the United States only.