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Nintendo’s April-December sales recap reveals Mario Kart 7 sold 4.54 million, 3DS logs 3 million-unit sellers; Mario Kart Wii tops 30 million lifetime-to-date.
Nintendo may have failed to hit its sales expectations for the 3DS, but the device isn’t without its success stories. As part of Nintendo’s postearnings information dump, the publisher revealed three first-party games that easily topped the million-unit sales milestone.
Super Mario 3D Land topped the 3DS’s sales charts through December, selling 5.03 million units worldwide. The portly plumber’s latest outing arrived to a solid critical reception in November. December’s Mario Kart 7 posted a close second with 4.54 million units sold, while June’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D sold 2.49 million units.
On the Wii, Nintendo saw a strong performance from Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Launched in late November, Link’s latest action adventure sold 3.42 million units through December. That figure was good enough for a third-place finish on the Wii chart, behind Mario Kart Wii (4.91 million) and New Super Mario Bros. Wii (3.53 million).
Turning to the DS, Pokemon White/Black continued to put in solid numbers, topping the handheld’s chart with a combined 2.91 million units sold. New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS followed, with 1.87 million units and 1.26 million units sold, respectively.
A full list of Nintendo’s million-unit sellers for the April-December period, as well as those games’ lifetime-to-date tallies, can be found below.
3DS
Title / 2011 sales/ LTD sales
Super Mario 3D Land / 5.03 million / 5.03 million
Mario Kart 7 / 4.54 million / 4.54 million
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D / 2.49 million / 2.49 million
Wii
Title / 2011 sales/ LTD sales
Mario Kart Wii / 4.91 million / 31.91 million
New Super Mario Bros. Wii / 3.53 million / 25.47 million
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / 3.42 million / 3.42 million
Wii Sports / 2.4 million / 79.16 million
Wii Sports Resort / 2.19 million / 29.87 million
Wii Party / 1.91 million / 7.68 million
Wii Fit Plus / 1.75 million / 20.24 million
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land / 1.21 million / 1.21 million
Wii Play: Motion / 1.12 million / 1.12 million
Super Mario Galaxy / 1.09 million / 10.4 million
DS family
Title / 2011 sales/ LTD sales
Pokemon Black & White / 2.91 million / 14.42 million
New Super Mario Bros. / 1.87 million / 28.74 million
Mario Kart DS / 1.26 million / 22.30 million
*Professor Layton and the Last Specter / 1.19 million / 1.19 million
Kirby Mass Attack / 1.01 million / 1.01 million
*Sales figures do not include Japan.
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