Nintendo has a lot to crow about lately. Despite the worldalready knowingthat the company has done bloody good last month, the platform holder has also issued a press release to show off a combined 1.04million sales of DSi and DS Lites units through the month of April, with the DSi outselling its predeccessor almost four systems to one.
“Nintendo sold more than 827,000 Nintendo DSi systems in April and an additional 215,000 Nintendo DS Lite systems, for a combined total of more than 1.04 million,” beams Nintendo. “This brings life-to-date sales of the Nintendo DS franchise in the United States alone to more than 30 million.”
The DSi has become a runaway success for Nintendo, making an almost instant replacement for the DS Lite in the hearts of many, despite its featured upgrades being of questionable value. Still, since discovering that the DSi can be used to make onesound a bit like Starscream, I’m going to have to say that Nintendo’s earned its money this time around.
Starscream is just that awesome.
Nintendo DS Product Line Sells More Than 1.04 Million, Sets Industry Record for April Hardware Sales
Powered by the launch of the new Nintendo DSi™hand-held system, the Nintendo DS franchise set a new all-time U.S. record for April hardware sales for any video game platform, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Nintendo sold more than 827,000 Nintendo DSi systems in April and an additional 215,000 Nintendo DS™Lite systems, for a combined total of more than 1.04 million. This brings life-to-date sales of the Nintendo DS franchise in the United States alone to more than 30 million.
At the same time, Nintendo’s Wii™console remained the No. 1 home system in the United States, selling more than 340,000 in April, more than the other current-generation home console systems combined. Wii has sold through nearly 20 million in the United States since its launch in November 2006.
“Nintendo systems and software represented 56 percent of the industry total shares in April, indicating continued strong consumer preference for quality and value,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Looking ahead, we are excited to introduce active-play games likePunch-Out!!andWii Sports Resortinto the market.”
Six games published by Nintendo finished in the top 10 best-sellers of April, including the top four games of the month. These includeWii Fit™at No. 1 with more than 470,000 sold,Pokémon™PlatinumVersionat No. 2 with more than 432,000 sold,Mario Kart™Wiiat No. 3 with more than 209,000 sold,Wii Play™at No. 4 with nearly 170,000 sold,New Super Mario Bros.™at No. 7 with nearly 119,000 sold andMario Kart™DSat No. 8 with more than 112,000 sold.
