SUPER
SMASH BROS. FOR NINTENDO 3DS IS 10TH NINTENDO 3DS GAME TO SELL 1
MILLION UNITS
Nov. 13, 2014
It’s official: Smash is a smash. Despite only being on the market for a little more than a month, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has already sold 1.2 million combined physical and digital units in the U.S alone. The game sold more than 485,000 total units in October to become the 10th Nintendo 3DS title to sell at least 1 million units in the U.S. The Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS game is the best-selling hand-held title so far in 2014, but will face a stiff challenge to hold onto that title when the next great Pokémon adventures – Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – arrive on Nov. 21.
*Nintendo 3DS software sales include both physical
and digital sales, as well as software bundled with hardware.
**Data regarding physical sales of games in
September 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, unless otherwise
stated, are specific to the United States only.
Nov. 13, 2014
It’s official: Smash is a smash. Despite only being on the market for a little more than a month, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has already sold 1.2 million combined physical and digital units in the U.S alone. The game sold more than 485,000 total units in October to become the 10th Nintendo 3DS title to sell at least 1 million units in the U.S. The Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS game is the best-selling hand-held title so far in 2014, but will face a stiff challenge to hold onto that title when the next great Pokémon adventures – Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – arrive on Nov. 21.
Wii U continues to have a very strong year. Through the
first 10 months of 2014, total sales of Wii U hardware and software
have increased by 47 percent and 84 percent, respectively, over the
same period in 2013. Those numbers are both poised to grow with the
one-two punch of Super
Smash Bros. for Wii U and amiibo on
Nov. 21, which are then quickly joined by Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Dec. 5.
The full list of million-plus sellers on Nintendo 3DS in the
United States is as follows:
|
Title
|
Total Units*
|
|
Mario Kart 7
|
3.62 million
|
|
Super Mario 3D
Land
|
3.34 million
|
|
New Super Mario
Bros. 2
|
2.33 million
|
|
Pokémon X
|
2.11 million
|
|
Pokémon Y
|
2.03 million
|
|
The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
|
1.41 million
|
|
Luigi’s Mansion:
Dark Moon
|
1.36 million
|
|
Animal Crossing:
New Leaf
|
1.42 million
|
|
Super Smash
Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
|
1.20 million
|
|
The Legend of
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
|
1.06 million
|
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EDITOR'S
HYPERBOLE NOTE: I am a
bit shocked that Animal Crossing isn't at 1.50 million + yet. But this
is a pretty good list and I'm confident that it is accurate. I am a
little disappointed that games like Style Savvy, the Art Academy
titles, Star Fx 64, and Tomodachi Life haven't sold more..
- Philip
Wesley (Main
Editor)
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