Nov. 14, 2013
Nintendo
3DS marked its sixth consecutive month as the country's
best-selling video game hardware system, with more than 452,000 units
sold, thanks in part to the launch of Nintendo 2DS
and sales of Pokémon X and Pokémon
Y. Sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware in October doubled last
month's tally*, and marked the most units any portable video game
system or home console has sold in a single month in 2013.
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y were the
No. 1 and No. 2 top-selling titles last month, with more than 1.7
million units combined, making October the biggest month for Nintendo
3DS software all year. Total Nintendo 3DS first-party software sales
hit more than 2 million units sold, the highest tally since the report
for December 2011, which included sales of hit games Super Mario 3D
Land and Mario Kart 7.
Software sells hardware, and Nintendo is heading into a strong season
of value and variety with a range of games that appeal to everyone for
both Nintendo 3DS and Wii U:
Nintendo 3DS
• Nintendo-published games now available include Pokémon
X, Pokémon Y, Animal
Crossing: New Leaf, Luigi's
Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario
& Luigi: Dream Team, LEGO City
Undercover: The Chase Begins and Mario Kart 7.
Games still on the way in 2013 include The
Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party:
Island Tour.
• Some top third-party Nintendo 3DS games for the holiday season
include Sonic Lost World from SEGA (exclusive), Shin Megami
Tensei IV from ATLUS (exclusive), Batman: Arkham Origins
Blackgate and Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
(exclusive) from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Adventure
Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! Collector's
Edition from D3Publisher (exclusive) and Skylanders SWAP Force
from Activision.
Wii U
• Nintendo-published games now available include Pikmin 3, The
Wonderful 101, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Wii Party U.
Wii U games still on the way in 2013 include Mario
& Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games on Nov. 15
and Super
Mario 3D World on Nov. 22.
• Digitally exclusive Nintendo-published games now available in the
Nintendo eShop include Wii Sports Club – Tennis, Wii Sports
Club – Bowling and EarthBound, as well as the Wii
Fit U free trial version of the full game, available now until the
end of January 2014.
• Make sure to keep an eye out in stores for recently announced Wii U
bundles, now available at the suggested retail price of $299.99 each.
All three bundles cater to value shoppers looking for a fun and
economical gift for themselves or a loved one this holiday season.
- The new Wii U Deluxe Set now comes with two great games, New
Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, all on one disc, while the
limited-edition Wii U Deluxe bundle features a download code for the
digital version of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.
- The Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U bundle, launching Nov. 15,
also joins the list, and includes everything needed to start the new
adventure, plus an assortment of Skylanders extras that will satisfy
current fans and newcomers alike. The bundle comes with a white Wii U
Basic Set, a Skylanders SWAP Force starter pack that includes three
Skylanders figures, a Portal of Power, trading cards, Skylanders
sticker sheets, a collector poster and a Nintendo Land
game disc.
• Some top third-party Wii U games for the holiday season include Sonic
Lost World from SEGA (exclusive), Rayman Legends and Just
Dance 2014 from Ubisoft, Disney Infinity from Disney
Interactive, Skylanders SWAP Force and Call of Duty: Ghosts
from Activision, and Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (exclusive).
*September had an additional reporting week
compared to October.
**Data regarding physical sales of games in October 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.
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