When February’s NPD numbers released, Nintendo was in for a treat when the Nintendo DS claimed more than 613,000 sales beating out last year’s record of… itself. Yes, the Nintendo DS last February, that’s after the holiday rush where millions were selling every month, took the record from itself which was originally set at 597,000. The Wii didn’t do half bad either selling around 397,000 which actually put it in second place to the Xbox 360 WHOA. So far this year, Nintendo has sold more than 1.9 million pieces of hardware in 2010 alone… in two months! They even have a new console coming out soon with the DSi XL which will be wrapped up in that DS number stated above. Technically, some people might look at that number and realize that it is two different types of DS hardware (Lite, DSi) and will be adding another to help it claim record breaking sales with the XL.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii still holds the top spot at 555,000 followed by Ubisoft’s Just Dance at No. 4 with 275,000 and Wii Sports Resort bundled with Wii MotionPlus at No.5 with 272,000 sold. It seems like everyone by now should have two DS systems and are already reserving their very own XL. Congratulations Nintendo on completely dominating the video game hardware market.
This week in games brings a plethora of titles I have never heard of. The biggest game this week is probably Dark Void coming out for 360, PS3 and PC. Another big game is Death By Cube developed by Square Enix. For you PSP owners out there you get your first chance to play Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. So there you go, this week isn’t bad but next week will be even better with Mass Effect 2!
| Jan 18th, 2010 |
Platform |
Genre |
| Starship Defense |
DSi |
Action |
| Dawn of the Dead |
iPhone |
Action |
| The Amazing Brain Train |
Wii |
Productivity |
| Muscle March |
Wii |
Action |
| Jan 19th, 2010 |
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| KORG DS-10 Plus |
DS |
Music |
| Satisfashion |
Wii |
Simulation |
| Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection |
Wii |
Pinball |
| Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis |
PC, DS |
Adventure |
| Dark Void |
Xbox 360, PS3, PC |
Action |
| Glory of Heracles |
DS |
RPG |
| Silent Hill: Shattered Memories |
PSP, PS2 |
Adventure/Horror |
| Bejeweled Twist |
DS |
Puzzle |
| Jambo! Safari Animal Rescue |
DS |
Adventure |
| Fast Food Panic |
Wii |
Simulation |
| Jan 20th, 2010 |
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| Death By Cube |
Xbox 360 |
Shooter |
| Jan 21th, 2010 |
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| Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance |
PSP |
RPG |
The DSi hasn’t been out for long and now we’re already looking at another version of it. The US version has been out since earlier this year, same for Europe; so really this doesn’t seem like a short time frame for Japan where it has been out since early November of 2008. Nothing bad about that though, who couldn’t use a brand spanking new DS? Hit the jump for the specs on the bigger sibling to the DSi.
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Nintendo released their numbers for the month of April and yet again they dominated the NPD’s. Their biggest numbers were from the DS/DSi sales numbers that racked in a combined total of 1.04 million; setting a record high for that month. Breaking the DS/DSi numbers down by console; the DSi sold 827,000 and the DS Lite sold 215,000. These numbers add up to breaking over 30 million in total sales in the U.S. The shocking bit of news actually revolves around the Nintendo Wii, even though it was still the best selling system, sold 340,000. These are some low numbers considering they’ve been steadily over 500,000. Check after the break for the top selling Nintendo games for April.
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