New Mario Sells 10 Million in Under Two Months as Nintendo Unleashes 2009 Sales Figures
The month-and-a-half between New Super Mario Bros. Wii's mid-November debut and December 31, 2009 saw the side-scrolling platformer sell an astonishing 10.55 million copies globally, with Wii Fit Plus doing 13.58 million since its October release.
As for hardware, the Wii has now sold 67.45 million units worldwide, with the various iterations of the Nintendo DS adding up to lifetime sales of 125.13 million units.
A breakdown notable software and per-region hardware sales is below:
Wii Hardware Sales as of December 31, 2009Lifetime - 67.45 million
Japan - 9.72 million
North America - 32.92 million
Other - 25.71 millionNotable 2009 Software Releases
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 10.55 million
Wii Fit Plus - 10.16 million
Wii Sports Resort - 13.58 million
Nintendo DS Hardware Sales as of December 31, 2009Lifetime - 125.13 million
Japan - 29.92 million
The Americas - 44.99 million
Other - 50.23 millionof which Nintendo DSi
Lifetime - 16.43 million
Japan - 4.66 million
The Americas - 6.16 million
Other - 5.61 millionof which Nintendo DSi LL / XL
Lifetime - 700,000 units
Japan - 700,000 units
The Americas - Not Yet Released
Other - Not Yet ReleasedNotable Nintendo DS 2009 Software Releases
Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver - 3.74 million
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - 2.45 million
Tomodachi Collection - 2.74 million
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And it continues to print money, good job Nintendo, I'm a little dissapointed Wii Sports Resort outsold NSMB:Wii though.
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