3DS Was UK's Biggest-Selling Console Last Week
Posted by James Newton
Nearly 70,000 sold
Buoyed by the releases of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7, 3DS was the biggest-selling console in the United Kingdom last week.
Nearly 70,000 units of the console were sold around the UK in the last week, MCV reports. By comparison, the 3DS racked up 113,000 sales at launch, so 70,000 in a week is a pretty healthy number.
With some stores reporting scarce 3DS stocks the machine could have a very good Christmas ahead.
[via mcvuk.com]
#1
pixelman said:
Dang, who saw this coming?
hint: me
#2
SLiM said:
Not good enough. They need to sell over 70,000.
#3
Dev said:
Another sales figure, another reminder of tasteless fanboys crying gloom and doom. They only energized Nintendo and the 3DS more. The 3DS is going to be a beast in the marketplace. Keep up the good work!
#4
HanuKwanzMasBif said:
Naturally, consoles bought this Christmas will mostly consist of 3DSs, because children already have their 360s, PS3s, Wiis and the like.
#5
NintenHero said:
Lookin' good Nintendo, I wonder how the Vita will do.
#6
Marakuto said:
My cousin was one of them :3
#7
Teh-Ray said:
@Marakuto
Haha, I read that with your avatar and laughed.
But seriously, congrats to the 3DS to it's unsurprising rise!
#8
RVN said:
@SLiM no, they need to sell over 90.000
#9
misswliu81 said:
keep it going nintendo and for as long as the games keep coming, nintendo will be ok, - no matter what the naysayers say.
#10
Gavin_Rozee said:
70'000 in a week is good for the UK.
#11
shoopdawoop70 said:
And they thought Nintendo was gonna die
#12
x-mas_mii said:
@shoopdawoop70: actually, its about 7.7777777777777 times more than 9000.