3DS Passes Six Million Sales in Japan
Posted by Thomas Whitehead
And in 'The Americas', probably
We all know that 3DS has been doing well in Japan recently, consistently out-performing all other consoles combined on a weekly basis. Nevertheless, it's just passed yet another landmark — six millions sales.
As reported by Andriasang, retail tracker Enterbrain has confirmed that it passed the mark last week, with sales in Japan on 20th May reaching 6,017,206. We can also safely assume that the same landmark has been passed in The Americas, with a total of 5.99 millions sales as of 31st March.
After its early troubles 3DS is making some decent progress, and Nintendo will no doubt be hoping that high profile releases throughout the rest of the year will boost sales further.
[via andriasang.com]
#1
3Dash said:
Looks like some pretty good figures, keep it up, 3DS!
#2
Mercury9 said:
Best.Console.Ever. Says this pink observer.
#3
3Dash said:
After all the great games we're expecting to see, the sales will probably more than double by next year
#4
BenAV said:
Sounds great.
Hopefully it can keep this momentum going for years.
#5
Xilef said:
Fantasic news. Hopefully this means more 3rd party support (not saying it's bad now just hoping for more).
#6
GoldenSun said:
Awesome news indeed! I wonder if sales will drastically increase when New Super Mario Bros. 2 is released.
#7
BlueBana said:
Well, that's pretty good news!
#8
thefabfour64 said:
What a difference a year makes...
#9
Cosmo810 said:
They still should have moved Pokémon Black/White 2 to 3DS to boost system sales even further.
#10
Kage_88 said:
Pretty good for a 'dead' console!
#11
MrSRArter said:
3DS already outsold the 64 and Gamecube in Japan
#12
CBattles6 said:
Makes me wonder why I have so much trouble finding StreetPass tags...
#13
Bobhobob said:
@CBattles6
this.
#14
Hokori said:
I really want to move to Tokyo now
well hopefully T minus 6 months... (crosses fingers)
#15
HaNks said:
love my 3ds, wish it was a little bigger and ergonomic around the edges though...
#16
Andrewroxsox said:
Does anybody know how many 3dses have been sold worldwide?
#17
Shadowflash said:
IT PRINTS MONEY! XD
#18
Edlicious said:
@CBattles6 lmfao, right? thats what i always say.
#19
Red_Kinetic said:
Over 12 million consoles in just 2 countries.
Amazing...
Whats the rest of the world's tally at?
#20
TheN64Dude said:
The should advertise 3DS as "The best object that can be held in your hands"
#21
MeowGravy said:
17.1 million sold worldwide im pretty sure guys
#22
TheAmazingRaccoon said:
[Jim Carrey voice] Now that's impressive!
#23
Dev said:
What a flood of cash! And this is all before New Super Mario Bros. 2 as well. Since the original sold so well on the DS, who knows how high the sequel could shoot for? One thing's for sure, and it's that the 3DS will only perform better as more good games come.
#24
Rastamouse said:
I need shares in Nintendo.
#25
janettocrossing said:
So technically, almost everyone in Japan has 3DS cuz it's just an Island.
As Kelly Clarkson said, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" lol i guess that quote is true after all. (remembering the poor 3DS launch and its success now)