Nintendo have announced that the Nintendo Wii has now sold over 35 Million consoles in the USA. this makes the Nintendo Wii the fastest selling console in the USA Ever. Nintendo reports that in February alone 454,000 Wii Consoles were sold. Nintendo have also announced that Donkey Kong Country Returns has now sold over 2 Million, whilst New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 8 Million in the USA. On The DS, Pokemon SoulSilver Version has now sold over 2 Million and New Super Mario Bros has sold over 9 Million.
Press Release
Nintendo's Wii™ console has crossed the 35 million sales mark in the United States, according to the NPD Group. More than 454,000 Wii consoles sold in February to put Wii across the 35 million mark faster than any other console in U.S. history.
February proved to be a notable month for Nintendo software as well. Not only was Just Dance 2 from Ubisoft the No. 1 best-selling game of the month with more than 554,000 sold, but four Nintendo games reached new sales milestones. Donkey Kong Country™ Returns for the Wii console, which launched in November 2010, crossed the 2 million mark in February, while New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii, which launched in November 2009, just crossed the 8 million sales mark.
On the portable side, the Pokémon™ SoulSilver Version game for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems launched in March 2010 and crossed the 2 million sales mark in February, while the New Super Mario Bros. game, which launched in May 2006, just passed 9 million in sales. These milestones further demonstrate the "evergreen" nature of games that play on Nintendo systems.
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