Nintendo's 3DS was the dominant force at Japanese retail last month, its games occupying the top three spots, and half of the top ten overall. Leading the pack was Mario Kart 7, with sales of 388,760 units between December 26 and January 29, according to Enterbrain data passed along by Andriasang. More >
Mario Kart 7 was the best-selling videogame in Japan last year, according to Media Create, with its host platform 3DS topping the 2011 hardware chart. Andriasang reports that 4,282,143 3DS systems were sold over the course of the year, and it's little surprise to see it top the hardware chart given that it has been the best-selling hardware in Japan every single week since last August's price cut. More >
Nintendo's 3DS has sold more than four million units in both Japan and the United States. Famitsu publisher Enterbrain - translated by Gamasutra - puts the 3DS's lifetime sales in Japan at 4.1 million units. VG247 reports that Nintendo sold a total of 12 million systems in the US during 2011: more 4.5 million Wii, 4 million 3DS, and 3.4 million units of the ageing DS were sold. More >
1The first 3DS Mario adventure outpaced its closest competitor by more than two to one in Japan’s November sales chart, ending a poor run of software sales for Nintendo’s latest console. More >
Japanese 3DS hardware sales jumped over 100 per cent in the first week of November as Super Mario 3D Land cruised to the top of the software chart. More >
The Japanese release of 3DS platformer Super Mario 3D Land contains a firmware update that improves the system's friends list, according to reports. Tiny Cartridge claims that as well as adding anti-piracy features to block flashcarts, the update enables players to join online games with a single button press. Friends list sorting is also greatly improved, with online players now appearing at the top of the list. More >
Nintendo Of America has released a translated version of Shigeru Miyamoto's on-stage presentation of The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword from the company's pre-Tokyo Game Show 3DS conference on September 13. More >
A nice touch from Siliconera: a downloadable ZIP file containing 20 3D screenshots of the upcoming Super Mario 3D Land. Extract the file to the DCIM folder on your 3DS SD card, behold, and continue frantically counting down the hours to the game's European release on November 18.
DSiWare Four Swords due this month; Kid Icarus confirmed for Q1 2012.
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