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Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort has sold over one million copies in Europe in its first month of availability and over three million units worldwide since launching in late June, according to Nintendo.

The beach-themed sports sequel has topped the UK all formats chart for three out of five weeks since launching in the UK on July 24.

The platform holder also revealed that its new Wii MotionPlus peripheral, which allows for more comprehensive tracking of a player's movements and comes bundled with Wii Sports Resort, has sold over 936,000 standalone units across Europe since releasing in early June. The peripheral also sold 169,000 standalone units in the US during June.

“The early sales figures represent a strong start for Wii Sports Resort, which is on its way to becoming another Nintendo title that sells steadily over an extended period of time as opposed to a single flash on its launch day,” said Laurent Fischer, Nintendo of Europe’s managing director of marketing and PR. “Combined with strong figures for Wii MotionPlus, the data suggests that more families and friends are playing together than ever before – which, for Nintendo, is a major objective.”