Nintendo has revealed that the Nintendo 3DS has once again claimed the spot for best-selling video game system in the U.S., making it four months in a row for the handheld. The publisher credits games like Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Animal Crossing: New Leaf for helping drive system sales. With Mario & Luigi: Dream Team selling nearly 190,000 combined physical and digital sales, which launched on August 11.
Nintendo also details how well other 3DS titles have done in 2013 so far, which can be seen in the table below.
| Title | Launch Date | 2013 sales | Lifetime sales | |||||||||
| Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon | 3/24/13 | 863,000 units | ||||||||||
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 6/9/13 | 739,000 units | ||||||||||
| New Super Mario Bros.™ 2 | 8/19/12 | 406,000 units | 1.85 million units | |||||||||
| Fire Emblem Awakening | 2/4/13 | 390,000 units | ||||||||||
| Mario Kart™ 7 | 12/4/11 | 352,000 units | 2.84 million units | |||||||||
| Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon:Gates to Infinity | 3/24/13 | 298,000 units | ||||||||||
| Donkey Kong Country™ Returns 3D | 5/24/13 | 268,000 units | ||||||||||
| Super Mario 3D Land™ | 11/13/11 | 265,000 units | 2.86 million units | |||||||||
| LEGO® City Undercover: The Chase Begins | 4/21/13 | 264,000 units | ||||||||||
The 3DS streak is looking to continue with plenty of big upcoming releases like Pokemon X and Pokemon Y on October 12, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds coming November 22. Also coming on October 12 is Nintendo’s new handheld, the Nintendo 2DS, which plays DS and 3DS games without the 3D effect and is priced at $129.99.
Source: Press Release
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