Today Nintendo announced the first details on its holiday sales estimates for the month of December 2009 and the 2009 year, slightly ahead of the NPD Group’s sales data on January 14, 2010. There’s no surprise that the Nintendo DS and DSi are anticipated to be the top system sellers for hand-held gaming platforms and home gaming consoles in 2009. Nintendo is also estimating that more than 3 million Wii units were sold during December 2009 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be close to the 4 million units sold mark.
Nintendo notes the following sales figures, as announced by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata in Japan:
Wii sales in December 2009:
"Although official U.S. sales data for December and all of 2009 will be announced by the NPD Group on Jan. 14, it appears that U.S. consumers responded enthusiastically to Nintendo’s Wii home console in December. Nintendo estimates that December sales in the United States will exceed 3 million units."
Nintendo DS and DSi sales in 2010:
"Nintendo estimates that the portable Nintendo DS lineup, including the Nintendo DSi video game system, set a new all-time calendar-year U.S. sales record for any console or hand-held system."
Nintendo game sales:
"Nintendo software also continued to perform well. Although the NPD Group will provide the full sales numbers for each game, Nintendo estimates that lifetime U.S. sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii are approaching 4 million. The game, which is the first Super Mario Bros. game to include simultaneous four-player action, launched in the United States on Nov. 15."
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