NPD Figures Show Strong Consumer Response to Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit
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Two Nintendo video games designed to appeal to both novice and expert gamers posted healthy numbers in the May sales charts, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks sales of video game products in the United States. Mario Kart® Wii and Wii Fit™ finished No. 2 and No. 3 for the month, demonstrating continued consumer response to new controls and experiences.
“The Wii Wheel and Wii Balance Board accessories make game play fun for new gamers while presenting new challenges for those who have been playing a long time,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The diversity of the seven Nintendo games represented in NPD’s top 10 for May demonstrates how Nintendo has something for everyone.”
Other highlights from NPD’s May U.S. sales report include:
- Wii™ (675,089 sold) and Nintendo DS™ (452,608 sold) again emerged as the two top-selling video game systems.
- Wii represented 63 percent of all current-generation consoles sold in May, while Nintendo DS had a 71 percent share of the portable market.
- Lifetime sales of Wii now stand at nearly 10.2 million.
- Lifetime sales of Nintendo DS are now at more than 20 million.
- Wii Play™ sold more than 295,000 in May, bringing its lifetime sales to more than 5.8 million.
- Of the top 30 best-selling games of May, 19 are made for Nintendo systems, including third-party hits like Guitar Hero™ III: Legends of Rock from Activision, We Ski™ from Namco Bandai, Game Party™ from Midway and Boom Blox™ from Electronic Arts.
- Pokémon® Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon® Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness combined to sell more than 208,000 in May, with lifetime sales of more than 613,000.
Source: Nintendo PR email
May NPD software/hardware data
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Hardware
Wii – 675.1K
DS – 452.6K
PS3 – 208.7K
Xbox 360 – 186.6K
PSP – 182.3K
Software
1. GTA IV – Xbox 360 – Take-Two – 871.3K
2. Mario Kart Wii (w/ wheel) – Wii – Nintendo – 787.4K
3. Wii Fit (w/ Balance Board) – Wii – Nintendo – 687.7K
4. GTA IV – PS3 – Take-Two – 442.9K
5. Wii Play (w/ remote) – Wii – Nintendo – 294.6K
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Wii – Nintendo – 171.1K
7. Iron Man – PS2 – Sega – 130.6K
8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – Wii – Activision – 116.8K
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness – DS – Nintendo – 107K
10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time – DS – Nintendo – 102K
Axe Shredders Hit the Road with New Nintendo DS/Guitar Hero: On Tour Bundle
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Most musicians dream of one day reaching platinum success. A new Nintendo DS™ bundle lets aspiring axe shredders claim that coveted status right from day one. The new Silver/Black Nintendo DS branded with the Guitar Hero® logo will be available exclusively as part of a limited-time bundle with Guitar Hero®: On Tour. For the first time, this smash-hit franchise is playable on a portable video game system using the revolutionary Guitar Hero™ Guitar Grip™ peripheral and fully tapping into the distinctive abilities of the Nintendo DS hardware.
Available on June 22, 2008, at North American retailers nationwide, the bundle provides a cool combo package for grads about to head off to college as well as summertime, road-tripping rockers of all ages.
“This one-of-a-kind bundle makes Nintendo DS even more appealing to our ever-growing audience of players,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Like Nintendo DS itself, the Guitar Hero franchise has attracted millions of new players to the world of video games.”
Japanese software sales (6/2 – 6/8)
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01./00. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai-Namco) – 92,000 / NEW
02./00. [WII] Mysterious Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 (Sega) – 59,000 / NEW
03./01. [PSP] Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (Konami) – 43,000 / 159,000
04./03. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 39,000 / 1,406,000
05./00. [NDS] DS Misa Yamamura Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files (Tecmo) – 38,000 / NEW
06./05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 35,000 / 2,177,000
07./04. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 34,000 / 2,190,000
08./00. [360] Ninja Gaiden 2 (Tecmo) – 25,000 / NEW
09./06. [WII] Family Trainer (Bandai-Namco) – 15,000 / 59,000
10./12. [NDS] DS Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo) – 15,000 / 267,000
Games appearing at Square Enix’s DKΣ3713 event
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Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Final Fantasy Agito XIII
Kingdom Hearts Coded
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Dissidia Final Fantasy
The 3rd Birthday
Sigma Harmonics
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete
The absence of Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers does not seem too encouraging…I’d say that if we don’t hear any news about the title at E3, the project is as good as dead.
Famitsu news
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Wario Land Shake / Nintendo / July 24th / 5800YEN
– Feature anime cut scenes from Production I.G.
– Same screens from those in the Wario Land Shake thread
RIZ-ZOAWD(Or is it Resort? Whatever…)/ Winter / D3
– RPG?
– Developer: Media Vision (Wild Arms)
– Characters are controlled by a track ball on the DS touch screen.
Neon Genesis Evangelion Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku DS with Asuka Hokan Keikaku / Broccoli / Aug 28th / 5040YEN
Latest Famitsu review scores
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Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Wii, Nintendo): 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 – (29/40)
Spectral Force Genesis (NDS, Idea Factory): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 – (24/40)
Ohimesama Debut (NDS, Cave): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 – (26/40)
Watashi no Pony (NDS, Starfish): 5 / 6 / 4 / 5 – (20/40)
Super Robot Taisen A Portable (PSP, Banpresto): 8 / 7 / 7 / 8 – (30/40)
Narnia Kuni Monogatari Dai-2-Shou: Caspian Ouji no Tsunobue (Wii, Disney): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 – (26/40)
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 (Wii/PS2, Koei): 8 / 8 / 7 / 8 – (31/40)
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (Xbox 360, Empire): 7 / 7 / 7 / 6 – (27/40)
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise gameplay footage
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OFLC ratings update
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Spore Creatures (DS) – G
Bangai-O Spirits (DS) – PG
Monster Lab (Wii, DS) – G
Latest gamesTM review scores
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Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – 8
Race Driver: Grid (Multi) – 8
Age of Conan (360) – 8
Tekken 6 (Arcade) – 7
Haze (PS3) – 5
Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) – 7
Lego Indiana Jones (Multi) – 6
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (DS) – 8
Target Terror (Wii) – 4
Soul Bubbles (DS) – 7
1942 Joint Strike (360, PS3) – 8
Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 – (Multi) – 5
Boom Blox (Wii) – 6
New International Track & Field (DS) – 5
Thanks to LinkMario8 for the heads up!