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Nintendo 3DS Sales Up 260 Percent Following Price Reduction

Nintendo sold more than 235,000 Nintendo 3DS™ portable entertainment systems in the United States in August, and the system finished as the No. 2 best-selling dedicated game system for the month, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. About 185,000 units were sold following a price reduction on Aug. 12, an increase of more than 260 percent during the comparable 19-day time period in July.

“Consumers are responding very positively to the new suggested retail price of $169.99 for the Nintendo 3DS,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With Star Fox 64 3D and the new Flame Red color launching tomorrow, and Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 arriving later this year, Nintendo 3DS will offer consumers cutting-edge entertainment and tremendous value this holiday season.”

Other Nintendo milestones reached in August include:

  • Nintendo sold more than 590,000 total hardware units in August, including more than 190,000 Wii™ systems and more than 165,000 units of the Nintendo DS™ family.
  • For the third month in a row, the majority of the best-selling software SKUs play on Nintendo platforms. August featured five of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20.
  • So far in 2011, more than 50 million units of software have been sold for Nintendo platforms.
  • In total, 540 million units of software have been sold for the Wii system and Nintendo DS family of systems combined.
  • For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.

Source: Nintendo PR


This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare™
Puzzle Rocks – This novel puzzle game will thoroughly test your combining and planning abilities. Take your time to find the best strategy, improve your moves and make as many matches as possible during a single turn. (For Nintendo 3DS™ / Nintendo DSi™)

DotMan – Do you like to drive fast and challenge authority? Perform last-minute lane changes, make stealthy U-turns and determine your speed in a nonstop action game that takes you back to the golden years of arcade gaming. (For Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DSi)


Some off-screen shots of the Silent Realm

While it’s not the biggest update in the world, we do have a small piece of news on Zelda: Skyward Sword. The game’s Siren Realm has a new name. An editor who worked on the Game Informer article for the magazine’s upcoming issue has said that the world is now called the Silent Realm.

We first heard about the Silent Realm a few months ago when the title made its second appearance at E3. During these sections, Link will not be able to use his sword. Guardians will chase the hero and are capable of taking him out with just one hit. Players will need to collect tear drops in order to leave the area.

The Siren Realm is probably best described as a mix of Twilight Princess’ tears of light quests and Phantom Hourglass’ Phantoms that are found in the Temple of the Ocean King.


There’s no question that Dragon Quest X has been in the works for several years. Square Enix announced the title back in 2008, but development must have started before then.

As it turns out, Square Enix has been making the game for much longer than originally thought. According to an ex-Square Enix employee, its development has already passed the six year mark.

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

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3DS Downloadable Titles

Ikimono Zukuri Crea-toy – 700 yen

Virtual Console

Side Pocket – 400 yen

Video Content

Dobustu de Calendar for Itsu no Ma ni Terebi (lasts until the 16th)
2D video explaining download process for NES Ambassador games
Dragon Quest Anniversary Collection video
3D streaming video for Picture Lives!

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Wii VC

Final Fantasy III – Recommended
Brawl Brothers – Hmmm…
Super E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force – Hmmm…

WiiWare

3D Pixel Racing – Hmmm…
Big Town Shoot Out – Grumble Grumble
Bobby Carrot Forever – Recommended
Burn the Rope – Hmmm…

DSiWare

Antipole – Recommended
Farm Frenzy – Hmmm…
GO Series: Portable Shrine Wars – Recommended
Kung Fu Dragon – Hmmm…
The Lost Town – The Dust – Recommended
Moto Extreme – Hmmm…
Roller Angels – Recommended
Trollboarder – Grumble Grumble

3DS VC

Baseball – Hmmm…
Fortified Zone – Hmmm…
Game & Watch Gallery – Recommended
Kirby’s Dream Land – Recommended
Qix – Hmmm…

3D Classics

3D Classics: Xevious – Recommended

3DS Download

Let’s Golf! 3D – Recommended



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