The Mario Party series has sold more than 39.6 million copies worldwide, Nintendo has revealed. A message posted on the company’s European website confirms the news.

That figure takes all sales into account up through December 2014. It also includes all games – Mario Party for the N64 up through Mario Party: Island Tour on the 3DS.

Mario Party 10 is the first Wii U instalment in the revered Mario Party series, which since its debut – Mario Party – on Nintendo 64 in 1999 has sold over 39.6 million* copies globally.

* Figure as of December 2014. This figure incorporates the following titles: Mario Party (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 2 (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 4 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 5 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 6 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 7 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 8 (Wii), Mario Party 9 (Wii), Mario Party Advance (Game Boy Advance), Mario Party DS (Nintendo DS), and Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo 3DS).

The next Mario Party game, Mario Party 10, launches next month.

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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. EarthBound
2. Super Mario World
3. NES Remix
4. Super Metroid
5. Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
6. Golden Sun
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. The Wonderful 101
9. Metroid Prime Trilogy
10. Dr. Luigi
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Zelda: A Link to the Past
13. Super Punch-Out!!
14. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
15. Rayman Legends
16. Mario Kart 8
17. Child of Light
18. The Legend of Zelda
19. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
20. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Videos

1. Mario Party 10 Trailer
2. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Trailer
3. New 3DS XL Trailer
4. Splatoon – Single Player Campaign Trailer
5. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse E3 2014 Trailer
6. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse TV Commercial
7. New 3DS XL Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
8. Blek Trailer
9. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
10. Meme Run Trailer
11. amiibo Launch Announcement
12. Hyrule Warriors amiibo Trailer
13. Introducing amiibo
14. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Gameplay Trailer
15. Elliot Quest Trailer
16. Linking a Club Nintendo Account Video
17. Super Mario World Trailer
18. Dr. Luigi Trailer
19. Rabbids Land Video
20. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker TV Spot

Apologies for posting the charts a bit later than normal this week. Lots going on here as of late!

Source: Wii U eShop

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This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

Eiji Aonuma & Koji Kondo: Zelda Symphony
Pokemon Shuffle Trailer
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Runemaster
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. Abraham Lincoln Trailer
Faster. Processing. Power – New 3DS XL
Face Tracking 3D – New 3DS XL
The C-Stick – New 3DS XL
Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Launch Trailer
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Tutorial Trailer

3DS

Eiji Aonuma & Koji Kondo: Zelda Symphony
Pokemon Shuffle Trailer
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Runemaster
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. Abraham Lincoln Trailer
Faster. Processing. Power – New 3DS XL
Face Tracking 3D – New 3DS XL
The C-Stick – New 3DS XL
Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Launch Trailer
Flap Flap Trailer
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Tutorial Trailer

Source: Wii U/3DS eShops

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
2. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
3. Mario Kart 7
4. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
5. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
6. The Legend of Zelda
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Super Mario 3D Land
9. Kid Icarus: Uprising
10. Harmoknight
11. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
12. Gunman Clive 2
13. New Super Mario Bros. 2.
14. Star Fox 64 3D
15. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
16. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
17. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
18. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
19. Shovel Knight
20. Moon Chronicles

Videos

1. New 3DS XL Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
2. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Gameplay Video #2
3. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Launch Trailer
4. Pokemon Shuffle Trailer
5. New 3DS XL Trailer
6. Flipnote Studio 3D – Flipnote Samples
7. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Gameplay Trailer
8. New 3DS XL Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
9. SpongeBob HeroPants Trailer
10. Faster. Processing. Power. – New 3DS XL
11. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Teaser Trailer
12. The C-Stick – New 3DS XL
13. New 3DS XL – Transferring Data Using a Computer
14. Cube Creator 3D Trailer
15. Mario Kart 7 Video
16. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Gameplay Trailer
17. Face Tracking 3D – New 3DS XL
18. How to Win at Smash Ep. 10
19. Undead Storm Nightmare Trailer
20. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS One Dog, One Bird, One Zapper

Source: 3DS eShop

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