Wow wow wow. 3D is the new super man. There was a time when we did not even have televisions and now! Nintendo 3DS, lets users see 3D images with the need of glasses has sold over 5 million units in the US alone. The research was under taken by the NPD group which tracks video game sales in the United States. The 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo which uses Autostereoscopic technology to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any other head gear what so ever.
Nintendo has announced one of its next off spring, Nintendo 3DS XL. It features 90% larger screens and azaming new titles for the players. I thought Nintendo was losing its touch but now its up on the market again and its bigger than ever. Offering glasses free 3D is just what they needed and just what the players wanted. Nintendo 3DS XL and New Super Mario Bros 2 are both launching on August 19 and a holiday lineup that sees the Luigi’s Mansion and Paper Mario franchises make their hand-held debuts, the system’s momentum should continue through 2012 and beyond.
“Nintendo 3DS is entering the next phase of its life cycle with new hardware, new games and proven franchises. This milestone shows we’ve got a great foundation to build from,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The game lineup for Nintendo 3DS last holiday season was one of the strongest in our history. We’re poised to top it this year. Every week, gamers will have the best franchises in the world in a glasses-free 3D experience that can’t be found anywhere else. Add Wii U into the mix and it’s a great time to be a Nintendo fan.”
Other Nintendo Achievements:
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D became the third 3DS title to sell more than 1 million units, joining Super Mario 3D Land (2.1 million units sold life to date) and Mario Kart 7 (1.75 million units sold life to date).
• For the month, two of the top five and nine of the top 25 best-selling software SKUs play on Nintendo platforms.
• For the second month in a row, Nintendo held a 75 percent market share for portable hardware in the United States.
• Nintendo sold more than 400,000 total hardware units in June and saw double-digit growth across each of its product lines compared to May. This includes more than 155,000 3DS systems, more than 150,000 units of the Nintendo DS family of systems and nearly 95,000 Wii consoles.
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