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Nintendo DS Outsells All Next-Gen Consoles in June

And I Mean All Consoles Combined

by Sarah



Nintendo loves to brag about sales numbers, but who could blame them? The Wii and DS are two of the best-selling things ever in existence, and despite the fact that everyone on the planet has a Wii and at least 2 or 3 DS systems by now, they just keep on flying off store shelves. In June, thanks in part to the launch of the DSi, the “Nintendo DS franchise” outsold all next-gen outsoles combined. True, that refers to the total of both DS and DSi sales, but that’s still pretty impressive.

Of course, of those three “home consoles”, the Wii sold the most for the month of June, which was the 21st consecutive month that it was the top seller. That’s almost two straight years of insane Wii sales. People may hate on Nintendo, but damn, with numbers like these, no wonder they don’t care about core gamers anymore. If you care about numbers and Nintendo bragging, you can read the rest of the press release below.

In the United States in June, the Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems combined to sell more than 766,000 units, more than all current-generation consoles combined, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. U.S. consumers purchased more than 424,000 Nintendo DSi systems and more than 342,000 Nintendo DS systems in June.

Wii™ marked its 21st consecutive month as the top-selling U.S. home console, with nearly 362,000 sold. Consumers also snapped up nearly 374,000 Wii MotionPlus™ accessories, including nearly 205,000 packaged with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 from Electronic Arts and 169,000 additional accessories sold on their own. The Wii Sports Resort™ game launches July 26 and comes packaged with Wii MotionPlus.

“More consumers continued to gravitate toward products that offer quality experiences and great value for the whole family,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Consumers again selected Nintendo systems for those experiences, particularly our hand-helds.”

Four games published for Nintendo platforms finished in the top 10 best-sellers of June in the United States. These include EA Sports Active at No. 3 with more than 289,000 sold, Wii Fit™ at No. 4 with more than 271,000 sold, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 with Wii MotionPlus at No. 7 with nearly 205,000 sold and Mario Kart™ Wii at No. 8 with more than 202,000 sold.

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  • Sean
    Sean

    I keep waiting for the month when MS or Sony will surpass Nintendo. It doesn't seem to be coming any time soon.

  • Raccoonacorn
    Raccoonacorn

    That's a lot of units.

  • Coop
    Coop

    So the DSi is selling that well, huh? Interesting, there's really nothing for it yet.

  • J-Man
    J-Man

    Coop: There are some great downloadable games, although that's pretty much it for now...

  • TimO
    TimO

    @Coop - Yeah, I just want DSi games already.

  • Sarah
    Sarah

    @Coop: I've been waiting for a reason to buy the DSi, and I haven't found one yet.

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