"Overview - Sales have increased across the board, following a dip last week. Sales should continue to increase over the next two weeks. Monster Hunter 3G (3DS) is the biggest debut this week with sales of 526,000.
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<br /> Software milestones this week in the top 20: Mario Kart 7 (3DS) crosses the two million mark; Just Dance 3 (Wii) flies by the three million mark; Kinect Adventures! (X360) passes the 13 million mark; Mario Kart Wii passes 30 million sold; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3) reaches the two million mark; Wii Sports reaches 79 million sold; New Super Mario Bros. Wii passes the 23 million mark; Assassins Creed: Revelations (X360) passes the two million sales mark; The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) crosses the two million mark; and FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3) reaches the four million sales mark.
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<br /> Hardware sales are up across the board week on week, while the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are also up year on year. Hardware milestones this week: The Wii passes the 92 million mark; the PSP passes the 72 million mark; the Xbox 360 passes the 61 million mark; the PlayStation 3 passes the 58 million mark; and the 3DS passes the 11 million mark."
Liam Pritchard of Brash Games writes "Thanks to a glorious and somewhat surprising coming together of Nintendo and West Coast Customs, the world is now home to not one, but two real life Mario Karts. Currently doing the rounds at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Head over to Brash Games for some genuinely impressive images".
The Nintendo Wii Console with the Mario Kart Wii Bundle has two different sales running, one on Amazon and another on Ebay. Apparently, now is a good time to get your hands on a Nintendo Wii console for a great price. The Ebay console sale has a larger discount, but the Amazon console deal comes with added perks. You cant lose no matter which sale you choose, so take a look at the details below.
Amidst all the bad news for Nintendo lately, heres a lone bright spot- along with Ocarina of Time 3D, which was reported to have sold in excess of a million units worldwide yesterday, two more Nintendo games- Pokemon Black and White for the DS, the latest blockbuster installment in the long running franchise; and Mario Kart Wii, Nintendos latest evergreen entry in its long running mascot kart racer series- have shipped in excess of a million units in the past quarter, bringing up their lifetime sales totals to some impressive numbers.
KNEX is hosting a giveaway contest this week that Mario fans should not miss. Get a free Mario Kart figure (Mario and Luigi) and maybe a KNEX Mario Kart Grand Prize Golden Ticket.
Nintendo today released a couple of new Wii bundles packed with Mario Kart Wii for $149.99 and Nintendo Selects lineup of $19.99 games.
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Just yesterday we reported on unofficial word that Nintendo was dropping the Wii to $149.99, as well as changing the pack-in game from Wii Sports to Mario Kart Wii. Today, Nintendo confirmed this news and also revealed the nifty red packaging for its $19.99 line of "Nintendo Selects" titles (seen above). Sounds mundane, but there are actually two interesting pieces of info to go along with this...
Realm of Gaming has posted that new Mario Kart Wii K'NEX have been unveiled.
Nintendo Australia calls out for fans to appear in the next Mario Kart Wii TV commercial. What we want to know, though, is what exactly this Mario Kart Wii commercial is in aid of...
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Recreating Mario Kart in real life is a quick ticket to a holding cell or the emergency room, but watching a pseudo professional re-create Mario Kart in real life from the safety of your screen – well – that's a speed burst to hilarity!
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