Nintendo Kicks Off the Holidays with Nearly 3 Million Hardware Units Sold in November; Nintendo DS Sets All-Time November Record and Wii Installed Base Crosses 23 Million in the United States
November proved to be a record-setting month for Nintendo video game sales. Nintendo’s Wii™ console sold more than 1.25 million units in November, making Wii the fastest-selling home console to surpass an installed base of 23 million. Meanwhile the Nintendo DS™ franchise set a record with the most hand-held video game systems sold in the month of November – ever. According to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales data in the United States, Nintendo sold nearly 1.7 million Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi™ systems in November, eclipsing the previous record of 1.57 million held by Nintendo DS in 2008.
In an attempt to make Purenintendo.com even more awesome, I have decided to do our first ever live stream. We received REDS from Capcom about two or …
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I can’t argue with the outcome of the numbers, but I can argue with the meaning of the numbers. Yes, the Wii has more (percent-wise) …
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PlayStation 2 203.1K PlayStation 3 710.4K PSP 293.9K Xbox 360 819.5K Wii 1.26M Nintendo DS 1.70M
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 4.20M CALL OF DUTY: …
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Some new concept art for a possible new game in the Conduit series have surfaced. The art teases a release of 10/10/2012, so this could presumably be for Nintendo’s next system, if true.
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Amazon has emailed out updates to customers who have pre-ordered Pokemon Heart Gold or Soul Silver saying that the estimated ship date is March 14, 2010. The …
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The First Multisport Racquet Game for Nintendo Wii(TM)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – December 10, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced a new addition to its sports portfolio with Racquet Sports, a multisport game that includes tennis, ping pong, badminton, squash and beach tennis. Developed for Nintendo Wii(TM), the game delivers an engaging and interactive experience for the entire family. Compatible with Wii MotionPlus(TM) and Ubisoft’s Motion Tracking Camera for Nintendo Wii(TM), players will receive a highly realistic and personalized gameplay experience. Players will experience easy-to-use controls that precisely simulate their movements and be able to play in multiple gameplay modes, from party to championship mode. Racquet Sports is scheduled to be released in North America in March 2010.
Nintendo had already confirmed a release window of ‘Q1 2010’ for Endless Ocean 2 and according to Amazon, the game is scheduled for release February …
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Nintendo handheld sails past 10 million mark – robbing PS2 of ‘biggest ever console’ title
Nintendo DS has become the biggest-selling games hardware in UK chart history, …
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DS Lite – 6,700 DSi - 45,000 DSi LL - 62,000 PSP - 66,000 PSP Go - 3,600 Wii - 101,000 PS3 - 50,000 PS2 - 2,500 360 - 4,300
Looks like the DSi LL is still …
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Gamers in Korea are getting Animal Crossing City Folk a little later than the rest of the world, but they’ll be getting Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver before …
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