Nintendo has announced that Mario 3D Land and Skyward Sword have becoming the fastest selling games of their type..ever!

  • Mario 3D Land has sold over 500,000 copies, making it the fastest selling portable Mario game.
  • Skyward Sword has sold over 535,000 copies, making to the fastest selling Zelda game ever.
  • 3DS saw a 49% jump in sales the week after Mario 3D Land was released.
  • In the first 8 months the 3DS has surpassed the first year sales of the DS.