Here's some broken records to let you know how well Nintendo did on this past Black Friday:
- 3DS sales up 325% over Nov. 6
- Half a million Wii systems sold on Black Friday, the most ever
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword the fastest-selling Zelda, sold 535,000 copies
- Super Mario 3D Land the fastest-selling Mario portable, 500,000 sold since launch
I get the 3DS, as it's a hot Christmas item, and Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land are both great games that should be under every tree, but it's really surprising to hear that the Wii broke Nintendo's one-day record this year. More than 500,000 in one day? Maybe it's that new price point. Or the blue color. Or something I missed.
As for the 3DS, it's already beating out the first-year Nintendo DS sales numbers, and in only 8 months. The holiday isn't even over, and Mario Kart 7 is still coming this season.
Enjoy your money, Nintendo!
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3:00 PM on 11.29.2011 | 
Already sold more than the ds did in its first year in only 8 months is impressive.
I am sure microsoft or sony would love to say that about any system theyve done.
Well, the internet is full of guys who proudly say that they have sold their Wiis.
I'd say lots of people.
Now if only some one made a fuss to reassure us NIntendo was 't doomed to die in every remotely not-positive story here on Dtoid...
Plus $99 for a system with a pretty decent backlog of fun games is a good deal for anyone.
Loving my Zelda 3ds.
It seems now the Vita is the upcoming doom and gloom target for next year's easy page hits until the WiiU hits later in the year.
Dammit! I already sold my shares. :(
Lots of people got rid of their Wiis after purchasing them. Perhaps the new Zelda convinced a few to repurchase.
That or the Wal-Mart thing.
Maybe if you restrict yourself to only playing games with Mario and Zelda in them. Go Google the following 2012 releases and expand your gaming horizons:
Beyond the Labyrinth
Bravely Default
Code of Princess
Fantasy Life
Good People Die
Guild 01
Heroes of Ruin
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Metal Gear Solid 3D
Rhythm Thief
Tales of the Abyss
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy
Time Travelers
Mutant Mudds
Many big hitters are coming in less than a fourth of a year, like
Luigi's mansion 2
Resident evil R
Kid icarus (should)
I know you're just joking though. Thought I would take advantage of your comment to make a point.
^_^;
My bad
@rabid they aren't actively losing money, they just aren't making as much as they expected/used to.
Oh, yeah! Tales of the abyss.
Forgot that one.
Wish it had come out this year...
Good for Nintendo for having a stellar black friday this year. I really think that $99 for the Wii should be the norm now, as I'm sure it helped with those amazing black friday numbers. Now if they have an amazing Christmas with the Wii and 3DS, they can get out of the "Nintendo is doomed/needs to go third-party/Nintendo is in panic mode" and back to the Nintendo that we know and love, unless your name is Jim Sterling, of course.
Those 3DS bundles are super hot..If I didn't already have an ambassador Cosmo black, all the free games given out other then the ambassador games and OoT I would have totally jumped on Gamestop's deal yesterday for the special OoT bundle with an extra $20 gift card. But because they still won't allow you to transfer ambassador status to a new 3DS I couldn't trade mine in for the new hotness.
The Mario bundle would have been a very close second -The flame red looks great and mario looks like its a must have. VERY smart to release that bundle for this season.
Online at least its almost impossible to find Mario Land 3D in-stock or for its suggested retail price. Amazon sold out and their secondary retailers pushed the price up over $60 at one point, lol. Walmart's site (yesterday at least) was sold out, and I ran into that in a few other places. So good for them.
The Wii thing is surprising.. Is that bundle the one without the Wi-Fi? no ads have said anything about the no wi-fi swap out if there has been one, so its safe to assume people are going to assume its there. People are going to be mighty disappointed if they it was and they were looking for some (albeit weak) wi-fi action.
@Fuzunga
I'm willing to bet there's plenty of people who traded them in and probably saw this as an opportunity to get back to it.
If you look at the sales data Nintendo has never been a big pre-order opening week type of company, their games tend to be long term sellers with amazing legs.
Nintendo will never see a cent from me or any people that i know, i hack wiis for people for free and copy them 2T of wii games for free too, just to hurt even by a bit nintendo sales.
Grow up.