NPD: Nintendo 'Smashes' March; Software Sales Skyrocket 63%
There's Nintendo... and then there's everyone else. Industry sales hit $1.7B as Smash Bros. sold 2.7 million copies and the Wii sold a whopping 721K units.
- Type: News
- Posted: 04/17/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Analyst: March Game Sales to Increase 35%
Led by games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Rainbow Six Vegas 2, video game sales in March are forecast to be up significantly, said analyst Colin Sebastian.
- Type: News
- Posted: 04/07/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Fastest Selling Game in Nintendo of America History
Nintendo's popular fighting game featuring dozens of classic characters has set a new record for the company, selling a whopping 1.4 million copies in the U.S. in one week.
- Type: News
- Posted: 03/17/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Nintendo Addresses Super Smash Bros. Brawl Issue
Turns out the problem is with certain Wii consoles and not any particularly flaw in the game discs. It will remind some users of the different sort of horror that came up when their GameCube couldn't read Eternal Darkness.
- Type: News
- Posted: 03/10/2008
- Written By: David Radd
Japan: Smash Bros. Leads February Game Sales with Over 1.3 Million
Super Smash Bros. Brawl dominated the charts in Japan for February as the Wii outsold the PS3 more than 3:1. The PSP also passed the 8 million units sold mark.
- Type: News
- Posted: 03/06/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
GDC: Sakurai on Super Smash Bros. Brawl Development
Super Smash Bros. Brawl might just be the most anticipated title of the year, and only a couple of weeks before the North American release, Masahiro Sakurai talked at GDC about its development.
- Type: News
- Posted: 02/22/2008
- Written By: David Radd
Reggie: Wii to Surpass 360 in U.S. by June
At the torrid pace that the Wii has been selling, it was only a matter of time before the system was number one in the U.S. Super Smash Bros. Brawl will surely help too.
- Type: News
- Posted: 02/22/2008
- Written By: David Radd
GDC: WiiWare and Wii Fit Launching this May
Nintendo has finally provided official launch dates for their upcoming Wii Fit (with balance board) and the downloadable games service WiiWare.
- Type: News
- Posted: 02/20/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Japan: Wii Outperforms as Market Sags
While the computation of their Japanese sales for January did not include Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Wii still did well with the continued success of Wii Fit, making it the fastest selling Wii game ever.
- Type: News
- Posted: 02/18/2008
- Written By: David Radd
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Becomes Fastest Wii Title to Surpass One Million Sold
Over one million Wii gamers in Japan have joined the brawl. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is now the fastest Wii game to sell one million units.
- Type: News
- Posted: 02/12/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
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