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Nintendo: 900K DS units, 600K Wiis sold during Black Friday week

by Alexander Sliwinski on Nov 29th 2010 9:50AM

Nintendo revealed this morning that US consumers gobbled up 1.5 million pieces of the company's hardware over the Black Friday week of November 21 - 27. According to internal estimates, 900,000 DS units (over the entire DS "family") and 600,000 Wiis were sold.

Nintendo released several bundles over the month to capitalize on the Nintendo faithful who seek that new hardware smell. The company launched the delicious Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary bundles earlier in the month, followed by the pumpkin- and ooze-colored DS bundles featuring Mario Party -- a title one can promptly trade in for a discount on a better game.

Source: Nintendo

Tags: black-friday-2010, ds, nintendo, sales, wii

Reader Comments (21)

That's a lot of future dust magnets.

@Snipermike

Come on, man, you gotta work up to something that dumb, not just blow your wad at the first opportunity.

@A Sandwich

Can't flame him for being right.

@OniMajora

That's one crazy accusation to think that no one plays Nintendo products. That's like me claiming that I know you must sport a ponytail and cheesy mustache 'cause you fit the description of a one of those withering diehard's towards hardcore games. Right?

B-b-b-b-but the Wii is dying!

IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!

@Apollo26

wtf why the downvote?

i guess their body's weren't ready

@Apollo26

"Its over 9000!" is the worst internet meme ever. There, I said it.

@jph89
The cake stole that position, sir.

Wii isn't dying. Nintendo always sets standards for systems. saw how badass Gamecube graphics were compared to PS2 & Xbox. now Microsoft & Sony tried copying the motion control stuff. what makes you guys think Nintendo won't do something new & surprising next time

@EDZiLLUH

RIGHT.. like the Power glove, Power pad, Rob the Robot, the virtual boy, etc, etc.

I would expect people to start saving and waiting for the 3DS, but seems I am mistaken. That's some impressive numbers of the handheld

@tracer bullet

You have to remember that the the general public probably isn't aware of the 3DS yet.

@Funkmaster General

And a DS at $89 with a huge library already here is tough to pass up. I know I bought one. The 3DS will likely be three times that and have less then a dozen launch titles.

@Sponge

But the 3DS will play DS games, too, so it has that library.

If I didn't own a DS, I'd get one now only if I knew I wouldn't get a 3DS until this time next year at the soonest.

Deals were too good to pass up -- got Mario Red wii for 199 w/50 gift card.

Honestly I don't play enough games to see the wii as lacking games -- heck, seems that the supposed 'gamers' avoided the 'core' gaming titles so much that I got Muramasa, Sin and Punishment, Madworld and a couple other titles for less than 70 bucks total. Not to mention all the nintendo titles i've yet to lay my hands on because they hold their value so well (did get Mario Galaxy 2 at target for a discount). Really makes me wonder how much free time these guys have that they have to complain about the breadth of games available.

@Muu

Most of then think of QuickScoping on CoD on the ps360 as Hardcore Gaming, you see...

@Muu

"Not to mention all the nintendo titles i've yet to lay my hands on because they hold their value so well"

YES!!!! I've ket every one of my Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Donkey kong, and other Nintendo series games since I was a kid. Now I can't get rid of them because I want my future children playing them. Yeah people like CoD games, but those multiplayer games will always be around, but there's only 1 Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time or Super Mario Sunshine.

@Muu

@Muu

"Not to mention all the nintendo titles i've yet to lay my hands on because they hold their value so well"

YES!!!! I've ket every one of my Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Donkey kong, and other Nintendo series games since I was a kid. Now I can't get rid of them because I want my future children playing them. Yeah people like CoD games, but those multiplayer games will always be around, but there's only 1 Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time or Super Mario Sunshine.

@Muu

Excellent point Muu. I just bought the Mario Wii as well. For those of us that haven't had a Wii yet, there are plenty of SPECTACULAR mario games to work through, and several deals (I got Muramasa too) on the better titles that have come for it over the years.

I only have time to really beat up 2-3 games a year... COD campaign is always one of them, but from now on Nintendo's latest will fit in just fine as well.

This will be a very happy Xmas.

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Reader Comments (21)

Posted: Nov 29th 2010 10:29AM Snipermike said

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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 10:48AM EDZiLLUH said

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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 11:06AM Funkmaster General said

Posted: Nov 29th 2010 11:25AM Sponge said

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