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Super Mario 3D Land tops Japanese charts

by Jordan Mallory on Nov 13th 2011 12:00PM

Americans love Mario and friends as much as anyone else, but it really says something about Japan's devotion to their Italian mascot when his new 3DS game manages to outsell both Uncharted 3 and Battlefield 3 by a fairly massive gap.

For the week ending November 6, Super Mario 3D Land sold 343,492 units in Japan, outselling its closest competition by over 200,000 units, earning the No. 1 slot on Media Create's sales charts. Uncharted 3 came in second with 124,989 units sold, and Battlefield 3 slotted in right beneath it at 123,379, scientifically proving that the Tanooki Suit is a powerful psychoactive monetary aphrodisiac.

[Image credit: Nintendo]

Via: Gamasutra
Source: Media Create

Tags: 3ds, japan, japanese, mario, nintendo, sales, super-mario-3d, super-mario-3d-land, super-mario-land-3d, tanooki, tanooki-suit

Reader Comments (38)

Pregnant Mario? Uh Reggie, you got some explaining to do

@The Cole Train That girl looks very young. More like "have a seat over here, Reggie."

@The Cole Train her body was ready?

@The Cole Train - Mario is flashing the shocker, which is /really/ weird, all things considered...

@The Cole Train
I'll just leave this here http://www.dorkly.com/video/26035/dorkly-bits-mario-is-a-furry

Well outselling Battlefield is no surprise. WE know the Japanese gamers don't care for the FPSs. I don't know how they feel about Uncharted. They would probably like it better if it starred Lara Croft though....

@Hoops
In Japan MAG is huge. If you ever play Ravens around a certain time all you'll hear is Japanese. Sometimes as a SVER I'll get a squad full of Japanese people.

@Hoops "WE know the Japanese gamers don't care for the FPSs"

I don't blame them.

As someone who's worked as a plumber, Mario is my hero.

I'm more surprised that U3 and BF3 sold as well as they did. Neither of them strike me as something tailored for the Japanese market.

@Pure Black World Tendency
I was going to point this out. First/third-person shooters aren't nearly as big a deal in Japan as they are here.

It's not exactly surprising that a massive japanese franchise outsold american games... In japan...

This just in, Nintendo first party software sells a lot. More at 11:00.

@TheKbob

I know, it's just like when they announce CoD sales.

It is the Nintendo flavor.

Nintendo is pretty good at release games that most people can enjoy, in any part of the world, without screwing the game's formula.

Not many other gaming companies have done that.

@xiLeShadow

releasing***

Oh look.

It's yet another Mario game.

I can hardly contain my excitement.

@callumshell1

While I may not agree with what you are saying, your avatar makes it hilarious.

@callumshell1 I know! I can't wait for it to be released in the we-

Oh, you were being a dick...

@callumshell1 So, you don't like video games?

@callumshell1 Oh look
it's yet another troll
I can hardly contain my excitement.

@callumshell1
You're barking up the wrong tree mister.

-or-

Hello Mr. Suit Dog, I was going to ask your opinion about the new Mario game but then I remembered that you drink water out of a toilet bowl.

@callumshell1 Because, amazingly, Uncharted 3 and BF3 are TOTALLY NEW GAMES!

@byaboy Sarcasm = trolling? And joystiq upvoted your reply?
Mario is great and all but just because someone doesn't like Mario doesn't = trolling.

You can't stop Mario, you can only hope to contain him.

That has got to be the cutest costume ever. xD

Isn't that pretty low for a Mario game?

@remakeyourself

Game is only on a newly launched platform and the sales count is only for Japan.

No, it is not low for that.

@remakeyourself
This game will continue to sell well at its current price for the entire life of the console, just as Mario Kart DS did, and as I suspect, Mario Kart 3DS will.

My Japanese import should be in my hands tomorrow so I'm hoping to finish all the other new games I have before Mario takes over my life.

@Undulation
Do you not have an American/ EU 3DS? I just picked up my copy today.

Congrats for Nintendo, with the way the company had so many losses and all, its nice to see a bright spot!

Anyone else think that Mario looks kinda creepy in this picture? like, if a kid went up to him he would probably start screaming and running to his mom...no? maybe?

I can't believe Joystiq actually mentioned Japanese sales in the actual article. Usually they write about something totally unrelated.

Wait...Mario sells a lot? On a handheld? In Japan? *Head Explodes*

The real story is that BF3 sold more than 10 units. We know the Japanese like some FPS, but a western gaijin FPS??? Did they replace all of the voices with pokemon sounds?

That would actually be a great mod now that I think about it.

Been playing it all day. It's pretty damn good, if a bit short.

I really wish they added some simple stuff to increase replay value, like time attack and score leaderboards.

Feels like it would have been perfect for user created levels too. Making Sunshine-esque, minimalist obstacle courses and the like. The perspective and geometry in the game would have lent itself well to that IMO.

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