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3DS XL Launch In Japan A Major Success

Posted on Tuesday, July 31 @ 05:41:11 Eastern by Alex_Osborn
The recent release of both New Super Mario Bros. 2 and the 3DS XL in Japan created the perfect storm of success for Nintendo, propelling sales of their new handheld to impressive levels of awesome. According to Enterbrain (via Famitsu) over 193,000 3DS XL units have been sold in Japan over the course of just two days.

These numbers trump both the DSi and DSi XL which (in Japan) sold 170,000 and 103,000 units, respectively. Not only that, but Mario has proven that he's still as relevant as ever, raking in a whopping 480,000 sales for New Super Mario Bros. 2 over the course of a single day. In its first week, the game managed to rack up 900,000 in sales.

Needless to say, the execs over at Nintendo should be pretty happy with themselves. Back to profitability!

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  • Bras
    Bras

    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Jul 31st, 2012 at 7:35 am
    I would get a 3DS XL if it didn't make me look like a huge baby.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jul 31st, 2012 at 12:47 pm
    Statements like this make you look like a huge baby
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 31st, 2012 at 1:46 pm
    It certainly looks more like the DS Lite and DSi line that sold AGAJIMILLION units in Japan, so I guess I'm not all that surprised.
  • Axelownz
    Axelownz

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Aug 3rd, 2012 at 3:37 pm
    I can't get into the XL. I already have a 3DS but if i did not, i would still get a normal one. The 3DS already takes up a little bit in my pocket if i take it with me, so the XL would kill the portability for me, which is a huge thing IMO.

    The bigger screen is cool, but personally i will stick with my 3DS, and reccomend the original to people who want one, unless they are really adamant on the bigger screen. Glad its a success though, its good for nintendo that the 3DS is doing well.

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