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Super Mario 3D Land Sells 5M, Skyward Sword 3.4M
Nintendo has released global sales figures for its million-selling titles released so far on the Wii, DS, and 3DS systems.
Super Mario 3D Land sold 5.03 million units so far through Nintendo's 2012 fiscal year. Super Mario 3D Land is the best-selling 3DS title so far in front of Mario Kart 7, which sold 4.45 million units, and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D with 2.49 million.
Posted below is the complete list of million sellers. The first number on the list is sales from April 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. The number in parentheses is lifetime sales.
DS
Pokemon Black & White - 2.91 million (14.42 million)
New Super Mario Bros. - 1.87 million (28.74 million)
Mario Kart DS - 1.26 million (22.30 million)
Professor Layton and the Last Specter - 1.19 million (1.19 million)**
Kirby Mass Attack - 1.01 million (1.01 million)
3DS
Super Mario 3D Land - 5.03 million (5.03 million)
Mario Kart 7 - 4.54 million (4.54 million)
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - 2.49 million (2.49 million)
Wii
Mario Kart Wii 4.91 million (31.91 million)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 3.53 million (25.47 million)
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 3.42 million (3.42 million)
Wii Sports - 2.4 million (79.16 million)
Wii Sports Resort - 2.19 million (29.87 million)
Wii Party - 1.91 million (7.68 million)
Wii Fit Plus - 1.75 million (20.24 million)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land - 1.21 million (1.21 million)
Wii Play: Motion - 1.12 million (1.12 million)
Super Mario Galaxy - 1.09 million (10.4 million)
**Does not include Japan sales
[Source: Nintendo]
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