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New 3DS StreetPass Games Earn $4 Million
With the recent update to the 3DS Mii Plaza, Nintendo offered new purchasable StreetPass games that have already proven to be very popular.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Japanese site Tokyo Keizai Online (as translated by Siliconera) that in the month since the games' release, approximately $4 million in profit have already been generated.
The games cost $5 each to download, but you can download all the games together for a discounted price of $14.99. For more information on the games, you can check out this trailer detailing each one.
[Source: Tokyo Keizai Online via Siliconera]
Our Take
Nintendo had some disappointing financials to report recently related to the Wii U. It's good to hear that even with the Wii U struggling, Nintendo is succeeding elsewhere. Maybe this will help turn things around for the Wii U.
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