Nintendo recently announced officially that they hit their 5 million units sold mark in the Japanese market (in 52 weeks), dubbing it the fastest system to hit that mark. This record beats the DS’s record and GBA’s record even with a small fund available
. Read all about it after the jump!
Via Andriasang:
The system crossed the mark 52 weeks after its February 26, 2011 release, a record for Japanese hardware sales. The previous record holders had been DS with 56 weeks, and Game Boy Advance with 58 weeks.
The five million figure is actual sell-through, meaning sales from retailers to customers. The data was provided by Media Create.
Check out Andriasang’s post for the sales chart from Nintendo, detailing it’s performance in the market compared to their other products.
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