The first-day U.S. sales for the Nintendo 3DS appear to be pretty good. Nintendo confirmed this morning that 3DS sales were the highest of any Nintendo hand-held system in its history. The company, however, would not provide an exact number today. It will reveal first-week U.S. sales early next month.
"More details about U.S. sales numbers will be made public on April 14, when first-week U.S. sales figures will be tallied by the independent NPD Group," a representative said. "Nintendo worked hard to get as much product as possible to retailers on day one to meet demand, and we will continue with these efforts moving forward."
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "Is Ocarina of Time as legendary as I remembered it? For the most part, yes. In spite of a handful of missteps — a few obtuse puzzles, some tedious backtracking, and a clunky stealth sequence — I don't believe the last 23 years have been unkind to it. Ocarina remains a brilliant example of the medium, a landmark game that shaped the future of its own franchise and 3D gaming in general. After more than two decades it retains its inventive dungeon design, challenging puzzles, dynamic combat, wistful storyline, unforgettable music, and empowering open-air freedom. I feel confident calling it one of the greatest games of the fifth generation, even if I'm no longer prepared to list it among the five best games ever made."
Pure unadulterated fun. They don't make them like this anymore...especially not the triple A industry.
Back when video rental was a thing, I rented out Majoria's Mask, I never finished it though. I did buy the 3DS version before the eshop shutdown, so maybe one day I'll finally play through the whole thing, it's amazing how well these games hold up though. I briefly played Ocarina of Time for a while and it was really fun.
Game Rant participates in the Megaton Musashi World Cup, checking out the game a little bit beforehand and winning the first round match.
After being benched for 20 years, and returning only to be forsaken again despite being a splendid game, it's time Kid Icarus gets salvation.
i thought NPD wasn't allowed to reveal sales stuff anymore or something like that?
^ nintendo has revealed it.
They probably crushed everything in the history of portable gaming to want to announce it after 2 days on the markeet
And what makes this even more remarkable is the price is slightly high for portables, the launch lineup isnt really stellar (good but not stellar) and this isnt a holiday which most other portables launch during.
The numbers have to be good for Nintendo to be talking like that. It's a type of statement that's either true or a blatant lie, and I'm thinking it's the former because Nintendo isn't retarded.
If Nintendo had a successful launch despite the rushed announcement, subpar game lineup, and $250 price point, just imagine where the 3DS is going to be once they REALLY get the ball rolling.
where are those guys that said nintendo sold only 5 handhelds at "X' store, LOL please get a life you fail at trolling.
'3DS sales were the highest of any Nintendo hand-held system in its history.'
Lets hear someones story about how they only sold 5 copies.
C'mon. One person is surely a measure of the overall picture. Right?
EDIT:I'll refer you to this article - http://n4g.com/news/730201/...