Just saw this posted on Gaf.
NINTENDO 3DS BEATS ALL SALES RECORD! In Italy, 3DS Nintendo is the console that has sold more in the first 10 months after its launch Feb. 6, 2012 - Great success for the last born of the Nintendo company, which, in the first ten months of its launch, has achieved excellent results in terms of both sales worldwide and Italian. From November 2011, thanks to the launch of strong titles such as Super Mario Land 3D ™ and Mario Kart ™ 7, 3DS has had a surge in sales globally and has allowed to break the wall of the 15 million units sold. The speed with which Nintendo 3DS has achieved this result has also characterized the European market and, in particular, in the Italian one. In Italy, Nintendo 3DS, from its launch to date, has sold more than all other consoles made by Nintendo static or mobile, at the same time period, ie after the launch for the next ten months. In fact, with over 243,700 ** units sold in Italy since its launch, Nintendo 3DS than the result of Nintendo DS and Wii, respectively, with over 108,000 ** 63,600 ** and exit consoles sold for the same period of time (44 weeks), becoming the system that Nintendo has sold more in the first ten months of life. With these results, Nintendo has maintained a market share of 72% ** in the handheld sector in 2011. Launched on 25 March 2011 the European market, Nintendo has put 3DS 3D technology into the hands of all. With a proposal of titles developed specifically to exploit the features of the console, thanks to the preinstalled applications and connectivity and entertainment features that characterize it, Nintendo 3DS has conquered youth and adults, new users and gamers all over the world. And now even the hardcore gamers will get their teeth, thanks to the arrival of a series of titles such as Resident Evil ® Revelations on European shelves by January 27, One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP, arriving on February 10, Tekken 3D scheduled for February 17, Kid Icarus: Uprising, which will be launched March 23, METAL GEAR SOLID ® 3D Snake Eater, available later this year, will offer advanced users a unique gaming experience that will satisfy the most demanding. "The incredible results achieved by Nintendo 3DS Italy and around the world show that this console has all the credentials to become a true landmark in the world of handheld consoles" - says Andrea Persegati, General Manager Nintendo Italy - "With a very diverse offering of securities that satisfies all types of users, a variety of preinstalled applications and connectivity features, Nintendo 3DS proves to be quite an entertaining tool to 360 °."
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