crho on 17 March 2008
http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14821
SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL SMASHES NINTENDO SALES RECORDSWii Game Sells at a Rate of More than 120 per Minute
REDMOND, Wash., March 17, 2008 – After just one week on store shelves, Super Smash Bros.® Brawl for Wii has become the fastest-selling video game in Nintendo of America's history. Since its launch on March 9, the feature-packed fighting action game has sold more than 1.4 million units in the United States, including more than 874,000 on March 9 alone. It has sold at a rate of more than 120 units per minute between launch and March 16.
