Nintendo 3DS sells 400,000 units in the US in week 1
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April 19th, 2011
We were uncertain how Nintendo’s new 3D handheld console, the 3DS, would sell, given that it’s quite new technology, but mainly, that it retails at $250 bucks. Now Nintendo has revealed that they’ve sold 400,000 3DS console during its first week on the market in the US, which pretty much mirrors the Japanese sales numbers.
Nintendo has previously said that the 3DS was the best selling handheld launch ever, but declined to give any specific sales numbers. While the 3DS sold 400,000 units, Nintendo made sure to have enough consoles on launch, and didn’t offer the entire inventory up for sale on day one, in order to make sure it wouldn’t sell out.
