Pokemon Sun and Moon is doing fairly nicely at US retail, and has helped increase 3DS unit gross sales within the course of.
According to a press release despatched out by Nintendo for the December 2016 NPDs, four.5 million mixed models of Pokemon Sun and Moon have been bought within the US.
The firm stated Sun and Moon hit the milestone quicker than every other Nintendo sport to-date. Thanks to the newest entries within the franchise, 3DS sales were up 2% year-over-year.
For the ultimate quarter of 2016, Nintendo stated 7.three million models of first-party 3DS video games had been bought in the course of the October – December interval. It was the best-selling quarter for 3DS software program within the handheld’s historical past, based on the corporate.
Other first-party titles, equivalent to Super Mario Maker, additionally contributed to the increase in 3DS software program gross sales.
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