Super Mario 3D Land Sells 5M, Skyward Sword 3.4M

Nintendo has released global sales figures for its million-selling titles released so far on the Wii, DS, and 3DS systems. Super Mario 3D Land sold 5.03 million units so far through Nintendo's 2012 fiscal year. Super Mario 3D Land is the best-selling 3DS title so far in front of Mario Kart 7, which  sold 4.45 million units, and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D with 2.49 million. Posted ...

Super Mario's Next 3DS Adventure Will Be A 2D Side-Scroller!

Nintendo has already sold 5 million copies of Super Mario 3D Land and it looks like the plumber and all of his pals from the Mushroom Kingdom will be back for new adventure sooner than we thought. During a recent talk with in investors Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata revealed the publisher already has plans for [...]

Nintendo reveals “totally new” 2D Super Mario for 3DS

Nintendo is planning to kick the 3DS's sales into full gear over the next year with the release of a fresh Super Mario game and a steady stream of other hot titles throughout its 2012 fiscal period, running April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

Super Mario 3D Land first 3DS game to sell over 5m

Super Mario 3D Land is the first Nintendo 3DS game to sell over five million copies. To be exact, the wonderful platformer has shifted 5.03 million copies globally since launch. It's easily the best-selling 3DS game. Mario Kart 7, in second place, has shifted 4.54 million units around the world. Read more…

New side-scrolling Super Mario headed to 3DS

Think New Super Mario Bros. , but newer. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata assured investors today that a new 2D Super Mario game is in the works for 3DS, this one distinguished by its "side-scrolling action." Iwata offered no further information about the game in his presentation, but expects it to launch sometime within Nintendo's next fiscal year. That places the new Mario's debut sometime ...

New Mario 3DS announced, Super Mario 3D Land sells 5 million copies

As Nintendo revealed plans to release a new 2D Mario game for 3DS in the next fiscal year (April 2012 to March 2013), the company announced that Super Mario 3D Land has already sold 5.03 million copies around the world since its launch in November 2011. That makes Super Mario 3D Land the biggest-selling 3DS game, as well as the first 3DS release to hit the 5 million mark -- 136,000 of those ...