At the end of this month, the Nintendo 3DS will turn one year old in the United States. What a difference those past 12 months have made. With a price cut and two juggernaut titles turning the tide, the system has enjoyed a surge in sales, not only overseas in Japan, but in the United States as well.
Nintendo's Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Scott Moffitt, recently chatted with IGN about the success of the 3DS, listing off several critical, and impressive, statistics. Here is where the 3DS stands after close to 12 months on the market. (Figures provided for the DS are after that system was on sale for one year.)
The 3DS has sold 4.5 million units, compared to the original DS's 2.3 million.
With a library of over 100 physical titles, the 3DS has sold 9 million games; the DS sold 5 million with 58 titles.
The eShop, which wasn't available in the DS's first year, has over 500 games available. Nintendo wouldn't provide sales statistics, but did mention that on average a consumer downloads five games or programs.
In terms of general revenue, including software and accessories, the 3DS has generated $1.2 billion; the DS managed $540 million in its first year.
