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Nintendo Shows Franchise Totals, Metroid-Themed GBA

Posted by simoniker on from the that's-a-few-copies dept.

Thanks to IGN GameCube for its article noting overall sales totals for Nintendo's most famous franchises, revealed as part of the company's recent financial results. The winner? "Across a total of nineteen titles, the Super Mario Brothers series has managed worldwide sales of 174 million units. This figure works out to 54 million units across nine portable titles and 120 million units across 10 home titles." Additionally, "Pokemon comes in second at 91 million units... [though] the company has chosen to not include sales from the series' console counterparts... Donkey Kong beats out Zelda for third place with 43 million units... Zelda comes in at 42 million units." Elsewhere, Game Science has news of a limited edition Metroid-themed Game Boy Advance SP, with the "two-tone GBA SP body shell, in the colors of Samus' bodysuit" available in Japan via Club Nintendo.

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  1. metroid GBASP by fireduck · · Score: 3, Interesting

    while the metroid colored SP is nice, the NES edition is retro cool. (i hadn't even heard of it until i ran across it while shopping yesterday).

  2. Re:What is with Nintendo? by chrismcdirty · · Score: 2, Interesting

    For some reason, I don't think they have a boardroom full of executives researching the next best color to put on their machines. Although that does make for a funny situation.

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  3. Re:NES influence... by Bloomy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Should Super Mario Bros., Tetris on the Gameboy and Super Mario World really be included when discussing the best selling games of all-time? I don't think system pack-ins should count.

  4. Re:Let the horse die... by FlipmodePlaya · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yah, it might even be a little late already. I tried to trade in my original GBA the other day, and it was only worth $30. More depressingly, it was only worth that much as a promotional deal to 'upgrade' to SPs.