Just Dance 2 Becomes Eighth Wii Title to Sell More Than 5 Million Units.
Just Dance®2 from Ubisoft®, which plays exclusively on Nintendo’s Wii™ console, has sold more than 5 million units, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. With this milestone, the Wii system now has eight 5-million sellers* in the U.S., twice as many as competing current-generation consoles combined.
In the month of July, seven of the top 10 and 15 of the top 25 best-selling software SKUs play on Nintendo platforms. Just Dance 2 sold more than 120,000 units to finish No. 3 for the month.
“By crossing the 5 million sales mark, Just Dance 2 joins one of the most exclusive clubs in the world of video games,†said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Nintendo systems have games for every type of player. We’re poised for a great holiday season, thanks to tremendous value across all our platforms and fan-favorite franchises delivering fun new surprises.â€
During the next few months, Nintendo will release a huge selection of fan-favorite titles. This includes Star Fox 64â„¢3D, Super Marioâ„¢3D Land and Mario Kartâ„¢7 for the Nintendo 3DSâ„¢ portable entertainment system, The Legend of Zeldaâ„¢: Skyward Sword for Wii and Kirbyâ„¢Mass Attack for the Nintendo DSâ„¢ family of systems, which was the best-selling platform in July.
* The Wii titles to surpass 5 million units sold in the U.S. include: Wii Playâ„¢ (13.04 million), Mario Kartâ„¢Wii (10.64 million), New Super Mario Bros.â„¢Wii(8.36 million), Wii Fitâ„¢ (8.17 million), Wii Fitâ„¢Plus (7.06 million), Wii Sports Resortâ„¢ (6.45 million), Super Smash Bros.â„¢Brawl (5.28 million) and Just Dance 2 (5.09 million).
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