Posts Tagged ‘Super Mario 3D Land’

Check Out All These Awesome New Nintendo 3DS Bundles Coming To Japan

Nintendo has announced that a whole host of new Nintendo 3DS bundles are headed to Japan including a brand new colour which is described as Cobalt Blue. The Cobalt Blue Nintendo 3DS will be released on March 22nd for 15,000 yen. Nintendo also announced that a Monster Hunter Tri G Hunter Nintendo 3DS console (which is available to [...]

Super Mario 3D Land breaks 5 million sold, Skyward Sword at 3.4 million

Nintendo elaborated on the “strong sales” for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land today, in its list of million-selling titles for the last nine months. The Wii adventure sold 3.42 million units worldwide, of which 3.04 million took place outside of Japan.That makes it the best selling Wii game for [...]

Super Mario 3D Land Is The First Nintendo 3DS Game To Sell Over Five Million

Super Mario 3D Land is the very first Nintendo 3DS title to sell over five million units according to Nintendo. The company announced that Super Mario 3D Land has sold 5.03 million copies globally since the title launched in November of last year. Mario Kart 7 has also sold a fair number of units with 4.54 million [...]

Mario Kart 7 And Super Mario 3D Land Top Ten Best Selling Games In December According To NPD

Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS were two of the best-selling games in December according to NPD figures released today. Mario Kart 7 was the fourth best-selling game in the United States and Super Mario 3D Land was the ninth best seller. 1.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, [...]

Mario Kart 7 And Super Mario 3D Land Were The Top Two Best-Selling Games In Japan During 2011

It’s been revealed that both Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS were the best-selling games in Japan during 2011. Mario Kart 7 sold slightly more than Super Mario 3D Land even though Mario Kart 7 was the last out of the two to be released. Wii Sports Resort took the [...]

Nintendo systems moved 12 million units in the US during 2011

Nintendo has announced that it sold 12 million total hardware units in the US during 2011, marking the fifth year in a row it has accomplished such a feat. This includes more than 4.5 million units of Wii, more than 4 million 3DS systems, and over 3.4 million units of NDS systems. This brings the [...]

Nintendo 3DS Breaks The 4 Million Barrier And Super Mario 3D Land And Mario Kart 7 Break 1 Million

Japanese gaming publication Famitsu has announced that Nintendo has reached the four million milestone slightly earlier than they had previously expected with the Nintendo 3DS. The publication also revealed that both Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 have both broken the 1 million sales barrier. Nintendo 3DS: 4,135,739 Super Mario 3D Land: 1,042,511 Mario [...]

The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword Was Overthrown By Skyrim For Game Of The Year At VGAs

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword sadly lost out to Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at tonight’s Spike Video Game Awards. All was not completely lost as the Hall of Fame award went to The Legend of Zelda series which was collected by Shigeru Miyamoto. Nintendo also scooped the award for Best Motion Control Game and Best Wii [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Super Mario 3D Land Sells Over Half A Million Copies In Japan Outselling Zelda And COD

Enterbrain and Famitsu have revealed that Super Mario 3D Land has managed to shift over half a million copies from October 31st through to November 27th which means it has outsold both The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in Japan. Here’s the full list: 01. [3DS] Super Mario 3D [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Retail Is Now Selling Out Of Nintendo 3DS Consoles

UK trade publication MCV is reporting that retail outlets throughout the United Kingdom are now beginning to sell out of Nintendo 3DS consoles following the release of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. The Metallic Red Nintendo 3DS seems to be the most popular version, with other colours also in short supply. Filed under: 3DS, [...]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 won’t be coming to 3DS thanks to “speck” graphics

Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida has said Nintendo tested the possibility of bringing Super Mario Galaxy 2 to 3DS, but Mario’s size and the game’s general mechanics proved prohibitive. He told IGN: “When we started developing [Super Mario 3D Land], we displayed Super Mario Galaxy 2 on a small TV monitor and found [...]

Wii, Zelda, and Super Mario 3D Land set records on Black Friday

Breaking, obvious news: Mario and Zelda games are popular. All right, it gets more interesting upon getting into specifics: Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told USA Today that Super Mario 3D Land has become the fastest-selling portable Mario game ever, moving over half a million copies since its November 13 launch. As a result, [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Super Mario 3D Land Is The Fastest Selling Handheld Mario Game Ever!

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has told USAToday that the frankly amazing Super Mario 3D Land is the fastest selling portable Mario game in company history, and has sold more than 500,000 units since its launch on November 13th. Filed under: 3DS, Nintendo Tagged: Nintendo, sales, super mario 3d land Read More…

Nintendo: Super Mario 3D Land And The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword Enter The Top Ten

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii and Super Mario 3D Land have both entered the UK all-formats chart at number seven and nine respectively. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games 2012 also entered the charts at number 20 for the week ending November 19th. I would expect all three titles to chart higher next week. Filed under: 3DS, [...]

Nintendo: PETA’s Anti Super Mario 3D Land Campaign Was A Joke

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has confessed in a statement that their anti Tanooki suit campaign was in fact just a joke. Clearly they managed to troll quite a few people including a variety of mainstream news outlets. Mario fans: Relax! PETA’s game was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, a fun way to call attention to [...]

Nintendo 3DS: PETA Is Anti Super Mario 3D Land, Starts Online Campaign

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has launched a campaign against Super Mario 3D Land because they believe the Tanooki Suit endorses animal cruelty. The PETA website states the following: When on a mission to rescue the princess, Mario has been known to use any means necessary to defeat his enemy — even wearing the [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Super Mario 3D Land Launch Event Time-Lapse Video

Nintendo of America has uploaded a time-lapse video of the Super Mario 3D Land launch event in Times Square. To help celebrate the launch of the game Nintendo transformed Military Island into a level from the game complete with warp pipes, Goombas and a large Nintendo 3DS. Filed under: 3DS, Nintendo Tagged: Nintendo, nintendo 3ds, super mario [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Super Mario 3D Land Review

Super Mario 3D Land sees the return of Nintendo’s iconic mascot for the company’s latest platform the Nintendo 3DS, but is it as good as others would have you believe? Read on to find out. How does Super Mario 3D Land look? The first thing that strikes you when you embark on Mario’s latest adventure [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Check Out The Super Mario 3D Land Launch Trailer For Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo of America has uploaded a new launch trailer for Super Mario 3D Land. The video shows off numerous stages scattered throughout the game and a few of Mario’s power-ups. Super Mario 3D Land comes out November 18th in Europe and November 13th in North America. Filed under: 3DS, Nintendo Tagged: nintendo 3ds, super mario [...]

Nintendo 3DS: IGN Awards Super Mario 3D Land An Incredible 9.5

Online gaming publication IGN has awarded Mario’s latest adventure on the Nintendo 3DS a whopping 9.5 out of 10. The review states that Super Mario 3D Land represents the first 3DS title to fully make use of the system’s capabilities. You can read the full IGN review here and make sure you keep an eye on [...]