Nintendo said Monday that it has sold 5 million 3DS handheld game
consoles in Japan, which it says makes the device the fastest-selling
game platform ever in the country.
The Kyoto-based firm said the console reached the landmark Sunday, less than a year after its launch on February 26, 2011. It said the number was based on estimates from data it obtained directly from its domestic distributors.
The 3DS was initially snatched up by gaming afficionados but then
stumbled badly, forcing the company to suddenly slash its price
worldwide less than six months after launch. Nintendo then launched an
aggressive sales push for new game titles, a lack of which was a major
reason the console initially failed to catch on.
