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Friday, August 12, 2011

Five million sold as gamers dance to Just Dance 2 0n Nintendo Wii

Just Dance 2 from Ubisoft, Nintendo's Wii exclusive, 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."

During the next few months, Nintendo will release a huge selection of fan-favorite titles. This includes Star Fox 64 3D, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS portable entertainment system, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii and Kirby Mass Attack for the Nintendo DS 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 Play (13.04 million), Mario Kart Wii (10.64 million), New Super Mario Bros. Wii (8.36 million), Wii Fit (8.17 million), Wii Fit Plus (7.06 million), Wii Sports Resort (6.45 million), Super Smash Bros. Brawl(5.28 million) and Just Dance 2 (5.09 million).