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Nintendo Responds To December NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]
kotaku.com - 1/16/2009
Nintendo Responds To December NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]
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Did you hear? Nintendo had a nice Christmas, giving 5 million good girls and boys Wiis and Nintendo DSs, smashing records left and right. Defensibly, Nintendo would like to brag about its...

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Boy Genius Report:  Nintendo Wii and DS break US sales record for 2008

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NES Controller Varsity Jacket
— 80stees.com — Price: $200.00 This limited edition premium Nintendo varsity jacket features the Nintendo Controller appliqued on the back and a small controller appliqued on the front left chest. The jacket has a thermal insulated lining and buttons up in the ... (more) NES Controller Varsity Jacket

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NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion
gamedaily.com - 1/16/2009
NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion
— gamedaily.com — As people flocked to stores buying Wiis, they also bought Wii Play, which became the best selling title in '08. Five of the top 10 games for the year were from Nintendo. (more) NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion

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Wii is on track to outsell PlayStation 2, while PS 3 is on par with GameCube sales
venturebeat.com - 1/20/2009
Wii is on track to outsell PlayStation 2, while PS 3 is on par with GameCube sales
— venturebeat.com — Nintendo has gone from worst to first in consecutive console releases, with Sony doing exactly the opposite this generation. A closer look at collective data released by the NPD Group , the official tracker of U.S. video game sales, reveals the ... (more) Wii is on track to outsell PlayStation 2, while PS 3 is ...

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Nintendo Wii and DS break US sales record for 2008
Boy Genius Report — Despite the slumping economy, Nintendo sold a record setting number of Wii consoles and portable DS systems in the US during 2008. According to NPD Group’s  statistics the Wii dominated the market, selling 10.17 million Wii consoles which accounted for 55% of new console purchases in 2008. Additionally, the four best selling game titles for 2008 were for the Wii console with Wii Play, Mario Kart, Wii Fit and Super Smash Bros beating out the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Gears of War 2 and even Grand Theft Auto IV. Sales of the Nintendo DS were ...

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