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Mario Sunshine US sales mentalism
Punters just can't get enough of Mazza as Sunshine shifts 350,000 copies in a mere 10 days. Strewth!
This just in from our No Surprise There desk: Super Mario Sunshine has shifted a whopping number of copies in the US, with 350,000 games sold in only 10 days.
As Nintendo pointed out with no small amount of glee, this is a number not achieved by any competitors - including Halo and Grand Theft Auto 3 - until being on sale for a month or more.
The game's popularity has also helped to boost hardware sales as many people went out to buy a Cube specifically to play the long-awaited Mario 64 sequel. Many retailers reported a 50% increase in Gamecube sales, with some even saying that sales of the console had more than doubled.
"This launch is historic, promising to break longstanding records," says Peter MacDougall, Nintendo America's executive vice president of sales and marketing.
"So far, sales rates for Super Mario Sunshine are running 36 percent ahead of even Super Mario 64 six years ago -and that game went on to sell more than 10 million units worldwide."
Mario Sunshine will finally be released in the UK on 4 October.
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Better than Halo/GTA3? Ha! Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Let's hope it repeats the trick over here...
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Mario Sunshine US sales mentalism
Punters just can't get enough of Mazza as Sunshine shifts 350,000 copies in a mere 10 days. Strewth!
This just in from our No Surprise There desk: Super Mario Sunshine has shifted a whopping number of copies in the US, with 350,000 games sold in only 10 days.
As Nintendo pointed out with no small amount of glee, this is a number not achieved by any competitors - including Halo and Grand Theft Auto 3 - until being on sale for a month or more.
The game's popularity has also helped to boost hardware sales as many people went out to buy a Cube specifically to play the long-awaited Mario 64 sequel. Many retailers reported a 50% increase in Gamecube sales, with some even saying that sales of the console had more than doubled.
"This launch is historic, promising to break longstanding records," says Peter MacDougall, Nintendo America's executive vice president of sales and marketing.
"So far, sales rates for Super Mario Sunshine are running 36 percent ahead of even Super Mario 64 six years ago -and that game went on to sell more than 10 million units worldwide."
Mario Sunshine will finally be released in the UK on 4 October.
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Better than Halo/GTA3? Ha! Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Let's hope it repeats the trick over here...
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Whack!
Huzzah?...Groovy!....
Huzzah indeed!
That's 1 million sales sold worldwide for Mario Sunshine then, and it hasn't even been released in Europe yet.
:-S
Imagine what the overall figures are going to be once it's had it's time on the market.
Huzzah for everyone!
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Imagine what the overall figures are going to be once it's had it's time on the market.
Huzzah for everyone!
And he's doing even better in Japan, over 650,000!
*Regrets not having ordered import copy*
wouldn't it be good to put this in the x-box forum? hehehehe
wouldn't it be good to put this in the x-box forum? hehehehe
October 4th just seems so far away...
Woooohooo GO MAZZA! THE YANKS LOVE YA!
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