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Let’s Break Down Nintendo’s Biggest Selling DS Games (Let’s!)

Nintendo has released the financial findings for its Nintendo DS games sold last year.

Included are the numbers for the April 1 – December 31, 2008 financial period as well as the breakdown for Japan and overseas.

What’s more, there are new life-to-date totals for the games.

Here’s the breakdown:

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 3,840,000 units

*of which

Japan: 60,000 units

Overseas: 3,770,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 16,820,000 units

New Super Mario Bros.

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 3,470,000 units

*of which

Japan: 290,000 units

Overseas: 3,180,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 17,630,000 units

Mario Kart DS

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 3,340,000 units

*of which

Japan: 370,000 units

Overseas: 2,970,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 13,790,000 units

Nintendogs

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 3,000,000 units

*of which

Japan: 80,000 units

Overseas: 2,920,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 21,670,000 units

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 2,820,000 units

*of which

Japan: 0 units

Overseas: 2,820,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 4,400,000 units

Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 2,440,000 units

*of which

Japan: 90,000 units

Overseas: 2,350,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 13,270,000 units

Pokemon Platinum version

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 2,400,000 units

*of which

Japan: 2,390,000 units

Overseas: 10,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 2,400,000 units

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 2,190,000 units

*of which

Japan: 1,180,000 units

Overseas: 1,010,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 2,190,000 units

Mario Party DS

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 1,870,000 units

*of which

Japan: 120,000 units

Overseas: 1,750,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 5,490,000 units

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 1,710,000 units

*of which

Japan: 260,000 units

Overseas: 1,450,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 16,480,000 units

Rhythm Heaven

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 1,710,000 units

*of which

Japan: 1,710,000 units

Overseas: 0 units

Life-to-date Total: 1,710,000 units

Personal Trainer: Cooking

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 1,680,000 units

*of which

Japan: 80,000 units

Overseas: 1,600,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 1,680,000 units

Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 1,260,000 units

*of which

Japan: 120,000 units

Overseas: 1,140,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 1,800,000 units

Super Mario 64 DS

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 1,040,000 units

*of which

Japan: 40,000 units

Overseas: 1,000,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 7,160,000 units

Animal Crossing: Wild World

Apr. – Dec. 2008

Total: 1,040,000 units

*of which

Japan: 320,000 units

Overseas: 710,000 units

Life-to-date Total: 10,570,000 units

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