In the midst of the NPD Group’s sales report for June 2016 in the United States, Nintendo revealed that Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U managed to sell 2 million units with the 3DS version passing 3 million units.
It should be noted that worldwide sales as of March 31st for the Wii U version are at 4.8 million units. The 3DS version sold 8.12 million units since then. Nintendo also noted that not only was Minecraft Wii U the number 11 selling game in the NPD Group’s best-seller list but that Kirby: Planet Robobot was the fourth best-selling game in the US for June 2016.
Nintendo also noted that its 3DS line-up of handhelds, which included the 2DS, saw an average weekly sales increase by 39 percent in June over the previous month.
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