Following a Nintendo earnings call and investor report (and an exciting piece of news about a successor to the Wii), the company has revealed new life-to-date sales numbers for its top-selling titles across the DS, Wii and 3DS for the period ending March 2011.

All bundled together in a helpful list, every Nintendo title appearing on this chart is very special indeed. Why?

Because they’ve all sold over one million copies apiece!

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Thanks to everyone who entered our Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart DS competitions.

We have drawn the winners…drum roll! Congratulations to Fayyaad Hendricks who won himself a copy of Super Mario Galaxy and Marc Crowther who walks away with Mario Kart DS.

Thanks again to Core Gaming for sponsoring the prizes. We are sure our winners are going to spend many happy hours gaming.

If you did not win this time, fear not because we still have some amazing Thrustmaster prizes up for grabs as well as a copy of the Guinness World Record Gamers Edition 2008 to giveaway to one lucky reader.

As if this was not enough to keep you occupied we have just added two more competitions to El33tonline. We have a couple of copies of Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and Kung Fu Panda to giveaway - thanks to Megarom for the prizes.

Head over to our competitions page for more details and make sure you read our Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda reviews to see what you would be missing if you don’t enter today.

Just a reminder that the Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart DS competitions close on the 28th of June.

Head over to our competitions page for more details on how to win a copy of these great games and what other terrific prizes are up for grabs.

We are no strangers to Mario Kart, having careened around the Mushroom Kingdom in Double Dash on the GameCube and with Mario Kart DS having become almost a staple food in our diet.

Double Dash was in all honesty the game that introduced me to the wonderful world that is console gaming. While the game did not feature any online functionality, the real charm lay in the fact that four players could enjoy simultaneous racing. While one player controlled the racing aspect, the second player seated behind the driver held an equally important role in launching red shells and bombs at other teams and making sure they slipped up on banana peels. Obviously this meant the driver also had to develop seriously quick evasive skills to avoid the aforementioned shells and bombs.

Now although my driving skills were not up to scratch because I was the designated ‘back-seat driver,’ I can say that my wiggling abilities (toggling the analogue stick quickly left and right to earn that much needed boost) soon became an integral part of my Double Dash team.

Continue reading Lisa’s editorial A trip down Mario Kart memory lane.

In case you haven’t heard, we have been running two great competitions on the site.

To stand a chance to win a copy of Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii and Mario Kart DS, simply answer an easy question and send us your contact details.

It doesn’t get much easier than that, so what are you waiting for…give it a shot!

We have decided to extend these two competitions until the 28th of June. Thanks to the many entries we have received so far.

Head over to our competitions page for more details.

Good luck!

Just a head’s up that El33tonline is giving away a copy of Mario Kart DS and Super Mario Galaxy.

Head over to our competitions page for more information. Simply answer a question and send us your details to be in the running, it couldn’t be easier!

We have even made it possible for you to secure two entries into each competition so be sure to make use of our generosity.

Thanks to Core Gaming who kindly sponsored the prizes.

Stay tuned for details of upcoming competitions soon.

We are reporting live from the Nintendo DS Lite launch in Johannesburg. Following the success of the Wii launch in September last year, Core Group has pulled out all the stops to put together a great launch event for the DS.

First things first…the Nintendo DS Lite will be available in all major retail outlets for a retail price of R1 799 from 1 February. The question on everyone’s minds has been what launch titles will hit the streets, and today we can confirm that New Super Mario Bros. (R449), Nintendogs (R449), Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old is your Brain (R349) and Mario Kart DS (R449) will be available from 1 February.

The DS Lite will be available in four colours: white, black, silver and pink.

Also launching in South Africa today is the big slugger titles for the Wii including the legendary Super Mario Galaxy (R499) and Mario Party 8 (R499).

More to follow later regarding how well the Wii has been received in South Africa and more coverage of the event.

Update:The DS Lite will be in stores from 1 March and not 1 February as stated.