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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Nintendo of Europe has announced that the New Super Mario Bros. Wii Pack (or ‘the red Wii bundle’) will indeed be making its way to the region’s shores, as reported earlier today with the appearance of an image of the PAL version of the console.

To celebrate 25 years of Super Mario Bros., European gamers will be able to get their hands on a super Wii bundle which includes a red Wii, a red Wii Remote Plus, a red Nunchuk, and a total of three games, namely New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Sports, and a pre-installed version of the original Donkey Kong, in homage to Mario’s first ever appearance in a videogame.

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While November was a blockbuster month which saw AAA titles such as Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Assassin’s Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2 and Dragon Age: Origins hitting shelves across the US, the latest data from US tracking firm NPD Group shows that sales of the videogame industry in the US fell by 7.6% to $2.699 billion in November.

Despite the knock-on effect that these best-selling titles had in boosting sales of their respective consoles, hardware sales also recorded a decrease this past month, down 13.4% to $1.05 billion. And even software sales suffered a 3.1% decline to $1.406 billion, while accessories dropped by 5.5% to $242.2 million.

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Following their (most impressive) financial results reported yesterday, Nintendo have revealed their list of million selling titles on the Wii and DS.

No surprises to see Wii Sports, Wii Play and Wii Fit top the list of million-selling Wii titles, while Nintendogs, New Super Mario Bros and Cooking Guide (?!) top the list of million-selling DS titles.

Check out the full list of Nintendo’s million-selling Wii and DS first-party titles below:

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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.