Piracy is bad. But chasing ‘file sharers’ is bad PR. Today Nintendo showed other industries how to get it right, nailing the Aussie directly responsible for releasing New Super Mario Bros Wii onto the net.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has already propelled itself past Super Mario Galaxy. That’s not all, though.
Nintendo dominated software sales in Australia last year. The top six best-sellers were all Wii exclusives. But how many copies did they sell?
In December, New Super Mario Bros. Wii sold another 2.82 million copies to US consumers, pushing the game past the four million mark in the United States, according to the NPD Group. That’s the start of good news for Nintendo.
In advance of next week’s December NPD results, Nintendo is calling the holiday season a huge success, with US huge Wii sales numbers in December and the DS lineup setting a record for most consoles sold during a calendar year.
The newest issue of Japanese Nintendo magazine Nintendo Dream – the one with Link and Zelda on the cover, Spirit Tracks style – features a big batch of New Years wishes from Nintendo’s developers, including the Shigeru Miyamoto well-wisher seen above.
