Super Mario Bros. Sells 480K Units On Day One In Japan!

Whilst first day sales are now somewhat something of the past, NEW Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS appears to be a welcomed exception. According to a Japanese blog, the game has already sold a massive 480,000 units from just ONE DAY on sale (released on 25th May in Japan). This automatically places it above the previous fastest selling DS title, Brain Training 2, which sold 414,556 over its first four days on sale.

Now, considering retailers originally asked Nintendo for between 1.2 and 1.3 million units of the game, and the fact that Nintendo has officially shipped 800,000 units for the whole first week, it looks like NEW Super Mario Bros. will become the fastest million seller on the DS, dispelling all thoughts of the non-game craze taking sales away from true gaming titles. But until next Wednesday / Thursday, when Media Create releases its official sales information, we will not know the extent of the game's sales. Although starting at 480,000 on day one, it could easily tap out at 650,000 for the whole week.

Via Cubed