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3DS Sales Surpass 24 Million Units in Japan

3DS Sales Surpass 24 Million Units in Japan - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 April 2018 / 2,540 Views

The Nintendo 3DS has sold more than 24 million units in Japan, according to the latest Media Create figures for the week ending April 1

The 3DS sold 10,209 units to being its lifetime sales to 24,004,320 units. This includes 4,731,954 units sold of the 3DS XL, 662,159 units sold of the 2DS XL and 510,883 units sold of the 2DS.

The Nintendo 3DS launched in Japan on February 26, 2011.


A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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5 Comments
Lucca (on 05 April 2018)

I just realized that the 3DS sold more in Japan than the GameCube did worldwide. Wow.

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AlfredoTurkey Lucca (on 05 April 2018)

Japan loves their handhelds.

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SanAndreasX Lucca (on 05 April 2018)

It’s almost outsold the worldwide sales of the original Xbox.

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XD84 (on 05 April 2018)

I hope the Switch can sell in Japan more units than the 3DS.

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AlfredoTurkey (on 05 April 2018)

I like the 2/3DS more than the Switch as a handheld and the Switch more than the 2/3DS as a home console. It's a shame they're not going to make another dedicated handheld with it's own unique OS, "feel" and games. Nintendo handhelds were always so much fun to buy and play.

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