Wii and DS emerge as top-selling consoles in May

Nintendo Wii News

By Hector Cortez Jun 13, 2008, 23:37 GMT

According to the independent NPD Group, which tracks sales of video game products in the United States, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit finished No. 2 and No. 3 for the month of May.

According to the independent NPD Group, which tracks sales of video game products in the United States, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit finished No. 2 and No. 3 for the month of May.

According to the independent NPD Group, which tracks sales of video game products in the United States, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit finished No. 2 and No. 3 for the month of May.Other highlights from NPD's May U.S. sales report include:Wii (675,089 sold) and Nintendo DS (452,608 sold) emerged as the two top-selling video game systems.Wii represented 63 percent of all current-generation consoles sold in May, while Nintendo DS had a 71 percent share of the portable market.Lifetime sales of Wii now stand at nearly 10.2 million.Lifetime sales of Nintendo DS are now at more than 20 million.Wii Play sold more than 295,000 in May, bringing its lifetime sales to more than 5.8 million.Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness combined to sell more than 208,000 in May, with lifetime sales of more than 613,000.

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