While we should be seeing the NPD Group’s sales figures for April shorty, VGChartz is already celebrating huge victories for Nintendo. For starters, the Smash Bros./Mario Kart 1-2 punch has given the Wii back-to-back 700,000+ months in the United States. Capturing 53% of the US market in April, the Wii averaged 190,000 consoles sold each week, a record for non-holiday sales.

The week ending May 3rd saw a non-holiday record 398,000 Wii consoles sold in the US, and 660,000 consoles sold worldwide. The previous record for the latter stat was the Nintendo DS selling through 569,000 units in a week. The above image was created by The Ghost of RubangB comparing a certain console’s worldwide sales during Mario Kart Wii launch in the US to a certain other two consoles’ Christmas sales.

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