Nintendo has said today that the 3DS handheld has sold extremely well since launch Sunday in the United States.
The company says launch day sales were “the highest of any Nintendo hand-held system in our history.”
Although they did not reveal specific numbers, they confirmed that numbers would be available on April 14th, when NPD shows off the figures.
Continues the statement:
Nintendo worked hard to get as much product as possible to retailers on day one to meet demand, and we will continue with these efforts moving forward.
Giant retailer GameStop also said they were very “pleased” with the sales of the handheld.
Result for: launch day
Target has confirmed today that it will begin selling the upcoming Apple iPad 2 on launch day, March 11th, at 5pm.
Says the large retailer (via PCM):
We will be offering all 18 versions and price it as all other retailers have, starting at $499.
Apple sells three Wi-Fi only models, three AT&T 3G models and three Verizon 3G models (16/32/64GB for each). Because the iPad 2 is available in black or white, there are a total of 18 different versions available.
The tablets will only be available in-store, not via Target’s online store.
Furthermore, you can trade-in your original iPad for store credit starting on the 13th.
The tablet is going on sale through AT&T, Verizon, Apple and Best Buy on launch day, as well.
Result for: launch day
TheStreet.com has said today that Microsoft only managed to sell 40,000 Windows Phone 7 devices on launch day in the U.S., not including the 90,000 given out to Microsoft employees.
While Microsoft would not comment on the report, T-Mobile said they were “receiving strong interest from our customers right out of the gate” for the HTC HD7.
In comparison, Apple says it sells 160,000 iPhones per day, while Google says 200,000 Android devices are activated daily.
One strategist says the Monday launch date did not help matters.
“Mondays aren’t great launch days. They poured all that cash into it but they lost track of the fact that Fridays or Saturdays are the best launch days,” said Michael Cote of Cote Collaborative.
Microsoft is said to have spent $100 million on advertising for WP7.
