Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda have made Nintendo millions

With the stellar lifetime hardware sales revealed by Nintendo comes corresponding software sales coming also in the millions. On top of that list, to no surprise at all, are three of Nintendo’s top cash cows: Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda.

With the stellar lifetime hardware sales revealed by Nintendo comes corresponding software sales coming also in the millions. On top of that list, to no surprise at all, are three of Nintendo’s top cash cows: Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda.

Nintendo DS

• Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver – 3.74 million
• Tomodachi Collection – 2.74 million
• Pokemon Platinum Version – 3.1 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – 3.45 million

Nintendo Wii

• New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 10.55 million
• Wii Fit Plus – 10.16 million
• Wii Sports Resort – 13.58 million

That’s all the figures that Nintendo is willing to part with, although those seem to be the top of their brackets. The three titles on the Wii chart are still moving up, with Super Mario Bros. Wii still cleaning up in Japan, and Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort having a party in the UK.

[via Kotaku]