Nintendo Serves Up a Dish Full of Numbers

As has become customary during this time of the month, the big three are throwing out positive spins on their sales numbers to instill confidence in their rabid user base and surely investors alike.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D has sold 283,000 units in the month of June making it the second-best selling game, with L.A. Noire holding the #1 spot. As for Nintendo’s hardware performance, 143,000 3DS systems, 273,000 Wii systems (putting lifetime U.S. sales over the 36 million mark), and 386,000 units from the Nintendo DS family were sold.

Half of the top 10 best-selling games last month were on Nintendo platforms.