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Article: Donkey Kong Country is the number one video game in the world; Six million cartridges sold in first six weeks.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- January 3, 1995
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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 1995--The world over, Donkey Kong Country has been hailed as the most successful video game in history.
After just six weeks in release, Nintendo Tuesday announced that more than 6 million cartridges of the revolutionary new video game have already been sold worldwide, representing approximately $400 million in sales.
"Donkey Kong Country has become the fastest selling video game in the history of the industry," said Howard Lincoln, chairman of Nintendo of America Inc. "In virtually every area of the world where it was available, whether Japan, Europe or North America, the game has literally blown out of retail ...