Super Smash Bros. Brawl has emerged as Nintendo's fastest selling game in the company's history. More than 1.4 million gamers so far own a copy and about 874,000 people purchased the game on the first day of release i.e. March 9th. According to Nintendo, Brawl has sold at a rate of approximately 120 units per minute since it shipped.

"Super Smash Bros. Brawl has made the leap from video game to cultural phenomenon," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing. "Game reviewers and the public alike praise its fun game play and extensive, inventive content." "It's important to remember," Dunaway said, "that we have lots more fun on the way: Upcoming titles like Mario KartWii and Wii Fit will keep our momentum going strong."

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