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Naruto Franchise Hits 10 Million Shipped Worldwide

Posted January 12, 2012 by M.H. Williams

Namco Bandai Games has announced that it has shipped more than 10 million games based on the Naruto franchise since 2003. That 10 million is spread across 15 titles for PS2, PSP, PS3, and Xbox 360, starting with Naruto: Ultimate Ninja in 2003. The series has sold the most in North America with 4.3 million units, followed by Europe with 3.8 million units and Asia with 1.9 million units.

“We’re very glad and proud to have achieved 10 million units worldwide on the Naruto franchise, and we promise you that we will keep working very hard on this important franchise to carry on exciting all the fans around the world,” said Namco Bandai producer Yusuke Sasaki.

The latest title in the series is CyberConnect2’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, released on October 2010.

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