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Submitted by Columbo 1001d ago | news

Wii's Excitebots Sells Just 13,000 In The U.S.

Despite message board buzz and strong reviews, the Wii-exclusive Excitebots: Trick Racing sold just 13,000 units in the U.S. for its April debut, research firm NPD Group told Gamasutra on Friday.

The Nintendo-published game launched in the latter half of NPD's retail calendar on April 20, so the game has yet to reach even a full month of availability on store shelves. (NPD's retail calendar for April ended on May 2.)

But the amount of units sold is still low, considering the popularity of the game's predecessor, Excite Truck, the strong reviews, and the buzz amongst the press and hardcore fans.

NPD said the game wasn't even able to crack the top 100 games by unit sales during the month of April. (Excitebots: Trick Racing, Wii)

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