Nintendo says sold 720,000 Wii in U.S. in March

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) sold 720,000 units of its Wii video game console in the United States in March, its best non-holiday performance ever, the company said on Thursday.

Nintendo's "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" for the Wii was the top-selling game of the month, moving 2.7 million copies in the United States, the company said, citing figures from market research firm NPD.

The Japanese firm, which competes with Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in the fast-growing video game industry, also said U.S. sales of its DS handheld gaming device were nearly 700,000 in March.

(Reporting by Scott Hillis; Editing by Andre Grenon)