The Wii has now sold over one million units in the UK according to the latest figures from Chart Track via Nintendo. That makes the Wii the fastest selling home console in the UK's history.
It has taken the Wii 38 weeks to pass the milestone, 12 fewer than the PlayStation 2, which hit that point 50 weeks after release. Behind that is the Xbox 360, which took 60 weeks.
Another statistical bone thrown our way by pleased-as-punch Nintendo is the fact that Nintendo platforms are performing well in the software market, too. A “recent week's” sales figures show the Wii taking a 68% share in home console software sales, while the DS grabbed 86% of handheld software sales.
Naturally, the occasion didn't pass without a spot of corporo gubbins. This time it was David Yarnton, general manager of Nintendo UK who crowed, "The non-stop demand for Wii even in the traditionally slow sales periods for video games in the UK is clearly behind this record breaking achievement”.
“The performance of both systems appears to indicate that unprecedented interactive entertainment experiences, provided by a combination of the revolutionary nature of DS and Wii with the increasing number of unique software titles for the system from Nintendo and third parties, are being enjoyed by both avid and new gamers of all ages.
“With more great games such as Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 and Endless Ocean launching in 2007, Wii, together with Nintendo DS, will continue to be the main driving forces behind the expansion of the video game market this year."
SPOnG asked Sony whether, given David Reeves' assertion at Leipzig that the PS3 is actually selling better than the PS2, the PS3 might actually hit 1 million sales faster than the Wii, but was met with a “no comment”.
It has taken the Wii 38 weeks to pass the milestone, 12 fewer than the PlayStation 2, which hit that point 50 weeks after release. Behind that is the Xbox 360, which took 60 weeks.
Another statistical bone thrown our way by pleased-as-punch Nintendo is the fact that Nintendo platforms are performing well in the software market, too. A “recent week's” sales figures show the Wii taking a 68% share in home console software sales, while the DS grabbed 86% of handheld software sales.
Naturally, the occasion didn't pass without a spot of corporo gubbins. This time it was David Yarnton, general manager of Nintendo UK who crowed, "The non-stop demand for Wii even in the traditionally slow sales periods for video games in the UK is clearly behind this record breaking achievement”.
“The performance of both systems appears to indicate that unprecedented interactive entertainment experiences, provided by a combination of the revolutionary nature of DS and Wii with the increasing number of unique software titles for the system from Nintendo and third parties, are being enjoyed by both avid and new gamers of all ages.
“With more great games such as Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 and Endless Ocean launching in 2007, Wii, together with Nintendo DS, will continue to be the main driving forces behind the expansion of the video game market this year."
SPOnG asked Sony whether, given David Reeves' assertion at Leipzig that the PS3 is actually selling better than the PS2, the PS3 might actually hit 1 million sales faster than the Wii, but was met with a “no comment”.
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hollywooda 30 Aug 2007 10:29
1/5
I wonder how many of those Wii's will be traded in by this time nxt year?, sorry i dont get the wii thing, so i'll stop commenting....
hollywooda 30 Aug 2007 10:29
2/5
I wonder how many of those Wii's will be traded in by this time nxt year?, sorry i dont get the wii thing, so i'll stop commenting....
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alexh2o 30 Aug 2007 10:59
3/5
Im sorry I dont for one second believe those software sales figures!! There just isnt any 'killer' games on the Wii really, what are people buying? Ive read elsewhere that the 360 has a global 2:1 software sales rate over the PS3 and Wii. The only way this makes sense is if they are including the 'given away for free with every wii' Wii Sports. In which case its a load of toss.
YenRug 30 Aug 2007 12:14
4/5
alexhooren wrote:
Im sorry I dont for one second believe those software sales figures!! There just isnt any 'killer' games on the Wii really, what are people buying? Ive read elsewhere that the 360 has a global 2:1 software sales rate over the PS3 and Wii. The only way this makes sense is if they are including the 'given away for free with every wii' Wii Sports. In which case its a load of toss.
I think, if you go digging, the 2:1 comment was made by MS and it was about value of sales is 2:1 over any competitor, but seeing as how their system is generally a lot more expensive than the Wii, then there's a big part of that "value" (i.e. revenue, not profit).
And, before I forget:
It prints Stirling!
headcasephil 30 Aug 2007 16:35
5/5
the thing that must be looked at what sort of gamer is buying them and if you look it is the non gamer/new gamer nintendo fan boy/girl the people who have a ds people how ave already got a 360/ps3 as the console that comes out when you got mate round after the pub good bit of wii sports
and there is many good games out for it well better than the ps3
stop saying that its crap its got what people want even if its not for you hay its doing f**king well and people are buying them
and there is many good games out for it well better than the ps3
stop saying that its crap its got what people want even if its not for you hay its doing f**king well and people are buying them