Wii Sells 372,000+ in Japan
Figures from the Japanese launch are in, and Nintendo may trump its own sales predictions
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The Wii has sold 371,936 units over its launch weekend in Japan, according to local magazine, Enterbrain. This adds further weight to reports that 1 million Wiis have been sold worldwide.
It should be pointed out that this figure contradicts claims floating around the internet that all 400,000 of Japan's Wiis were sold. There's not a huge difference in figures, but SPOnG counts 28,064 unaccounted-for Wiis floating around Japan. Naturally, we want to know where the tricky little buggers are...
In addition to its hardware sales Nintendo occupied the four top spots for software sales on the Wii in Japan. Wii Sports sold a whopping 176,880 copies. That's a hefty 47.5% uptake on the title (which isn't packaged with the console as it is in the UK and US). Enterbrain estimates the current total attachment rate of 1.69 for the Wii. For the record, that's a significantly better ratio than the less-than-one-game-per-console Sony sold
These figures add further buoyancy to claims from Nintendo today that it may beat its earnings forecasts for the year to March.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters:
Iwata went on to state that it would be overly optimistic to expect further growth for the DS in Japan, "But the DS is just now gathering full strength in Europe and the United States ... I think it still has room for growth globally."
Has the Wii put the kibosh on your plans for buying a DS? Let us know in the Forum.
It should be pointed out that this figure contradicts claims floating around the internet that all 400,000 of Japan's Wiis were sold. There's not a huge difference in figures, but SPOnG counts 28,064 unaccounted-for Wiis floating around Japan. Naturally, we want to know where the tricky little buggers are...
In addition to its hardware sales Nintendo occupied the four top spots for software sales on the Wii in Japan. Wii Sports sold a whopping 176,880 copies. That's a hefty 47.5% uptake on the title (which isn't packaged with the console as it is in the UK and US). Enterbrain estimates the current total attachment rate of 1.69 for the Wii. For the record, that's a significantly better ratio than the less-than-one-game-per-console Sony sold
These figures add further buoyancy to claims from Nintendo today that it may beat its earnings forecasts for the year to March.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters:
"We had come up with the current earnings forecasts before we sold even a single unit of the Wii and when we were not so sure about the cannibalisation effect between the Wii and the DS. Confidence could be too strong a word, but there is an emerging possibility (to beat those forecasts)."
"Some analysts say the largest rival of the Wii is the DS. But if you take a look at DS sales in the United States in the Thanksgiving week or DS sales in Japan in the week of the Wii launch, there has been little impact."
"Some analysts say the largest rival of the Wii is the DS. But if you take a look at DS sales in the United States in the Thanksgiving week or DS sales in Japan in the week of the Wii launch, there has been little impact."
Iwata went on to state that it would be overly optimistic to expect further growth for the DS in Japan, "But the DS is just now gathering full strength in Europe and the United States ... I think it still has room for growth globally."
Has the Wii put the kibosh on your plans for buying a DS? Let us know in the Forum.
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OptimusP 5 Dec 2006 19:09
1/3
Anyone wondered that Nintendo may be holding units back for use for it's customer service?
I mean, they have a great customer service and they know the US launch had some hick-ups so the withhold some units so they have at least some replacements when the hiccups occur.
I mean, they have a great customer service and they know the US launch had some hick-ups so the withhold some units so they have at least some replacements when the hiccups occur.
majin dboy 6 Dec 2006 09:17
2/3
u think they would have,maybe a 4% or so of total US stock
SPInGSPOnG 6 Dec 2006 10:20
3/3
Is it not possible that the discrepancy is just sample error?
In the UK, ChartTrack sales figures only represent the sales through the chart panel shops. Sales figures (which are not made public in the UK as they are in Japan) only represent sales through those shops. It's good enough to work out relative chart positions, but it's useless for accurate total sales figures.
If Enterbrain works in a similar way, it is possible that sales through indiependent retailers are not counted - hence the approxmately 7% error.
In the UK, ChartTrack sales figures only represent the sales through the chart panel shops. Sales figures (which are not made public in the UK as they are in Japan) only represent sales through those shops. It's good enough to work out relative chart positions, but it's useless for accurate total sales figures.
If Enterbrain works in a similar way, it is possible that sales through indiependent retailers are not counted - hence the approxmately 7% error.