That's the word from the Financial Times, who we'll choose to trust about the finances of the times. The publication aggregated Japanese sales data from Enterbrain, U.S. sales from the NPD group, and European sales data from GfK to determine that the Wii has sold about 9 million units worldwide, versus 8.9 million units sold of its (extremely) close competitor, the Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 has sold 3.7 million units.
Of course, for maximum gloat-effectiveness, we must point out that the Xbox 360 has been out for a year longer than the Wii. A little advice for Microsoft: try selling your consoles in Japan!
[Thanks, Michael McGuire!]
Of course, for maximum gloat-effectiveness, we must point out that the Xbox 360 has been out for a year longer than the Wii. A little advice for Microsoft: try selling your consoles in Japan!
[Thanks, Michael McGuire!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-13-2007 @ 1:01PM
the common cold said...
And just to think, Galaxy, Brawl, and Wii Fit haven't even come out yet! Also, this means Nintendo is already close to halving the worldwide sales of the GCN. Insane!
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9-13-2007 @ 1:02PM
the common cold said...
And just to think, Galaxy, Brawl, and Wii Fit haven't even come out yet! Also, this means Nintendo is already close to halving the worldwide sales of the GCN. Insane!
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9-13-2007 @ 1:36PM
srenehan said...
Those games don't matter in the short term, though... The console is still consistantly sold out EVERYWHERE i look, yes you can find one, but wiis aren't going to be flying off the shelves for brawl because there arn't wiis sitting on them... I honestly don't think Nintendo could sell more wiis if it wanted to without upping production.
So all these new games might make the length of time before we start seeing wiis regularly a bit farther away, but their weekly sales really cant go up much higher then they are if you ask me.
WHOOO NINTENDO!
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9-13-2007 @ 1:40PM
steve said...
Finally!
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9-13-2007 @ 1:50PM
hvnlysoldr (NDF - Wind Ring) said...
Break out the champagne and rock like it's 1992!
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9-13-2007 @ 2:11PM
MC Hampster said...
I never thought I'd say this, but no credit for me when I sent this yesterday morning to you guy? :-(
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9-13-2007 @ 2:36PM
Ihar `Philips` Filipau said...
> A little advice for Microsoft: try selling your consoles in Japan!
I think that XBLA might be to rescue of M$ situation in Japan. Price to develop games for XBLA is minuscule compared to full-featured disk games. That might interest Jap indie and amateur game devels.
If only M$ did advertised well in Japan. Last I heard, their ad campaign in Japan was made actually in US. Talk about bad taste.
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9-13-2007 @ 2:40PM
joel.ms1 said...
" A little advice for Microsoft: try selling your consoles in Japan!"
For some reason I found this to be extremely funny!
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9-13-2007 @ 2:57PM
TRUTH said...
This is really a Next Gen console...
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9-13-2007 @ 3:08PM
Sonic_13 said...
I believe that Wii is the next gen sales leader, but that group has its numbers too low.
In Nintendo's June annual report it was reported that Wii had already sold 9.27 million units.
I know this group is limiting the sources from which it gets its numbers, but they are too low, especially when making big claims like they did.
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9-13-2007 @ 4:28PM
srenehan said...
@10 - I'm guessing these numbers are at least a month or two old... in order to gather all the different numbers from different regions...Makes sense that they're behind the times... of course that means Microsoft has been behind a while now...and they're even less likely to come back with the "halo 3 boost" that i honestly don't see happening
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9-13-2007 @ 4:32PM
Danny said...
@Sonic 13-
The "sales" figures 1st parties like to release is frequently a measure of consoles shipped to retailers, not consoles sold to consumers. This could explain the difference in these figures.
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9-13-2007 @ 4:36PM
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) said...
So let's all get fitzjangled and start an AIM chatroom and play some DS or some Strikers or something to celebrate?
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9-13-2007 @ 5:55PM
Marrvia said...
I thought the big quote from Nintendo when Wii was first announced and everyone was skeptical about if it would even do well was...
"Wii is not competing with Xbox 360 and PS3"
So why is this news then?
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9-13-2007 @ 5:56PM
JC Fletcher said...
Right! PR statements made by companies are not only always accurate and free from hyperbole, but they're always prophetic as well!
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9-13-2007 @ 6:14PM
Mr Khan said...
@ Danny; Nintendo is known for using "sold" figures, although they may shade the numbers in their favor if its possible
But all of these numbers are well behind the vgchartz figures...
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