When in doubt, ask the French. The Interactive Digital Entertainment Festival at Cannes spurred some comments from Stephan Bole, head honcho of Nintendo France. A sales announcement revealed an interesting fact about the Wii -- it has sold over 26 million units globally. That's like, a lot of Wiis. More than seven.In comparison, the Xbox 360 has sold 20 million units, while the PS3 is lagging with 14 million. The festival brought no announcement of a Wii price drop, and it's still selling out the door for 249 Euros. Bole made a generic statement about women and the elderley being a major factor in the Wii's success (which we already knew), but 26 million is still mighty impressive.
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6-25-2008 @ 12:55PM
Chaunches said...
Love my Wii just hate its turning into a shovel ware system..
cant wait for monster hunter tho
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6-25-2008 @ 1:56PM
Garu said...
"26 Milliion Stroooooong... and Growing!"
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6-25-2008 @ 11:49PM
EdgeOne said...
"More than Seven." LMAO! I just love how both Sony and Microsoft blew off the Wii as some sort of toy that would never compete with their self-proclaimed powerhouses and yet its WHOOPIN' THEIR ASS!
I don't consider myself a Nintendo Fanboy. In fact I was a Sega guy the whole time; the Wii is the first Nintendo console I purchased since I bought a used Super Nintendo. And yes, I now see how stupid blind loyalty is.
I have an Xbox 360 and love it. But damn Nintendo has a good thing going - they could sell 20 million more if they could keep them in stock!
But I agree with Chaunches above, shovelware has got to stop (or at least slow). Where's that Nintendo quality control that third party developers used to complain about oh so many years ago?
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6-26-2008 @ 4:29AM
Garst said...
I'm glad I don't live in Europe. 249 Euros is almost $400. Just imagine what the assholes that are hoarding them there are charging.
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