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Pachter: Wii owned in April, despite GTA IV release

Posted May 13th 2008 10:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

The NPD numbers aren't going to be available until later this week, but Michael Pachter is still doing his thing and tossing some predictions out there. With that Grand Theft Auto IV game releasing in April (and shattering records like crazy), many might think that Nintendo is going to have to relinquish its throne for a short while, like when that Halo 3 game released. Pachter doesn't think so, however, and called for another victory for Nintendo.

600,000 units is the magic number, according to the analyst, as he says Wii will once again reign supreme when the April NPD numbers release. Considering a pretty big Wii title released during that month, we're inclined to agree with the man.

Pachter: Wii to sell 700,000 in March

Posted Apr 14th 2008 5:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

With the official NPD numbers due any day now, Michael Pachter has tossed out his prediction for the winner of March in the U.S.: Nintendo. He is claiming that the Wii will have moved 700,000 units in the month, with Smash Bros. Brawl being the big reason. Even though he says that Nintendo is still sending more units to Europe than the U.S., he says that March will be different because of, obviously, Smash Bros. Brawl.

And, even better is Pachter's prediction that April will see Nintendo doing even better, with both Mario Kart Wii and the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon sequels being huge draws. Let's hope he's right!

January NPD: Always in December's shadow

Posted Feb 15th 2008 5:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News

See all those red arrows? That means that you January just got served.

Wii: 274K 1.08m (80%)
PS3: 269K 528K (66%)
PS2: 264K 836K (76%)
DS Lite: 251K 2.22m (90%)
PSP: 230K 830K (78%)
Xbox 360: 230K 1.03m (82%)

After a stellar holiday season, we could have guessed that everything would fall in the month of January. The Wii managed to squeak out in first, despite the fact that sales decreased 80% from December. But hey, first is first.

Even though sales dropped, demand for the Wii is still high, leading some folks to speculate about the console's shortages. Analysts from Wedbush Morgan (including Michael Pachter) and simExchange venture that supply was low because many Wiis were diverted to Japan for the launches of Wii Fit and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

As per usual, there's more sales goodness after the break.

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Comparing the censored and uncensored versions of No More Heroes

Posted Feb 5th 2008 4:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video

Spoiler alert: This is the first boss fight in the game.
If there's one thing we can't get enough of right now, it's No More Heroes. Suda's masterpiece (yeah, we went there) came in to our video game collection and proceeded to decapitate every single other game in its pursuit to be the top title of our library. We're so smitten, we've cuddled with the game's case every night in bed, clenching it tight against our chest like our teddy bears of old.

But enough about our rampant love of the game. One of the biggest concerns for Europeans is how the censored version would stack up the bloody affair that is the U.S. release. One gamer was kind enough to do just that, taking video of each death scene in the game from both censored and uncensored version of the game. So, if you're beaten the game or just don't care about spoilers, hit up the link below. For the rest of you, go play No More Heroes already!

Gallery: No More Heroes

December NPD: Holy hand grenade that's a lot of hardware sold

Posted Jan 18th 2008 12:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

Wow. There were a lot of Wiis and DSes sold in the U.S. in December, as one might imagine. But, we don't think many can imagine this many consoles and handhelds sold. How many of you gifted a Wii or DS this holiday, or received one as a gift?

Hardware sales for December 2007:

DS Lite: 2.47m 940K (61%)
Wii: 1.35m 369K (38%)
Xbox 360: 1.26m 490K (64%)
PS2: 1.1m 604K (122%)
PSP: 1.06m 493K (87%)
PS3: 797K 331 (71%)

Head past the break for more.

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Analyst: U.S. Galaxy sales a 'borderline failure'

Posted Nov 29th 2007 5:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Interviews

Having already suffered from lower-than-expected sales in Japan, we thought Super Mario Galaxy fared better in the U.S., where it shifted 500,000 copies in its first week. Indeed, Nintendo was happy to crow about the records the game set, pointing out that Galaxy was the best-selling Mario title ever in its first week, as well as the strongest one-week debut of any Wii game to date.

But look, here comes RealMoney.com columnist Michael Comeau to spoil the party. Despite describing the game as "the best $50 I've spent this year on a videogame," Comeau argues that more should have been expected from Galaxy in raw commercial terms, and then compares it (unwisely, in our humble opinion) to the opening week sales of Halo 3.

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Nintendo sells a lot of Wiis over Thanksgiving

Posted Nov 28th 2007 11:15AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

Sales for the week of Thanksgiving were ridiculous for Nintendo, as the U.S. saw an incredible 350,000 Wii units hit retail shelves and get eagerly snatched up by consumers just as quickly. As if that wasn't impressive enough, word is that the Wii sold 300,000 units the week prior, meaning that in a two week span, the Wii sold a ridiculous 650,000 units.

If these sales hold up for the last week of November, the console could very well sell near a million in November alone. Ridiculous just doesn't begin to explain it!

Nintendo now not confirming DVD playback console for US and Europe?

Posted Nov 16th 2006 2:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

It appears that Nintendo's earlier claims of releasing a Wii with DVD playback included outside of Japan next year might have been incorrect. Turns out, it's confirmed that only Japan will receive the console and no other territory, despite a worldwide agreement with Sonic Solution to provide its CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator for Wii consoles. Eurogamer asked a Nintendo UK spokesperson to elaborate on the situation:

"We have previously confirmed that an enhanced version of Wii capable of playing DVD's would launch at some point in the future in Japan. This release simply confirms Sonic as the partner in that venture and that the new version of Wii will come to market in the second half of 2007. It does not confirm where it will launch. We are simply not making any further region specific announcements at this time."

Another chance to pre-order a Wii?

Posted Oct 17th 2006 12:10AM by Jason Wishnov
Filed under: Rumors

If you're like some of us, then you're still out in the proverbial cold in regards to a Wii-orde ... no, no, it's not worth it.

In any case, some rumors are flyin' around the intertron, as they often do, and one of particular interest mentions that last bastion of childhood, Toys R' Us, taking Wii preorders on October 29th. Perhaps they'll have more than eleven units, but regardless, TRU representatives refuse to comment on such baseless grounds. The company's forthcoming "BigBook", full of awesome holiday-like sales, will spill the beans, so stay tuned for verification.

[Thanks, Matt Heff!]

Toys "R" us names Wii "hot toy"

Posted Sep 27th 2006 1:45PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

Apparently, it's the first time that Toys "R" Us has ever nominated a video game system as one of its holiday "hot toys." We couldn't agree more; the Wii is at the top of our holiday shopping list. We know what you're thinking and no, we do not plan to blow all of our holiday gift money on a Wii for ourselves, we plan to blow all of our money on Wiis for everyone else. We're pretty sure our grandma will love it.

According to Toys "R" Us, the reason they came to the conclusion that the list needed Nintendo's console was due to it's incredible appeal across all ages. Toys "R" Us said "The Wii system appeals to young kids as well as adults," where the PS3 is "really geared to a savvy gaming enthusiast."

[Via Joystiq]

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Pachter: Wii owned in April, despite GTA IV release

Pachter: Wii to sell 700,000 in March

January NPD: Always in December's shadow

Comparing the censored and uncensored versions of No More Heroes

December NPD: Holy hand grenade that's a lot of hardware sold

Analyst: U.S. Galaxy sales a 'borderline failure'

Nintendo sells a lot of Wiis over Thanksgiving

Nintendo now not confirming DVD playback console for US and Europe?

Another chance to pre-order a Wii?

Toys "R" us names Wii "hot toy"

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