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BengaBenga on 08 April 2008

From: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=130948

Those who fancy a bit of Wii Fit might want to order a copy now, as it's already selling out with more than two weeks to go until release.

Wii Fit is set to hit the shops on April 25th, priced at GBP 69.99 for the game and balance board accessory. More than one million copies were sold in Japan during the first month it was on sale, and now it's looking like that success will be repeated here.

Play.com sold out of its entire allocation of Wii Fit in just one day. Over at GAME the item as listed as "temporarily unavailable", while at Asda it's "sold out". However, you can still place a pre-order at some shops, including Gamestation and HMV, and the others might get some more in.

"Wii Fit is going to be huge - let's hope that we can keep up with demand," said Gian Luzo, head of games at Play.com. "We are expecting more stock before launch."

 

> Wow, this might very well be a contender for best sold game of the year. It would be quite a shock if it outsold GTA4.
I expected it to sell very well in the US, but I thought Europe was slightly less in all the health-stuff.

 

 



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iFlower7 on 08 April 2008

Wow, this + Mario Kart = Big spring/summer for Nintendo.



Sherlock99 on 08 April 2008

wiifit is gonna be huge glad i have my copy already payed for



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Renar on 08 April 2008
BengaBenga said:

From: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=130948

Those who fancy a bit of Wii Fit might want to order a copy now, as it's already selling out with more than two weeks to go until release.

Wii Fit is set to hit the shops on April 25th, priced at GBP 69.99 for the game and balance board accessory. More than one million copies were sold in Japan during the first month it was on sale, and now it's looking like that success will be repeated here.

Play.com sold out of its entire allocation of Wii Fit in just one day. Over at GAME the item as listed as "temporarily unavailable", while at Asda it's "sold out". However, you can still place a pre-order at some shops, including Gamestation and HMV, and the others might get some more in.

"Wii Fit is going to be huge - let's hope that we can keep up with demand," said Gian Luzo, head of games at Play.com. "We are expecting more stock before launch."

 

> Wow, this might very well be a contender for best sold game of the year. It would be quite a shock if it outsold GTA4.
I expected it to sell very well in the US, but I thought Europe was slightly less in all the health-stuff.

 

 


How much is it being hyped (well, advertisements, local TV news and shows) in Europe? I know that the word here in US is that it's going to be massive coverage.



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Tuanniez on 08 April 2008

Well That's the UK, which is more like the Americans than the EU people.



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MrBubbles on 08 April 2008

its all the retirement/nursing homes getting their copies.



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Tuanniez on 08 April 2008

I don't know, right now, to me, Wiifit = the most over rated game! You lazy people, get outside and do some real exercise! hahaha But kudos to Nintendo for making such a great invention, they really know how to make $$ those guys.



Oyvoyvoyv on 08 April 2008

Predictions for Wii Fit? Mine:

Japan: Average 30k from now untill 8th July, should be possible due to Golden Week and such. So about 390K there. From then and out, 15K ish a week. That's about 330K. So I believe 720K more for this year, which leaves a total of 2.5M

Others: Hard to say, but with about half time of Japan, I guess it should total about the same, so 2-3M

America: Same as others, but not as big, 2M.

I believe total sales will be about 6.5-7.5M for 2008. What about you guys?



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mike_intellivision on 08 April 2008

I think it will be closer to 3-plus million in Americas.

Plus, it will move hardware as it is NOT targeting traditional gamers.
That in turn could move other software (but not as much as some might expect -- leading to a lower "attach rate" for the Wii).

Remember, the US release made the calendar in the Atlantic http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/04/07/nintendo-crossover-watch-magazine-ponders-end-of-israel-beginning-of-wii-fit/
The cover story is on the Middle East (the future of Isreal ... so this is not your typical lightwate VG mag or general info mag.

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Kihniö on 08 April 2008

How big is the total unit that they are going to ship

This game is going to break all records in Europe.
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