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Forums - Sales Discussion - Wii Sells 3 million in US During The Holidays Says Nintendo

I've already seen the gif before, but it never get's old. Also, go Ninty!



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let me answer my own question, ps2 sold 2.7 million december 2002, this is the new record.



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c0rd said:
jarypo_87 said:
It would be incredible if Nintendo was selling just a video game console, it's primarily a sports simulator and a fitness machine for the majority of those sales, still awesome.

The ds is the real monster though.

So, what's that make the HD consoles, movie simulators? Mario Kart Wii and New Super Mario Bros don't fit in either of those categories, anyway.


Btw, that gif is fucking awesome.


lol, movie simulators like it.

Well done nintendo, another year you proved alot of people wrong again. Lets hope 2010 is just as good but with titles like MH3,Mario Galaxy 2, Grinder, new zelda and maybe pllleeaassee pikmin 3 coming to the wii it could be even better



Those are quite the numbers, I think 2010 will be bigger than 2009 with the NSMBwii momentum going forward.



jarypo_87 said:
It would be incredible if Nintendo was selling just a video game console, it's primarily a sports simulator and a fitness machine for the majority of those sales, still awesome.

It only does everything. <3



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NPD had DS at 3,040,000 in December 2008.

That was before the DSi, so it was $130 * 3,040,000 roughly. Wii did 2,150,000 in the USA * $250

Basically, the revenue for both Wii and DS should go up...

 

                 December 2009                        December 2008

Wii           $600m+ (3m+ * $200)        $537.5m ($250 * 2.15m)

DS*         ~$420m (~2.8m * $150)     $395.2m ($130 * 3.04m)

 

I'm assuming 1.4m DS Lite and 1.4m DSi sold since Nintendo's press release said:

1) Wii topped 3m in the USA in December.

2) DS hit record figures for a calendar year.

3) Nintendo didn't say DS topped Wii - so it is likely DS sold less than Wii.

4) Based on 2-3, ~2.4m > DS > ~3.0m, since Wii got to 10.16m in the USA in 2008 - the all time record.

4) DS Lite is cheaper, but DSi is new.



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This has been Nintendo's day..week..actually month. WSR hit 5m in 5 weeks in EU, NSMB hits 2.5m in EU Wii breaks records in USA, I mean my goodness.

And I won my bet with Slimebeast;)



Bet between Slimbeast and Arius Dion about Wii sales 2009:


If the Wii sells less than 20 million in 2009 (as defined by VGC sales between week ending 3d Jan 2009 to week ending 4th Jan 2010) Slimebeast wins and get to control Arius Dion's sig for 1 month.

If the Wii sells more than 20 million in 2009 (as defined above) Arius Dion wins and gets to control Slimebeast's sig for 1 month.

Didn't Ninty also mention that NSMB:Wii sold like ~4M in America?



MDMAniac said:
Didn't Ninty also mention that NSMB:Wii sold like ~4M in America?

They did, but it wasn't in the original story I quoted.