It takes months actually.
In this instance, the jump from 1.8m to 2.4m meant the addition of a new manufacturing facility. The existing facilities must have been pushing near maximum output, which would explain the relatively long period of time between production jumps.
I wasn't sold on the theory that Wii Fit would move millions of consoles before the NA debut, and I'm even less convinced now. Matching production with demand has been even worse than the consoles themselves, yet the consoles continue to sell out consistently.
What sells the Wii more than any soft title? Simply having inventory on retail shelves. And until consumers can buy one at will without it being an easter egg hunt, meaning there is always stock on hand, there can be no legitimate claims that any soft title is responsible for moving more hardware units than normal.
Nintendo can cut back shipments prior to a big release (stockpile) and then release withheld stock to coincide with a major soft release, but that is not the same. The consoles sell out either way, but by timing their release along with major soft debuts, they can add a bullet in their quarterly report to show that the soft moved hardware.
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