It's sold to retailers, so a certain number are in transit, warehouses and store shelves.

Perhaps my wording was poor.  I didn't mean to imply that the wii was only targeting one demographic but that its focus was on different demographic segments than the PS3/360. And the reason I marganlize the overlap is not because it doesn't appeal to the traditional gamer segments but because I think those segments are largely getting a Wii plus another console.  So in that regard they aren't directly competing since that segment is choosing both.

 No doubt some of it is to be attributed to that, but I am not sure that I would buy 400k considering the way it has been selling. I suppose there is no good way to know for sure at the moment.

 Sold means delivered for Nintendo, check last years financials for this tid bit.

Actually the Wii is targeting all the demographics the 360/PS3 are, and more. The real difference rather is appeal and philosophy. The 360/PS3 are gunning for the same market appeal and same philosophy of gaming (graphics, mature content, short term appeal), where as the Wii has its own (innovation, universiality, long term appeal), that's the difference, not demographics per say.

The 360 and Ps3 can never hope to compete with the Wii so second place is the spot both know they have to fight for.

FishyJoe I've been looking for this in English...do you have a link?

The pdf is in english?

 I think we are thinking along the same lines, or at least pretty close.  My first post about this was poorly worded probably check my responce to Bodhesatva for a more clear idea of what I meant.

3.43 million, i'm assuming that is US only right? Doesn't include other NA territories i think. Looks like vgcharts is quite accurate.

heh, sorry hadn't actually clicked the link yet.