Wii tops 1 million for Oz |
By Nick, 20 Jan, 2009 - 11:18 PM - 2008 proved a bumper year for the Australian computer game industry, with consumers spending a massive $1.96 billion on computer games, consoles and accessories. This is an equally massive 47% increase on the previous year. It seems that in all the doom and gloom of the economic crisis, people wish to drown their sorrows with alcohol and games. GfK, who provide weekly top 10 sales charts, recorded that the 'family' category was the biggest winner, increasing 137% from 2007. However, percentage can be deceiving. Sales are where it's at, and Wii topped 680,000 consoles for 2008, pushing it up and over the 1 million mark. However, the best selling machine wasn't the Wii, but of course Nintendo's DS. The DS sold through 800,000 machines. That's 2185 a day or about one every 40 seconds. This makes Nintendo's handheld the best selling console for the third successive year. With sales of Xbox 360 nudging 200,000, it managed to reach the half million, while the PS3 sits at a total of 400,000 sold (re: given away). Nintendo now controls a better than 50% stake in the home console market. So where exactly is Ridge Racer? |
http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/?pageid=article&t=15100
Alcohol and games, we Aussie's have taste!