good now the nes will fall and be the 2nd best selling nintendo console

To really see what an accomplishment this is, I found this link where some guy tracked all the analyst predictions at the start of the generation. Nintendo demolished everyones expectations.

http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php?tid=16280

Strategy Analytics [Jul-05] (Worldwide Through 2012)
Sony PS3 - 121.8 million (61%)
Xbox 360 - 58.8 million (30%)
Nintendo Wii - 18 million (9%)
Total - 198.6 million

Kagan Research (U.S. Through 2010)
Sony PS3 - 56.5%
Xbox 360 - 28.5%
Nintendo Wii - 15%

Piper Jaffray (U.S. Through 2008)
Xbox 360 - 19.6 million (48.3%)
Sony PS3 - 15.5 million (38.2%)
Nintendo Wii - 5.5 million (13.5%)
Total - 40.6 million

Citigroup (U.S. Through 2008)
Xbox 360 - 19.8 million
Sony PS3 - 11.0 million

UBS [Jan-06] (U.S. Through 2009)
Sony PS3 - 23 million (43%)
Xbox 360 - 20 million (38%)
Nintendo Wii - 10 million (19%)
Total - 53 million

Friedman Billings Ramsey (U.S. Through 2010)
Xbox 360 - 24.6 million (40.7%)
Sony PS3 - 23.3 million (38.6%)
Nintendo Wii - 12.5 million (20.7%)
Total - 60.4 million

In-Stat (Worldwide Through 2010)
Sony PS3 - 50%
Xbox 360 - 28.6%
Nintendo Wii - 21.2%

Wedbush Morgan Securities (U.S. and Europe Through 2010)
Sony PS3 - 45%
Xbox 360 - 35%
Nintendo Wii - 20%

Merrill Lynch (Worldwide Through 2008)
Xbox 360 - 47%
Sony PS3 - 33%
Nintendo Wii - 20%

IDG (U.S. Through 2008)
Xbox 360 - 15.5 million (43.3%)
Sony PS3 - 13.5 million (37.7%)
Nintendo Wii - 6.8 million (19.0%)
Total - 35.8 million

P.J. McNealy (Worldwide Through 2007)
Xbox 360 - 21 to 23 million
Sony PS3 - 13 to 16 million
Nintendo Wii - 12 to 14 million

Yankee Group (North America Through 2011)
Sony PS3 - 30 million (44%)
Xbox 360 - 27 million (40%)
Nintendo Wii - 11 million (16%)
Total - 68 million

Nomura Securities (Worldwide Through 2011)
Sony PS3 - 71 million
Nintendo Wii - 40 million

Enterbrain / Famitsu (Worldwide Through 2009)
Sony PS3 - 34 million (39.1%)
Xbox 360 - 28 million (32.2%)
Nintendo Wii - 25 million (28.7%)
Total - 87 million

IDG (North America Through 2010)
Xbox 360 - 23.9 million (39.2%)
Sony PS3 - 23.5 million (38.5%)
Nintendo Wii - 13.6 million (22.3%)
Total - 61 million

Merrill Lynch (Worldwide Through March 2011)
Xbox 360 - 39%
Sony PS3 - 34%
Nintendo Wii - 27%

Strategy Analytics [Nov-06] (Worldwide Through 2012)
Sony PS3 - 121.8 million (59.47%)
Xbox 360 - 59.7 million (29.15%)
Nintendo Wii - 23.3 million (11.38%)
Total - 204.8 million

SFG Research (North America Through 2010)
Xbox 360 - 29.4 million (43.8%)
Sony PS3 - 24.2 million (36.1%)
Nintendo Wii - 13.5 million (20.1%)
Total - 67.1 million

SFG Research (Worldwide Through 2010)
Sony PS3 - 62 million (46.6%)
Xbox 360 - 46 million (34.6%)
Nintendo Wii - 25 million (18.8%)
Total - 133 million

Screen Digest (U.S. Through 2010)
Xbox 360 - 42%
Sony PS3 - 38%
Nintendo Wii - 20%

Screen Digest (Japan Through 2010)
Sony PS3 - 64%
Nintendo Wii - 25%
Xbox 360 - 11%

IDC (Worldwide Through 2008)
Nintendo Wii - 32.1 million (37%)
Xbox 360 - 30.4 million (35%)
Sony PS3 - 24.5 million (28%)
Total - 87 million

UBS [May-07] (U.S. Through 2010)
Xbox 360 - 22 million (35.5%)
Sony PS3 - 21 million (33.9%)
Nintendo Wii - 19 million (30.6%)
Tolal - 62 million

HAHAHAH!!

Well, IDC can hold their heads up high... they're closest.

I think this proves all the analysts were morons. How they could have been so off I have no clue. The cheap price tag the innovative appeal the Nintendo first party catalog. So many analysts expected PS3 to win the console wars with its high price tag and lack of first or third party content.

I think Nintendo could break 100 million by 2011 when the next generation of consoles comes out. The only problem I forsee is going to happen when Sony announces their innevitable price cut. Once PS3/360 are both 279.99$ with far superior hardware that will be the only obstacle. However I think that Nintendo will continue to sell consoles at a high rate through 2011. Then once the next generation of hardware launches Nintendo will cut the Wii's price to 199.99$ then to 99.99$ and I could forsee Nintendo even beating out the PS2.

The differance between the PS2 and the Wii, is the Wii is unique with the Wiimote. Even after the next generation of hardware launches the Wii will continue to sell. And since Non-gamers are a huge part of the Wii's success a cheaper 100$ price tag will drive it into more hospital's schools and senior homes. It will continue to be a huge success even after the next generation launches.

After 2011 Nintendo could start marketing the Wii to non-gamers exclusively. With the new hardware appealing to the hardcore audience Nintendo could turn the Wii into a non-gamer phenomina. Liscense the software development out to tons of non-gaming companies. Release a couple brain training games a year maybe a WiiFit or two.

Nintendo wouldn't even have to release much first party content to keep the Wii selling like hot cakes. They could turn almost all their attention to the next generation and the Wii would pretty much sell itself.

It beated the SNES! :O

Next one: the NES >:3

Go wii go.

Man those analyst were so far off. I wonder how they feel about their prediction now that they can look back.

Wii heading towards 60 and beyond.

I still remember that Gamespot april's fool joke..what a bunch of douches

well done Nintendo!

Congratulations Nintendo. Now on to 100 million!!!

^one step at time buddy.. first the NES, then the PSOne and then the PS2