Wii and DS Still Selling Like Mad
It would seem Nintendo is still on the march with the DS and Wii leading hardware sales. According to the NPD Group, the Nintendo DS and Wii have both claimed the top two spots respectively. The sales figures show that over one million Wiis have been sold in the first quarter of 2007. The DS hovers just under the 1.25 million mark for the same period. Given that information regarding the Wii, it is the "fastest-selling new console in more than a decade, based on NPD sell-through information over the first five months of availability." Impressive if you ask me. Nintendo really has outdone themselves this generation. Now let's get more games rollin'! For the presser, make the jump.
April 19, 2007
Nintendo News: Nintendo Stays Number One
Nintendo once again claimed the top two spots among the best-selling new
video game systems in America in March, according to independent sales data
gathered by the NPD Group. Despite widespread shortages for both systems,
more than half a million buyers snapped up the portable Nintendo DS(TM), and
Wii(TM) was once again the top-selling new home video game console.
With the first quarter of 2007 now completed, Wii has already notched over
a million systems sold in America this year, while the DS now stands just shy
of 1.25 million for the same period. Wii remains the fastest-selling new
console in more than a decade, based on NPD sell-through information over the
first five months of availability. So far this year, Nintendo has sold more
video game systems than all other manufacturers combined.
"The message delivered by both Wii and Nintendo DS is the same one," says
Reggie Fils-Aime, president, Nintendo of America. "Innovation is compelling
both current gamers and new gamers to experience a new way to play. Nintendo
is bringing gaming back to the masses."
While shipments of Wii hardware are expected to grow this month due to
increased production, demand for the system remains at unprecedented levels.
And it's destined only to intensify with the just released Super Paper
Mario(TM) and the impending release of Mario Party(R) 8, which brings a new
experience to the classic mini-game series using the Wii controllers. For
Nintendo DS, the year's most anticipated software release so far this year
comes with the arrival of Pokemon(R) Diamond and Pokemon(R) Pearl arriving at
retail on Sunday.
Super Timsy
Posted to Video Games on 20 April 2007
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