With the Wii outselling the XBOX 360 and the PS3 4:1 and 6:1 respectively each week, the console is set to reach the 1 million mark in 3 to 4 weeks. The console is also set to surpass the Gamecube's lifetime sales by the end of September and, if trends continue, surpass the 360's lifetime sales before the end of October.
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As of the end of Nintendo's first quarter, shipments (and effectively sales) of the Wii have now reached 9.27 million units. Nintendo anticipates an incredible 16.5 million units of hardware sold during the current fiscal year (increased from a target of 14 million previously).
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By 9 a.m., the line outside Manhattan's Nintendo World store was snaking down the block. The Nintendo World store in New York's Rockefeller Center usually sells out of Wiis as soon as they get them. More than 100 hopeful Wii owners came from as far as New Jersey -- some as early as 6 a.m. with kids and grandparents in tow -- to get their hands on the gaming console best known for its wireless, motion-sensitive controller. It's been more than seven months since Nintendo launched the Wii, but the consoles are selling so well that supply still hasn't caught up with demand. You can get one, sure, but be prepared to call around and arrive promptly when the shipments do.
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More games were purchased in the first 18 months of the Wii's life than any other console's first year and a half, Nintendo said today. About 50 million games were sold for the Wii in its first 18 months, compared to about 42 million games in the first 18 months of the PS2. The Xbox 360 came in at 30 million or so, the Xbox at roughly 28 million and finally the PS3 at about 20 million.
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Nintendo has responded to recent criticism that the Wii is turning into an unprofitable platform for third party developers, saying that it believes the situation is only temporary.
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"Nintendo Co. sold three times as many Wii game machines in Japan last year as Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 consoles, researcher Enterbrain Inc. said."
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Maybe I'm missing something here but a new update from my distributor contact reveals a second Wii console (it's currently being called "New Pack") that is expected to be sent out to retailers soon. Either this unit is just a regular Wii with a new UPC, or we can expect a brand new Wii sku/bundle to hit retailers this Holiday Season. The retail price is expected to be around $289.99 (CAN) based on the information I have available. Perhaps we can expect a new color? Nevertheless, we were promised big news in September and hopefully, this was supposed to be it.
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Good news: Nintendo will announce this coming Wednesday morning 'WiiWare', downloadable games for the Wii. Established publishers and developers as well as indie game developers have been invited to create games. Bad news: Expect the first WiiWares to become available next year.
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"Nintendo of America Senior Vice President of Marketing George Harrison predicted that there would be an installed base of 35 million Wiis in the US by 2012. For comparison purposes, the PlayStation 2 has sold 38.5 million units in the US since its release in October 2000."
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Guitar Hero Rocks on Wii, Maybe DS too.
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