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Wii Fit hits 3 Million units in Japan
Wii Fit hits 3 Million units in Japan
VG247 - January 7, 2009
Submitted by deftangel (291) at 4:52AM PST on January 7, 2009
According to a Famitsu report, Wii Fit has sold a staggering three million units in Japan.
Wii Fit has been sold countless copies worldwide and we’re sure this milestone will be the first of many for Nintendo’s digital weight watcher.
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1deftangel posted on Wii Fit (Wii) at 6:35AM PST on January 7, 2009. RE: Wii Fit hits 3 Million units in Japan@mrahaju,
"No wonder simEx's Wii Fit stock price are higher than PS3."
When did Wii Fit go above 63M? :D
I continue to be long on Wii Fit however, here's why.
It's much cheaper to make games for the Wii balance board and it has a bigger install base in Japan. It's also showing no signs of slowing down. This makes it a viable platform to target software at, even in the US / EU
Third parties are struggling to capture the new market Nintendo are bringing in with products like Wii Fit. One early criticism of the Wii was that many regarded it as just a "Wii Sports" machine. Getting a consumer to purchase another game on the back of Wii Sports has proved to be tricky. However, consider the consumers who bought a Wii just for Wii fit. Many more readily available applications spring to mind. Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Step "classes" , Party games and the like.
There is a very viable opportunity for a third party publisher to get in there and make a hit product for a relatively low investment. When one of them cracks it (and publishers like money so they will) it's only going to drive Wii balance board purchases further.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 291 ]bids
1mrahaju posted on Wii Fit (Wii) at 6:04AM PST on January 7, 2009. RE: Wii Fit hits 3 Million units in Japan@deftangel,
PS3 Japan LTD is 2,622,468 (2.6 Million), as of Dec 28, 2008. It means Wii Fit Japan > PS3 Japan.
Latest week of Japan sales (same week) :
Wii Fit : 71,347
PS3 : 45,989
Latest US sales (Nov 08) :
Wii Fit : 697,000
PS3 : 378,000
No wonder simEx's Wii Fit stock price are higher than PS3.[ Oracle ] [ Level 23 ] [ Rank: 9 ]bids
11deftangel posted on Wii Fit (Wii) at 4:52AM PST on January 7, 2009. Article: Wii Fit hits 3 Million units in Japan
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Well, we got We Ski 2 in Japan in less than a year after We Ski 1. That should tell people something :D