Nintendo DS and Wii Finish as the No. 1 and No. 2 Best-Selling U.S. Systems

01.20.08

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Nintendo DS(TM) and Wii(TM) finished strong in 2007, commanding sales in the holiday shopping period and finishing the year as the two best-selling video game systems in the United States, according to new data just released by the independent NPD Group. Nintendo DS was the top-selling U.S. system of 2007, with nearly 8.5 million sold, including more than 4 million in November and December alone. Wii placed second, with nearly 6.3 million sold through the year, more than 2.3 million of which sold in the final two months. (more…)

Wii Sales To Date Insanity

01.15.08

Nintendo Wii:

Hardware = 4,823,957 through Jan 6/08 (MC)
Tie Ratio = 2.89 (See note at bottom)

2,625,000 Wii Sports (Nintendo) (12/2/06) - rounded off through Jan 6/08 (MC)
2,130,000 Hajimete no Wii (Wii Play) (Nintendo) (12/2/06) - rounded off through Jan 6/08 (MC)
1,145,000 Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) (7/26/07) - rounded off through Jan 6/08 (MC)
1,011,455 Wii Fit (Nintendo) (12/1/07) - through Jan 6/08 (MC)
802,000 Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) (11/1/07) - rounded off through Jan 6/08 (MC)
545,251 Odoru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Smooth Moves) (Nintendo) (12/2/06) - through Dec 30/07
541,218 Zelda no Densetsu: Twilight Princess (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) (Nintendo) (12/2/06) - through Dec 2/07
499,639 Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) (4/19/07) - through Dec 30/07 (more…)