Nintendo's new Wii has become the best-selling video game system of
any kind in January in the United States, and the fastest-selling
new-generation home system
According to the independent NPD Group, Wii
sold through 435,503 systems to customers in its January reporting
period. By comparison, that's 70 percent higher than any other new
video game system in its first January of availability during the last
10 years.
In addition, Nintendo DS once again triumphed as the
top-selling portable system, with nearly 239,000 hardware and more than
2.4 million software units sold. In combination, Nintendo game systems
accounted for nearly as many unit sales (46 percent of the total
market) as those of all other manufacturers combined.
The
continuing success of Wii and DS demonstrates that the public has
embraced Nintendo's philosophy of entertaining current gamers in new
ways, and expanding gaming for the masses. Four of the top 10
best-selling games in January were for Nintendo systems, both home and
portable.
The only limit on Nintendo's success is the
availability of Wii and DS systems, which continue to sell out as fast
as Nintendo can ship them. Shipments are being made continuously to
feed the huge demand around the country.
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