E308 | Wii Steals US Hardware Crown from 360

By Jorge Ba-oh 18.07.2008 8

NPD data has revealed that after months of tagging closely to Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii has snuck past to emerge as No. 1 US home console.

Independent sales tracking information revealed that as of June 2008 approximately 10.9 million Wii consoles had been sold since its release back in November 2006. Despite the 360 meeting the 10-million mark first this generation, it seems that the Wii has finally overtaken the console's dominance in the US with some staggering sales during the last quarter or so.

NPD figures, courtesy to NeoGAF reveal yet another combined million seller between the Wii and DS, with Sony's PlayStation 3 jogging along at a decent pace behind them. The DS itself has already had its time in the limelight, after previously cruising past the 20-million mark.

  • Nintendo DS 783k
  • Wii 666.7k
  • PlayStation 3 405.5k
  • PSP 337.4k
  • Xbox 360 219.8k
  • Playstation 2 188.8k
  • As for software sales during June, 6 out of the top 10 were for Nintendo platforms - 1/2 of which being third party.

    01. PS3 METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUN OF THE PATRIOTS KONAMI 774.6K (Does not include bundles with PS3 hardware)
    02. NDS GUITAR HERO ON TOUR ACTIVISION 422.3K
    03. 360 NINJA GAIDEN II MICROSOFT 372.7K
    04. WII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA 372.7K
    05. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA 359.1K
    06. 360 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY ELECTRONIC ARTS 346.8K
    07. WII MARIO KART W/WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA 322.4K
    08. WII LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE LUCASARTS 294.5K
    09. NDS LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE LUCASARTS 267.8K
    10. PS2 LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE LUCASARTS 260.3K

    11.) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, Rockstar) - Down from No.1
    12.) Rock Band (Wii, EA) - NEW
    13.) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) - Down from No.6
    14.) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Wii, Activision) - NEW
    15.) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS, SEGA) - Re-entry
    16.) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (360, Activision) - NEW
    17.) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (PS2, Activision) - NEW
    18.) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) - Down from No.15
    19.) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Rockstar) - Down from No.4
    20.) LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (360, Activision) - NEW

    Wii was created with the goal of expanding the gaming universe through its intuitive motion-sensing controller. As we have demonstrated this week during the E3 Media & Business Summit, Wii continues to pioneer new ways for people to interact with their video games and with one another.

    Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.

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    So not only is Wii now officially the market leader, and not only are Nintendo's own games selling by the truck-load, but Third Party efforts are starting to creep up in sales!

    Fantastic news all round...

    Interesting to see the PS3 boost thanks to MGS4 - something GTA4 couldn't manage. I wonder if it's just a temporary one month thing. We shall see!

    Adam Riley [ Director :: Cubed3 ]

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    # Nintendo DS 783k
    # Wii 666.7k
    # PlayStation 3 405.5k
    # PSP 337.4k
    # Xbox 360 219.8k
    # Playstation 2 188.8k

    I don't understand these numbers. What do they say and how big is the scale? 666.7K is 666.700, right? But why and when when you talk about Wii blowing away 10.000.000 ?

    I find your lack of faith disturbing!

    They are creeping but it's at a snails pace and even then it's with titles you will expect to do well on Wii. Lego SW and GH are made for win on Wii but it's hardcore 3rd party games on Wii that are failing.


    "Cammie Dunaway" *shivers*

    This is just going to encourage Nintendo with their casual crap...

    Laurelin said:
    # Nintendo DS 783k
    # Wii 666.7k
    # PlayStation 3 405.5k
    # PSP 337.4k
    # Xbox 360 219.8k
    # Playstation 2 188.8k

    I don't understand these numbers. What do they say and how big is the scale? 666.7K is 666.700, right? But why and when when you talk about Wii blowing away 10.000.000 ?

    Those are this month's sales...10 million + is the total US sales.

    But wow selling by the bucket load now Smilie

    Avoid Games Like the Plague, productivity++

    thanks... I'm a bit dumb right now. *g*


    Well, Core games fail, because no one puts effort in their games on Wii. If they would set the standards higher and higher like they did on PS2, then we would have great core games all the time.
    I hope the Conduit will change something.

    I find your lack of faith disturbing!

    Linkyshinks,

    There are not very many 3rd party core games on the Wii. The ones that have been released by Capcom and EA have performed greatly. The majority of 3rd parties are releasing shovelware and calling it casual. The Lack of sales is their fault.

    Added positions 11-20 now, showing how Wii has done very well - surprised to see Rock Band do so well, and GH: Aerosmith beat other systems's versions.

    Adam Riley [ Director :: Cubed3 ]

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