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Nintendo News | Wii Launch in Japan Already Massive Success

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35415 on 04.12.2006 at 19:15

Update - First day sales have now been released:

Tales of Destiny (PS2) - 210,000 < 74% of Initial Stock >

Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA) - 100,000 < 47% of Initial Stock >

Summon Night 4 (PS2) - 88,000 < 50% of Initial Stock >

Kamen Rider Kabuto (PS2) - 16,000 < 60% of Initial Stock >

Makai Senki Disgaea Portable (PSP) - 7,300 < 40% of Initial Stock >

Super Robot Wars XO (360) - 4,300 < 40% of Initial Stock >

As well, neo2046 of NeoGAF.com has these Wii-related (unconfirmed) numbers:

Nintendo Wii Hardware - 368,500

The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess - 168,400

Wii Sports - 153,700

Wii Play - 110,900

Made in Wario - 100,500

Original Story - Nintendo's next home console, the Wii, has now officially launched over in Japan to massive furore. People were busy lining up early on 1st December to make sure they had their placed secured for the launch on 2nd, as with 'only' 400,000 units available for the first week, there are bound to be severe shortages right from the start.

As ever, the large Japanese websites have been busy covering the queues and taking many photos of the crazy scenes over in Japan, with most of the coverage coming from Game Watch. Detailed reports and images can be seen at the following links:

Game Watch Report #1

Game Watch Report #2

Game Watch Report #3

Also, according to IT Wire, all 400,000 units were sold out within just a few short hours! This will not be confirmed, though, until either Nintendo releases a press statement, or Media Create updates its sales figures.

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Martin on 02.12.2006 at 10:22#1

This is amazing:

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Negatio on 02.12.2006 at 11:03#2

It was too expected to not happen.

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Jump_button on 02.12.2006 at 12:07#3

lol look like mario didt feel like coming out :/ oh well good on sonic taking his place lol

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Kangaroo_Kid on 02.12.2006 at 13:22#4

Can't wait to see the figures.

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xXxTin Can ManxXx on 02.12.2006 at 13:36#5

5 days... Once it gets to three, I'm going to play Majoras Mask again Smilie

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The Croft on 02.12.2006 at 14:46#6

Great news, was akways going to happen

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Zapp on 02.12.2006 at 17:17#7

Smilie those lucky bastards...

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Megadanxzero on 02.12.2006 at 23:18#8

Holy SHAT there were a lot of people queueing up O.o

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dojo on 03.12.2006 at 00:34#9

We all knew loads of people were going to buy it though, being honest, eh?

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The Croft on 03.12.2006 at 02:02#10

dojo99 said:
We all knew loads of people were going to buy it though, being honest, eh?

True when you see the Japanese standing in long lines for a new DS colour, they have got to be mental.

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RobTheBuilder on 03.12.2006 at 02:15#11

Or very clever.

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Montablac on 03.12.2006 at 10:05#12

or both

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fragile_softheart on 04.12.2006 at 03:03#13

oh 2 days to go

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The Croft on 04.12.2006 at 19:18#14

Great sales for Wii games looks like Zelda didn't quite have the attachment rate as it did in Canada and America.

FF also had some suprisingly great sales,

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Satoshi on 04.12.2006 at 19:27#15

Zelda almost lost to Wii sports!?!?!??!?!?

Wario, Wii sports and Wii play with the "gameplay over graphics" thing are all selling huge!

Yeah and FF5 had only just come out...

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Fenton on 04.12.2006 at 20:03#16

I am happy to believe that Wii has won the console war in Japan.

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Adam Riley on 04.12.2006 at 20:45#17

Remember these are only first day sales...So everything will be higher than the sales stated above. Also, Nintendo is reportedly re-stocking Wii at lightning pace Smilie

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dojo on 04.12.2006 at 22:46#18

First? Tales of Destiny has done very well then!

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The Croft on 05.12.2006 at 14:41#19

According to Famistu numbers, which are slightly different from the unconfirmed numbers, especially since Wii Sports and Wii Play both sold more than Zelda.

Wii Sports;176,880
Wii Play;171,888
Zelda;145,068
Wario ware;63,086
Super Swing Golf;12,673
Red Steel;9,000

The software tie-in ratio for the home console stands at 1.69, with Enterbrain reporting over 372,000 Wii's were sold over the first weekend in the region.

Mike Gee of iZINE said, "...The Verve, as he promised, had become the greatest band in the world. Most of the critics agreed with him. Most paid due homage. The Verve were no longer the question mark or the clich�. They were the statement and the definition."

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