Nintendo Wii sells 372,000 units on Japan debut
Japan's Nintendo Co sold almost 372,000 of its new Wii video game console in the first two days of its Japanese launch, industry analysts said on Tuesday.
By PTI |
TOKYO: Japan's Nintendo Co sold almost 372,000 of its new Wii video game console in the first two days of its Japanese launch, industry analysts said on Tuesday.
The Wii hit Japanese stores on Saturday, two weeks after its US release, and sold 371,936 units in its opening weekend, according to Enterbrain, a Japanese publisher of video game magazines.
The top-selling game for the console was Nintendo's Wii Sports game, which sold 176,880 copies, Enterbrain said.
Nintendo titles occupied the top four slots for the best-selling titles for the unit. Kyoto-based Nintendo's new console has been widely tipped as a wild-card contender in the three-way battle with Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 for market control of the next generation of video game consoles.
The Wii hit Japanese stores on Saturday, two weeks after its US release, and sold 371,936 units in its opening weekend, according to Enterbrain, a Japanese publisher of video game magazines.
The top-selling game for the console was Nintendo's Wii Sports game, which sold 176,880 copies, Enterbrain said.
Nintendo titles occupied the top four slots for the best-selling titles for the unit. Kyoto-based Nintendo's new console has been widely tipped as a wild-card contender in the three-way battle with Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 for market control of the next generation of video game consoles.
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