Wii widens Canadian sales gap

June game industry sales up 60 percent in the Great White North according to NPD; Nintendo's latest handily tops next-gen rivals.

Nintendo is on a roll in Canada. The Wii and Nintendo DS have turned the hardware sales each month into a two-horse race, with each of them often doubling up the sales of any other system on the market. June was no exception, according to retail sales figures the industry-tracking NPD Group released to GameSpot this week.

For the month, the Wii sold just over 53,000 units, with the DS trailing behind at 45,700 systems sold. Sony's PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable were next in line, with 21,000 and 18,500 sold, respectively. On the rest of the next-gen front, Microsoft's Xbox 360 moved 13,500 systems, while the PlayStation 3 sold through 6,500 units and was trumped by the Game Boy Advance; Nintendo's portable predecessor to the DS sold 8,800 systems.

The industry as a whole took in C$91.5 million ($87.7 million) for the month, a 60 percent jump over the C$57.2 million ($54.8 million) posted for June of 2006. That's in line with the industry's totals for the year-to-date, as Canadian retail game sales for the first six months of 2007 reached C$497.8 million ($477.2 million), up a little less than 61 percent from last year's first-half total of C$310 million ($297.2 million).

Hardware sales and accessory sales both nearly doubled for the month, with the former up 93 percent from the previous June to C$39.5 million ($37.9 million) and the latter up 96 percent to C$11.3 million ($10.8 million). Interestingly, the hardware growth came almost exclusively from the home systems. Console sales were up more than 197 percent for the month, while the portable system market was virtually flat.

Retail software of all kinds was up more than 31 percent, from C$31 million ($29.7 million) to C$40.7 million ($39 million). That growth was similarly skewed to the console sector, which jumped nearly 42 percent to C$28.9 million ($27.7 million), while handheld games grew less than 12 percent to reach C$11.8 million ($11.3 million). The best-selling software titles of the month are listed below.

Canada's top 10 best-selling games for June 2007:

1. Mario Party 8--Wii
2. Wii Play with Wii Remote--Wii
3. Pokémon Diamond--DS
4. Value Pack (included games vary)--Xbox
5. Forza Motorsport 2--Xbox 360
6. Pokémon Pearl--DS
7. Guitar Hero II with guitar--Xbox 360
8. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition--Wii
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess--Wii
10. Super Paper Mario--Wii

207 Comments

  • 26isalways1st

    Posted Mar 5, 2008 6:28 am PT

    Nintendo sucks, and Microsoft is not far behind.

  • xgalacticax

    Posted Sep 2, 2007 5:41 pm PT

    hahahahahaaa, man, are u guys sure the ps1 isnt beating the ps3 too?? David Jaffe's gonna have a noose around his neck to roll out god of war 3 pronto.

  • GordoMIM

    Posted Aug 21, 2007 8:21 am PT

    I have to admit I am a HUGE sony fan. I had an XBOX for a while but I didn't really like it, especially when microsoft pretty much killed it after the 360 started selling like crazy. I mean look at the top of this page on the system selections, XBOX isn't even on there. Whereas the PS2 is. Anyway this does have a point, I have a PS2 and love it (RE4, GH2 and GOW2 are awesome) but I don't see myself getting a PS3. C$660 as a married working student is just not feasible (you ever try talking your partner into letting you spend $600+ on some non-neccesity, impossible). So the Wii is definitely on my horizon (virtual console, i grew up with the 8 bit NES, can't wait to play Zelda 2 on it). Plus my wife really likes the wii sports which is definitely a bonusl.

  • rangeraa

    Posted Aug 14, 2007 11:44 am PT

    That is soo sad when a system with all of 2 games worth playing continues to outsell the consoles with plenty of good games. I'd rather go back to my n64 than ever play gamecube or Wii again...what happened to you nintendo? you used to be the cats ass of videogaming... Guess it's a good thing i jumped on the microsoft bandwagon

  • connell66

    Posted Aug 13, 2007 1:49 pm PT

    I live in Canada. I invited my friend over, and we played Mario Party 8 for the Wii. I decided not to get MP8.

    And I didn't exactly love TP, either. It just made me wanna go play OoT, which I have for the N64 console.

  • Mako468

    Posted Jul 30, 2007 9:02 am PT

    Its a sad day when mario party outsells Zelda,resident evil, and pokemon.

  • doogie1022

    Posted Jul 24, 2007 1:12 pm PT

    Oh Canada! We stand on guard for Wii....

  • jhillen

    Posted Jul 23, 2007 1:03 pm PT

    Wii has been sold out here since the day it was released, I wish I could say that about anyother platform ever. Some fad!

  • Dinokg

    Posted Jul 23, 2007 11:06 am PT

    GBA beats PS3 lol, but for good reason. The GBA has 3 versions that range from 40-70$ new where as the PS3 has its 500$ (atm price) and was 600$ before pricecut. Also PS3 games are 40+new where as GBA games are easy to get used for 10$ and there are more of them by a large factor. So there you have it.

  • 007christmas007

    Posted Jul 23, 2007 5:10 am PT

    btw....itz a huge embarassment that the ps3 cant beat the gba...plus..why are ppl getting a gba when the ds is only like 50 buckz more???

  • 007christmas007

    Posted Jul 23, 2007 5:08 am PT

    doesnt matter where u go.....wii and ds are alwayz on top...duh....

  • Irve

    Posted Jul 22, 2007 12:32 pm PT

    canadians love that Wii !! looks like another region where the 360 needs a price cut !

  • expert-yeti

    Posted Jul 22, 2007 12:17 pm PT

    there you go: Nintendo taking over the world...and Canada...

  • StarDust666

    Posted Jul 22, 2007 2:56 am PT

    ah, Wii Fit! i would like to try it, probably buy one too. Not for myself but everyone in my family and friends to try it. How cool is that! Killzone2 for the family or Wii Fit... im sick and tied of killing things... its time for some yoga or Dance Dance erobic

  • eric_ds

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 7:29 pm PT

    i love that i am Canadian, and it was like 30 degrees today (thats Celsius, which means it was hot and there was no snow)
    i have a Wii, 360, and DS and have 7 out of 10 of those games... sweet

  • mergirox

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 3:39 pm PT

    Lemme add to Wusscrores list

    Boogie
    Manhunt 2 (hopefully comes out)
    Mario Sports games including:
    Mario Golf
    Mario Tennis
    Mario Baseball
    Mario Kart
    Wii Carnival
    Brain Age Wii Edition
    Resident Evil:Umbrella Chrincles
    Wii Fit and all the games associated with it
    Harvest Moon (to u wii fans out there, is harvest moon the game with Ness in it, it used to be my fav game. If it is im gonna party)
    Future Mario Parties
    Wii Virtual Console( games from these systems:
    MSX (japan only, a commodoe like system that stared many franchises like MGS,)
    Sega Master Sydtem (again, Japan only)
    NES
    SNES
    n64
    TurboGrafx-16
    Sega Genesis
    Hopefully, the rumored Gamboy
    and Soul Calibur Legends

    Looks like Nintendo has a pretty crazy lineup
    VIVA NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!
    I happen to be a proud Canadian. I thought that the PS3 was at least more popular than the GBA... who wouold of guessed that this would of happened.

  • Explosion_Man

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 2:32 pm PT

    yes proud to be canadian!!!!!!

  • Noobberry

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 1:44 pm PT

    Of course Wii is!!

  • _Cab0ose87_

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 10:42 am PT

    Wii ARE CANADIAN!

    lol =D

  • big_boy_down23

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 7:47 am PT

    Oh Canada our home and native land........

  • snoman99991

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 7:20 am PT

    Sony still isn't beating the game boy advance?

  • StarDust666

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 4:46 am PT

    Canadians are wise people after all. Kuda001; can you mention more than two games that dosen't involved guns and kiiling things?? cos those are homophobians. Super Mario Galaxy, i can't hardly wait! its a fresh new ideas. is there a game like it before? playing in zero gravity, a new meaning in freedom of movement... how cool is that? halo, medal of honour ect.. shoot anything that moves... same old same old.... how boring can you goe??

  • iMacBot

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 7:54 pm PT

    I'm Canadian and I own a PS3. But the markets in Canada don't reflect the world's markets. I think Japan does however.

  • ranman1990

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 7:34 pm PT

    lol i find it funny that no one who owns a ps3 put up a line of games up ... cuz they have the exact same games as 360 .. lol copy cats .... meh its all good good job for the wii cant wait for MP3

  • veni-vidi-vici

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 6:26 pm PT

    Well done nintendo, good taste Canada. i am not really into this next-gen wars stuff but the wii really is impressive.

  • jacky531

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 6:02 pm PT

    I'm a Canadian hope the sales of PS3 start going up or they might stop selling it in Canada

  • Sniper-Gamer

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 5:45 pm PT

    I agree with u black_ice. I'm Canadian and i'm glad Nintendo's so popular up here. Gotta quit calling it the Frozen North; it's not winter up here that's for sure!

  • black_ice23

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 5:00 pm PT

    I'm canadian and damn proud of it and i own a wii and a DS lite =D and now cuz of it i cant get my friends to leave my house they always playing my wii and mario party and its gonna get worse when Brawl , Galaxy and Strikers comes out cuz we freaks for those games h well good times anyways heres to nintendo for making a good system that is sooo addicting and for making major sales world wide but yea as for resident evil give it till next month and it will bump up in the standing i couldnt find one lol

  • The_Consequence

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 3:00 pm PT

    I wonder if Project HAMMER got canceled? It looked really cool.

  • DukeNukeForever

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 1:54 pm PT

    People in Canada like small things... ___________________________________

    Will Smith IS The Fresh Prince Of Fresh Air !!!

  • GabuEx Site moderator

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 1:48 pm PT

    @ kuda001:

    Joke's on you; I own both a 360 and a Wii.

  • wusscore

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 1:07 pm PT

    I'm not even saying that the 360, or the PS3 don't have good games coming out, I'm just sick of people acting like the Wii doesn't as well.

    Also, Kuda, Beautiful Katamari is coming to the Wii..so...?

  • Reetesh

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 11:46 am PT

    Nintendo wants to take over the world..
    thats what reggie said.. thats what happening.

  • JAREDJR

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 11:10 am PT

    I purchased #'s 1,2,8,9, and 10. But not all in June, only #8 for June. Hooray for Canada and Nintendo and its success!

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 9:19 am PT

    @kuda001 Yay, a big pile of western made crap games for PC geeks.

    @wusscore Now THOSE are some power slammin' titles.

  • mass28

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 9:05 am PT

    "Sure, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess been out for a while, but Resident Evil 4 Wii edition at least should be selling more... At least if you can tell from the the list, the Demographics of the gamers that are buying these games are mostly kids... Nintendo should be proud of their success in Canada. "

    RE4 was release on June 19, thats probably why its not higher on the list. I had to go to 3 best buys and 2 eb games to finally track down a copy. Most of the people that I know who own a wii are in the 20's.

  • Pangster007

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 7:22 am PT

    ouch, that is some big pwnage!

  • davo208

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 6:56 am PT

    Sorry kuda001 but most of the games are also on ps3 and most of the wii games are exclusive

    sorry you asked for it

  • fig56

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 5:52 am PT

    you tell them wusscore!

  • crazy_boy166

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 5:30 am PT

    u tell them kuda001

  • kuda001

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 5:12 am PT

    Sorry 'wusscore' but you asked for it

    Halo 3
    Bioshock
    Blue Dragon Halo 3 Moto GP 08
    Fable 2
    Stranglehold
    Eternal Sonata
    Half Life 2: The Orange Box
    Medal of Honor: Airborne
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
    Haze
    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
    Army of Two
    Turok
    Beautiful Katamari
    Blacksite: Area 51
    Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
    GTA IV

  • wusscore

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 4:50 am PT

    The upcoming games list for the Wii is extremely exciting:
    Mario Strikers: Charged
    Metroid Prime: Corruption
    Super Mario Galaxy
    Super Smash Bros: Brawl
    Battallion Wars II
    Endless Ocean
    No More Heroes
    Geometry Wars: Galaxies
    Zak and Wiki
    Dewy's Adventure
    Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
    Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
    My Sims
    Table Tennis
    Bully
    Devil Kings 2
    Dragon Quest Swords
    Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
    Nights: Journey of Dreams
    Red Steel 2
    Disaster: Day of Crisis

    Sorry, but you asked for it.

  • linkdarkside

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 4:31 am PT

    lol nintendo is nuber 1 again

  • rajh20

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 4:05 am PT

    yaa

    this is a good news for gamers. the top ten games are more impressing

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 3:23 am PT

    I love seeing Sony and Nintendo sales above the rest. Go PS2, Wii and DS! (i'm going to try and ignore PS3 sales figures).

  • togo2828

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 12:54 am PT

    Well i didnt really like Mario Party 8, but i did love Paper Mario, and well for the DS POKEMON, for everyone who is saying they cant see why the Wii is doing so well. Well Alot of people just like the games, there alot of fun, and i know some of my older friends just bought it for the VC. They want to play the games the used to. Im not saying you shouldnt buy another system, cause i did, ((PS3)) Im just sayin i know why the Wii is selling more, i mean right now its games are better. And i honestly think that the Games that are coming out later this year are going to kick some ARS. I mean Mario Galexy, hopefully that will be as good or better as Mario 64. Metroid Prime 3, sorry but i love samus.....she's hott, and she kicks ars...what more do you need in a woman. SuperSmashBros. Brawl......I dont care what anyone says that will probably be the best fighting game ever. So yeah i see why people would buy the wii, and just wait for those games.....THen again i agree Wii play wasnt a good game in my opinion, i have it, but i dont really play it much, i bet people Buy it for the Wii-Mote. Last but not least GO NINTENDO, im backing you the entire way.

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