Nintendo Wii at 6.5 million, holy mother of God!

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#1 METALgearJES
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http://wii.ign.com/articles/779/779745p1.html

 Considering the length of time the Wii has been out compared to the 360, it has already sold 6.5 million, were as the Xbox 360 has sold a little over 10 million. I will leave the PS3 out, well because you know.

I find that pretty freak'n amazing considering the constant shortage of Wii's and the head start for Microsoft.

Feel free to put this sucker on system wars. I don't want to because angry fanboys scare me.

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#2 f8al13
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That's pretty good
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#3 Pittfan666
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Holy mother help me find one.
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#4 beat89
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Holy Jesus. 6.5 million!

 

 

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#5 Mortaci
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which means there is going to be alot more games than there were for the Game Cube.

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#6 IronManRhino
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I can't believe how many have been sold in such a short time, go wii!~
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#7 gamecubeown
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i wish i had a wii i am only 13 and i can't afford one:cry:
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#8 SEr_803
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i got a wii wen it came out n wen i got it i didnt expect to see so many ppl lined up

 

i think the wii will sell more then the 360 by january 08

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#9 mariomusicmaker
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LOL! out sell MS by january?? maby buy alot! i think it would out sell the x box by summer! i also think people will be more willing to buy a consle cuz of summer break so yea! and i have a feeling that people are waiting for bralw. when that comes out BAM! more wiis sold realy fast. soo what im saying is that if you dont get a wii befor summer / braly / galixy GOOD LUCK!
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#10 yoda-san
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WOW! 6.5 million sold around the world. Insane! I am lucky I was able to get one during launch. I have six friends, my sister, and her husband that come visit me everyday just to play the Wii. They'd all gotten Wiimotes themselves, but they don't have the console itself. All of them said once they can find the console for themselves they won't be coming to my house so often, since they will have one. It's insane how many want a Wii - all at the same time, that's why it's so hard to find one.
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#11 FFgalaxy
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That's pretty sweet! Now if only i could get one soon. I bought Wii Play today because i got lucky and found one. They're still hard to find around here (Minneapolis, MN). But I still have no Wii.

Anyways, since there selling so good hopefully they will make a lot of good games. Some new franchises would be nice too! Especially a new platform game. I'm getting impatient for SSBB and Metroid Prime3 so hopefully one of them will come out in june.

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#12 renger6002
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hm... nexgenwars is more accurate than I thought
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#13 roll450
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Woah  like WTF how could that happen if there is a wii shortage.
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#14 dragonball3900
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And theres still plenty of people who can't find them. And the big 3 arent out yet. It could easily outsell 360 by the end of this year.
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#15 radnasty
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i got a wii wen it came out n wen i got it i didnt expect to see so many ppl lined up

 

i think the wii will sell more then the 360 by january 08

SEr_803

Same here. I thought it was going to be the cube al over again. The Cube was fantastic, and really under-rated. That's what I thought was in store with the Wii, and then, BOOM. It exploded. Think of how many people will be ready to play online when we are able.

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#16 Slingblade1170
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6.5 million is great in 5 months. Glad to see Nintendo where they belong.
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#17 the_offical_jim
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yeh Wii is selling alot! I still need to get one... although I think that the Wii will start to sell alot less soon.
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#18 yoda-san
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[QUOTE="SEr_803"]

i got a wii wen it came out n wen i got it i didnt expect to see so many ppl lined up

 

i think the wii will sell more then the 360 by january 08

radnasty

Same here. I thought it was going to be the cube al over again. The Cube was fantastic, and really under-rated. That's what I thought was in store with the Wii, and then, BOOM. It exploded. Think of how many people will be ready to play online when we are able.

I was scared the Wii was going to turn out to be like the Gamecube all over again as well! I didn't want to get a Wii at launch, but came to a realization maybe the Wii will turn out a different corner and head into a different type of direction than the Gamecube, so I made myself wait in line on launch day to get one. I am happy I did get one, because all my friends and co-workers that waited out for later who'd want a Wii now can't even find one. At my work place all I hear from my co-workers is: "I want a Wii!"  Many of them aren't even gamers, but see the Wii as a tool that makes video games enjoyable for them.

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#19 quitmans
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wow i bet sony is scard lol
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#20 gatsbythepig
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http://wii.ign.com/articles/779/779745p1.html

 Considering the length of time the Wii has been out compared to the 360, it has already sold 6.5 million, were as the Xbox 360 has sold a little over 10 million. I will leave the PS3 out, well because you know.

I find that pretty freak'n amazing considering the constant shortage of Wii's and the head start for Microsoft.

Feel free to put this sucker on system wars. I don't want to because angry fanboys scare me.

METALgearJES
I think that is fantastic, I always believed in the Wii.  You should put this in 'System Wars' and generate some buzz.
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#21 gamr92
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Woah  like WTF how could that happen if there is a wii shortage.roll450

yeah. Why do you think there has been a shortage?

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#22 Sepewrath
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yeh Wii is selling alot! I still need to get one... although I think that the Wii will start to sell alot less soon.the_offical_jim

dont be so sure,demand is still insanely high because of the shortages and like people said the big three are still on the way. The Wii has alot more to sell

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#23 austin
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That's pretty sweet! Now if only i could get one soon. I bought Wii Play today because i got lucky and found one. They're still hard to find around here (Minneapolis, MN). But I still have no Wii.

Anyways, since there selling so good hopefully they will make a lot of good games. Some new franchises would be nice too! Especially a new platform game. I'm getting impatient for SSBB and Metroid Prime3 so hopefully one of them will come out in june.

FFgalaxy
I live in MN as well and i found one two weeks ago but it was by luck other than that none to be had in my area ass well.
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#24 WR_Platinum
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At this rate it will get to 10 mil really soon, even gettin up or on top of the 360.
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#25 wemhim
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Woot! Nintendos back in the game, they haven't been for over a decade... And now they're back. Awesome.
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#26 Wintry_Flutist
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Actually, the number of 360s sold seems to be way lower than 10 000 000... However, we haven't got official numbers from MS for a long, long time.
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#27 deactivated-5f1dda6571ed7
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Holy Jesus. 6.5 million!

 

 

beat89

house is a great show, just thought i would point that out

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#28 m_machine024
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Good stuff.
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#29 Jayesler12
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right now, the PS3 is at around 3 million, the wii is 6.5 million:D, and the xbox 360 is at 10.4 million, and i think the wii will catch up to the 360
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#30 Jayesler12
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right now, the PS3 is at around 3 million, the wii is 6.5 million:D, and the xbox 360 is at 10.4 million, and i think the wii will catch up to the 360Jayesler12
go to www.nexgenwars.com and take a look
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#31 HeyHeyMyMy
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No online, no mario, no metroid, no smash bros, no demos, no ds downloads, and still sold 6.5 million. Dear Science, think of what will happen when all those things do come.
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#32 reggie186
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That's amazing! Congrats to Nintendo!
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#33 SmoothMoved
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[QUOTE="Jayesler12"]right now, the PS3 is at around 3 million, the wii is 6.5 million:D, and the xbox 360 is at 10.4 million, and i think the wii will catch up to the 360Jayesler12
go to www.nexgenwars.com and take a look

nexgenwars isnt reliable ... an 18 year old runs the site .
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[QUOTE="Jayesler12"][QUOTE="Jayesler12"]right now, the PS3 is at around 3 million, the wii is 6.5 million:D, and the xbox 360 is at 10.4 million, and i think the wii will catch up to the 360SmoothMoved
go to http://www.nexgenwars.com/ and take a look

nexgenwars isnt reliable ... an 18 year old runs the site .

Here is a more reliable site: http://consolewars.free.fr/en/ You might say it is wrong, but I think they update on a more regular basis and they show the break down for America, Japan and the rest of the world.

-Shark2k

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#35 meimnobody
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Actually, the number of 360s sold seems to be way lower than 10 000 000... However, we haven't got official numbers from MS for a long, long time.Wintry_Flutist

 There was an article awhile back that said the Microsoft had overshipped the number of xbox 360s to hype up their numbers. They haven't sold ten million they have shipped that number.

 

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#36 Staccat0
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Thats really cool, but anyone who thinksHalo 3, Fable 2 and GTA IV wont sell as many units as SSBB, Mario and Metroid is crazy. I do think Wii could catch up and pass 360, but those three games need to be flawless and followed by a string of big announcements.

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#37 twilightking17
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holy crap. nintendo is totally pwning everybody. and the major titles of the year arent even out yet. that 6.5 is really gonna jump once brawl, galaxy, and metriod come out. its gonna be awesome to see nintendo sitting at number 1 again!! go nintendo
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#38 moodyman123
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yay, maybe wii will beat xbox 360?

I'm still cautiously optimistic, the wii might not be able to hold out in the long run and the demand could decrease, I hope not, more sales = more games!

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#39 chemicalbrother
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Thats cool. With this many people buying Wii's, there deffinately needs to be some killer online games. FPS's for sure online could turn out really well with options that aren't possible on the other systems. I could also see strategy games being done perfectly on this system. A Mario strategy game would be awesome. 
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#40 pjmthomas
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I posted the other day that I thought that the Wii would outsell the 360 by the end of this year and some people thought that I was crazy but I think now it will be seen as a letdown if the Wii doesn't have the lead by the end of the year.
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#41 another_star
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how many GCs were sold?
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#42 another_star
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[QUOTE="SmoothMoved"][QUOTE="Jayesler12"][QUOTE="Jayesler12"]right now, the PS3 is at around 3 million, the wii is 6.5 million:D, and the xbox 360 is at 10.4 million, and i think the wii will catch up to the 360shark2k6

go to http://www.nexgenwars.com/ and take a look

nexgenwars isnt reliable ... an 18 year old runs the site .

Here is a more reliable site: http://consolewars.free.fr/en/ You might say it is wrong, but I think they update on a more regular basis and they show the break down for America, Japan and the rest of the world.

-Shark2k

but then again... look @ http://consolewars.free.fr/en/index.php?info=console 1,000,000 Gizmondos sold... =X
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#43 letmeupgrade
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I'm holding out until pokemon battle revolution and battalion wars 2, or if I could find a Wii to buy.
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#44 Zoso_UK
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Thats brilliant news, if Wii could eventually outsell 360 that'd be so so awesome. Especially as I have one friend in particular who is like LOLZ Wii sucks 360 pwnz0rz. And I'd love to see his face if/when Wii starts to outsell 360. I say this but it's funny 'cause I think I would actually like a 360 for Halo 3 and Forza 2.
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#45 Optusnet
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Wii will win 2007, even with Halo 3. But after Halo 3, I predict 360 will still be in the lead by the end of the year.

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#46 reubendarosa
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lol that's 6.5 mill to the people who were able to get one, it's insane, you can't even get a nunchuk..even those are soldout!
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#47 masterchief2512
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Woot! That's good news to me. But you have to realise that as time goes by people are less likely to buy it. This goes for all consoles. So in order for the Wii to significantly outsell the 360 it will have to keep this momentum for some time. But with all the people still not being able to find Wiis, that wouldn't be too much to hold out for.
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#48 SapSacPrime
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Wii will win 2007, even with Halo 3. But after Halo 3, I predict 360 will still be in the lead by the end of the year.

Optusnet

I think you may be overestimating the selling power of Halo like many do on here, Halo may have critical acclaim and be very popular but did the first two games help the xbox outsell the PS2? Killer apps stopped selling consoles a long time ago, its killer librarys that sell these days (which I realise the 360 is already building nicely :) ).

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#49 jonzilla_basic
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once the wii actullay goes online you will see even more sold as wellas more Game Devs jumping on board. Its amazing that the wii is still off the shelves. They come in and come out.

 

I was talking to a guy at Toys R us and he said that the wii isnt selling as fast any more. He said that he go 20 consoles on Sunday and they were sold by tuesday.....!!!!!! I was shocked to think that the guy at TRU didnt think that was fast.

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#50 woodsa23
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Thats really cool, but anyone who thinksHalo 3, Fable 2 and GTA IV wont sell as many units as SSBB, Mario and Metroid is crazy. I do think Wii could catch up and pass 360, but those three games need to be flawless and followed by a string of big announcements.

Staccat0

This is true: Halo and GTA will be battling it out for most sales. But remember, GTA sales will be split between two consoles, so it wont neccessarily boost 360 sales vastly. Halo 3 is a sure system-seller. But Nintendo isn't counting on fighting for the same buyers as Microsoft- expanding the market etc. That's why, of SSBB, Metroid, and Galaxy, it's Galaxy that's important in terms of sales, since it has the broadest casual appeal (NSMB being the biggest-selling game on DS... I believe). And that's without mentioning Mario/Sonic, Wii Music, Health Pack and whatever else Nintendo has in the bag. Animal Crossing. Nintendogs?  Â