kotaku.com - 4/22/2009
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According to data from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, the domestic sales for the Nintendo Wii in Japan surpassed 8 million units as April 19. The Nintendo Wii launched in Japan on December 2, 2006 and was not not packaged with Wii Sports like in The West. Enterbain also released new top five ...
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Nintendo grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, revocable
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andriasang.com - 4/23/2009
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Nintendo shared final details today on its "Wii
no Ma" video download service. The Channel will launch...
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Japan: Wii Sales Hit Eight Million
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
Japanese Wii sales surpassed eight million units as of April 19, according to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain.
The console has been on sale in the country since December 2, 2006.
A Kotaku translation of the article also shows that Wii Sports, which wasn’t bundled with the system at launch in Japan, is the system’s top-selling title to date.
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Wii Surpasses 8 Million Sold in Japan
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
... . Additionally, the top five selling games in Japan were also revealed (translation thanks to Kotaku ). Wii Sports (which is not bundled with the Wii in Japan), has sold 3.48 million copies. The list is filled out by Wii Fit at 3.3 million, Wii Play at 2.67 million, Mario Kart Wii at 2.21 million and Super Smash Bros. Brawl with 1.78 million.
Wii passes 8 million sold mark in Japan
Joystiq —
... million last month. Compared to that, 8 million may not sound huge, but it's about 5 million units more than the PlayStation 3 sold as of last month. Enterbrain also released a list of the top five Wii games in Japan and their life-to-date sales:
Wii Sports (3,481,469)
Wii Fit (3,301,373)
Wii Play (2,672,811)
Mario Kart Wii (2,218,756)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (1,789,924)
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Wii tops 8 million In Japan —
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Big sales for Nintendo's disruptive console Word in from Japan this morning tells us that the Wii has now sold in excess of eight million units; that's what Famitsu are reporting anyhow, and they should know.
The machine was first launched in ...
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