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Wii on track to beat PS2, PS3 selling like GameCube
Wii on track to beat PS2, PS3 selling like GameCube
The fine folks at Venture Beat have been pouring over NPD data and have discovered one universal truth: Nintendo has sold a lot of video game consoles. Crazy, huh? We thought the same thing. A closer dissection of the numbers shows the Wii is on pace to topple the PS2, as the Wii has outsold ...
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'Wii Has Much More Room for Expansion,' says Nintendo
'Wii Has Much More Room for Expansion,' says Nintendo
gamedaily.com — Analysts and investors who are concerned about the Wii's growth shouldn't be, says Satoru Iwata. He envisions... the Wii exceeding the PS2's installed base. (more) 'Wii Has Much More Room for Expansion,' says Nintendo
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Nintendo games account for almost half of 2008 software sales
Joystiq [Nintendo] — Filed under: NewsIn case you needed it confirmed yet again: Nintendo totally wins at selling stuff. Gamasutra went through the NPD statistics for 2008 software sales with a fine tooth-comb, and discovered that Wii and DS titles formed almost half of all games sold during 2008. Of the 268 million games sold in the U.S. last year, 132 million (49%) were for Nintendo platforms, compared to 86 million (32%) for Sony consoles, and 50 million (19%) for Microsoft. Furthermore, the Wii software tie-in ratio isn't looking too ...

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