gamasutra.com - 12/12/2008
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It's unsurprising that the top two games on November's NPD software charts were the month's blockbuster titles, Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty 5 -- but coming in third was Nintendo's Wii Play, a title that continues to be a regular staple of the top 10 even though it debuted in February 2007. ...
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Wii Play reaches 7.9 million sold in North America
GoNintendo —
... seller? Nintendo really had a great idea when they put out Wii Play with a Wiimote included. People want that extra Wiimote, and why not spring for a few more bucks when you get a full game as well? I’d say the price is right for Wii Play, once you take out the cost of the Wiimote. Nintendo knows they’ve hit the sweet spot as well. Wii Play has sold over 7.9 million units in North America alone. You can bet that Nintendo will use this strategy again when they have a new console out. Link This entry was posted on Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 11:37 am and is filed under ...
Are You So Over It?
Sexy Videogameland —
... for 198 percent of the industry's year-over-year revenue growth as of this November, and seeing as it moved 2 million Wiis this month, that's not too hard to believe. Wii Play came out in the U.S. in February 2007, and it's the third-best selling title in November, right behind the month's current blockbusters, Gears 2 and Call of Duty 5. Props to Mitch Krpata, who suggested I ask Nintendo about Wii Play's life-to-date sales; it's 7.9 million in the U.S. alone. So, right, we've got it, a surprising megaton of people ...
7.9 million American Wii owners didn't mind getting Wii Play with their controllers
Joystiq [Nintendo] —
... Most people buy multiple controllers for their game systems. That's more of an anecdotal or common-sense conclusion than one based on statistics, but we think it holds. Even people who live alone generally like to have a second controller around for company. And with ...
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