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Wii Software Stats December Update: ‘Madden’ Shock And More Bad News For ‘Wii Music’
Wii Software Stats December Update: ‘Madden’ Shock And More Bad News For ‘Wii Music’
Things I've learned this month: "People who bought or rented "Wii Music," on average, played it several hours less since launch those who have played Wii versions of "Call of Duty," "Guitar Hero," and "Animal Crossing" -- three games that came out weeks after Nintendo's musical game. ...
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Nintendo Channel December stats - Madden 09 All-Play sees lots of play, Wii Music stumbles
GoNintendo — ... usage Average time played per player: As of 12/1: 18 hours, 14 minutes (up 176 minutes) As of 11/2: 15 hours, 18 minutes Average number of sessions per player: As of 12/1: 8.86 sessions (up 1.56 sessions) As of 11/2: 7.3 sessions *NEW ENTRY* Wii Music (Released October 2008) Current Rank: #22 Last Month’s Rank: N/A Raw data for “Wii Music” usage Average time played per player: As of 12/1: 7 hours, 28 minutes Average number of sessions per player: As of 12/1: 4.05 sessions Check out the full rundown here, which comes with much more detail This entry was posted on ...

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