The Wii is in 8 Million Japanese Homes
Posted by Damien McFerran
The Japanese simply cannot get enough of this machine
According to Japanese magazine Famistu, the Nintendo Wii crossed the '8 million sold' mark in Japan on April 19th.
Enterbrain has also released the top five selling Wii games in Japan (it's worth pointing out that Wii Sports was not bundled with the console):
1. Wii Sports
Launch: 12/2/06
Life-to-date: 3,481,469 copies
2. Wii Fit
Launch: 12/1/07
Life-to-date: 3,301,373 copies
3. Wii Play
Launch: 12/2/06
Life-to-date: 2,672,811 copies
4. Mario Kart Wii
Launch: 4/10/08
Life-to-date: 2,218,756 copies
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Launch: 1/31/08
Life-to-date: 1,789,924 copies
[via kotaku.com]
#1
cr00mz said:
mario galaxy not even in the top 5...shame
#2
MickEiA said:
this is why sales have been down every house has got one
#3
Neomega said:
......brawl beat by mario kart?
.....damn online!!!!
#4
warioswoods said:
@Neomega
Heh, personally I'm all in favor of Kart beating Smash; it's simply a much more enjoyable game. Worldwide, by the way, MKart Wii's sales are nearly double that of Brawl.
#5
WiiGuy said:
Wii sports not bundled with Wii!?
Some thing else needs to take Wii Fit's spot...
#6
timp29 said:
Love the kid from the caption. He obviously isn't pumping his fist for wii fit...
#7
Cheezy said:
Well there you go.
#8
Ricardo91 said:
I'd like to see the PS3 catch up to that!
#9
Rm88 said:
Mario Kart Wii and Brawl are games. I'll ignore the fact that those 3 titles are the best selling T_T