Wii Could Outsell PS2

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata believes that within good time the Nintendo Wii could overtake Sony's Playstation 2 platform and become the best selling video games console of all time.

by Sammy Barker Mon 16th Jul 2007

"Sony's PS2 sales of 100 million units is an extraordinary number that our home game console business has not achieved, But if we can make our bid to expand the gaming population a continued success, we could exceed that."

Since launch in 2000 the Playstation 2 has shipped approximately 120million units. As of May 2007 the Wii had sold 5.84 million.

[source reuters.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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robwho2
Tue 17th Jul 2007

I think long-term it is possible, but to do so Nintendo are gonna have to start actually satisfying the demand there is.

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Masterless
Fri 20th Jul 2007

I see the wii as a system that everyone will eventually have in conjuction with another console, just like an internet enable PC - almost everyone has one. With that in mind it should beat the PS2 given time, aslong as Sony or MS don't bring out something similar but more impressive within a couple of years.

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Damo
Sun 29th Jul 2007

Nintendo are starting to meet demand, I've noticed lots of stores near me are advertising they have Wii consoles in stock. A more pressing concern for me is the lack of quality software - Nintendo need to get more games on the shelves, and help 3rd parties do the same.