By Hector Cortez Mar 20, 2009, 17:42 GMT
Nintendo announced today that Wii Play has now sold more than 10 million units in the United States alone since its debut in February 2007, according to figures released by the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States.
Nintendo announced today that Wii Play has now sold more than 10 million units in the United States alone since its debut in February 2007.
Along with the announcement, Nintendo rebutted those who insist that the only reason it has sold so many copies is because it comes packaged with a Wii remote. Even if you believe people are buying Wii Play solely for the controller, that indicates that there are now more than 10 million people who have an extra Wii Remote controller in their homes," commented Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive VP of Sales & Marketing. "When added to the 12.7 million Wii Remote controllers that have sold separately, this reinforces the growing 'social gaming' trend we have been seeing where friends and family use their Wii games as a social hub – both in person and online."
Wii system sales were up about 74 percent over February 2008, and Wii and Nintendo DS finished February as the top-selling hardware systems. Wii sold nearly 753,000, bringing its lifetime U.S. sales to nearly 19 million, while Nintendo DS sold nearly 588,000 for a lifetime U.S. total of nearly 29 million.
Five games made for Nintendo systems finished in the top 10 best-sellers of February. These include Wii Fit at No. 1 with nearly 644,000 sold, Wii Play at No. 2 with nearly 386,000 sold, Mario Kart Wii at No. 6 with nearly 263,000 sold, Mario Kart DS at No. 8 with nearly 145,000 sold and New Super Mario Bros. at No. 9 with more than 144,000 sold.
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