Nintendo Wii News
Nintendo Wii becomes fastest selling console
By Hector Cortez Aug 12, 2010, 23:01 GMT
Wii has now sold 30 million units in the United States alone.
Nintendo's internal sales figures show that the Wii has now sold 30 million units in the United States alone. This milestone was reached in just 45 months, 15 months faster than the next best-selling console.
The Wii is now available in either black or white, priced at $199.99, and includes two Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort, as well as the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers and a Wii MotionPlus.
According to the independent NPD Group, the top 10 best-selling Nintendo-published Wii games in the United States (through the end of June) are:
1. Wii Play
2. Mario Kart Wii
3. Wii FitTM (with Wii Balance Board accessory)
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
5. Wii Sports Resort
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
7. Super Mario Galaxy
8. Wii Fit Plus (with Wii Balance Board accessory)
9. Mario Party 8
10. Link's Crossbow Training
According to the independent NPD Group, the top 10 best-selling Wii games from third-party publishers in the United States (through the end of June) are:
1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock from Activision
2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games from SEGA
3. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga from LucasArts
4. Carnival Games from Take-Two Interactive
5. Game Party from Midway
6. EA Sports Active from Electronic Arts
7. Just Dance from Ubisoft
8. Rayman Raving Rabbids from Ubisoft
9. DECA SPORTS from Hudson Entertainment
10. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games from SEGA
