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It’s Official, Nintendo Leads the Pack

Video Games   Josh Kephart   July 18, 2008   8:41 am

Official NPD data for the month of June shows the Nintendo Wii slipping past Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the number one selling current generation video game console in the United States with 10.9 million units sold versus the Xbox 360’s 10.4 million.  The Wii launched in November 2006, a full year after the Xbox 360; and Wii units have been sold out of most major retail outlets ever since.

In addition to consoles, Nintendo has also sold 20.8 million DS handhelds since launch.  And for the month of June, six of the top ten best selling video games were for Nintendo systems.

It looks like the choice to go with a cheaper, less powerful console that is specifically tailored to the more casual gamer crowd is paying off in a big way for Nintendo.

- Image from Nintendo promotional videos.

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Mark Tabije says:
July 18th, 2008 at 8:56 am

Ahh, i.c. So less power, less money, less stock in stores, and less games = a great experience. I’m so glad that the market trends could shift this way.

(I actually don’t hate the Wii :) )

Ryan Kephart says:
July 21st, 2008 at 5:02 pm

these kinda trends make me sick. when will people learn not to buy on impulse… who wants a system with less than a dozen games that are even worth renting, let alone BUYING! RAH

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