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Game-o-rama => Console Gaming => Topic started by: WiiGuy on April 25, 2008, 04:55:06 AM

Title: 24.45 million Wii's worldwide.
Post by: WiiGuy on April 25, 2008, 04:55:06 AM
Nintendo PressRoom (http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=15039)

QuoteNintendo Co., Ltd., has announced record revenues and profits for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008. Nintendo posted sales of more than 1.67 trillion yen, an increase of 73 percent over the prior year. Nintendo also reported FY08 operating profits of more than 487 billion yen, a year-over-year increase of 115.6 percent.

The company also increased projected shipments of the popular Wii? home video game console for the current fiscal year. During the 12 months ending March 31, 2008, Nintendo shipped 18.61 million Wii console to its distributors and retail customers globally, bringing the worldwide total to 24.45 million since its debut in November 2006. For the fiscal year that began April 1, 2008, Nintendo forecasts global Wii console shipments increasing to 25 million.

Nintendo also forecasts shipment of 177 million Wii software units for FY09, while the FY08 shipment was 119.6 million units. Through March 31, 2008, Wii enjoys a life-to-date tie ratio of 6.07 games per system worldwide.
Title: Re: 24.45 million Wii's worldwide.
Post by: Tupin on April 25, 2008, 04:55:58 AM
Well, it sold more than the GCN.
Title: Re: 24.45 million Wii's worldwide.
Post by: Gwen Khan on April 25, 2008, 05:56:11 AM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on April 25, 2008, 04:55:58 AM
Well, it sold more than the GCN.

in only 17 months
Title: Re: 24.45 million Wii's worldwide.
Post by: Macawmoses on April 25, 2008, 09:51:43 AM
That is impressive, really, it is.
Title: Re: 24.45 million Wii's worldwide.
Post by: WiiGuy on April 25, 2008, 09:59:45 AM
I wanna know how much VC games they have sold worldwide...
Title: Re: 24.45 million Wii's worldwide.
Post by: Macawmoses on April 25, 2008, 10:00:24 AM
Quote from: WiiGuy on April 25, 2008, 09:59:45 AM
I wanna know how much VC games they have sold worldwide...
Looking on the VC board, months ago, they had 10 million....