View Full Version : It's official. One million units sold worldwide....
Zen Davis
12-02-2006, 01:30 PM
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/02/japanese-wii-enjoys-painless-birth-stores-across-japan-sell-out/
With over 600,000 Nintendo Wii consoles sold during the initial 8 day launch cycle in North America and 400,000 sold in Japan, the Wii has pretty much hit ran through its stock of first million consoles. Personally, I think the success is insane for a company that was seen as a non-competitor last generation.
I still remember asking myself when they showed off the controller and the Wii console moniker itself, "Oh my God, has Nintendo lost it's mind?!" Now that the system has actually come to fruition, it's crazy to see the Wii blowing the X360 and PS3 launch numbers out of the water.
If Nintendo does sell the allotted four million consoles that Reggie has said they would by December 31, that would pretty much axe the 360's lead in half. Considering that's only in the first 43 days of release when the 360 has had over a year now to get almost nine million units sold, and Nintendo's numbers appear that much more effective. Finally, the PS3 seems to be a non-factor since it doesn't even have the units to compete.
To quote Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead 2, "Who is laughing now?!"
http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/01/DSPrintsMoney.jpg
Michaellvortega
12-02-2006, 01:38 PM
Yeah, but in holmes or in stores? Alot of stupid people bought Wiis to Ebay, and are sitting on 10+ units(check ebay and craigslist) Nintendo needs to keep this momentum this time unlike the Gamecube.
Zen Davis
12-02-2006, 01:40 PM
Yeah, but in holmes or in stores? Alot of stupid people bought Wiis to Ebay, and are sitting on 10+ units(check ebay and craigslist) Nintendo needs to keep this momentum this time unlike the Gamecube.
According to the article:
"Compared with last month's farcical PS3 launch, there were notably fewer auctioneers-in-the-making at today's Wii debut. Most people we met were genuinely looking forward to playing games with their new purchase. (There are Wii lots on Yahoo! Auctions, but the going rate is only marginally higher than the retail price: typically Y30,000 (US$260) via auction, compared with Y25,000 (US$217) in stores.)"
TimPV3
12-02-2006, 01:46 PM
Congratulations, too bad you can't play another region's games on another one of the worldwide consoles.
botticus
12-02-2006, 01:58 PM
Yeah, but in holmes or in stores? Alot of stupid people bought Wiis to Ebay, and are sitting on 10+ units(check ebay and craigslist) Nintendo needs to keep this momentum this time unlike the Gamecube.I'm pretty sure once those opportunists return the consoles they realize aren't worth selling for profit, they'll be snapped up from the store as quickly as every other unit on shelves.
mykevermin
12-02-2006, 02:03 PM
Yes. Yes. A thousand times, yes.
This generation's console war is over two weeks into the existence of more than one console.
I can't quite figure out all you cheerleaders. I'm glad Nintendo is selling consoles, but I don't much care for where they place in the grand scheme of things.
-Never4ever-
12-02-2006, 02:05 PM
didn't expect this to happen so soon.
heh, this leaves the current standings at:
1) 360 - 9 million units
2) Wii - 1 million units
3) PS3 - less than 0.5 million units
Sony has alot of ground to cover if they want to be #1 again.
Yes. Yes. A thousand times, yes.
This generation's console war is over two weeks into the existence of more than one console.
I can't quite figure out all you cheerleaders. I'm glad Nintendo is selling consoles, but I don't much care for where they place in the grand scheme of things.
Well, it's not that the console war is over, but it at least shows that Sony's no longer dominating like they were with the PS2. Time could change, but at least for the moment the VG world is shaken up.
It really shouldn't surprise anyone. The only difference here is that Nintendo has been able to meet demand with supply. For any given console release there are at least 1 million early adopters willing to buy on day 1. Once the products reach maturity the dust will start to settle on who is winning the race. And its a 5 year marathon, not a sprint.
daroga
12-02-2006, 02:24 PM
It really shouldn't surprise anyone. The only difference here is that Nintendo has been able to meet demand with supply. For any given console release there are at least 1 million early adopters willing to buy on day 1. Once the products reach maturity the dust will start to settle on who is winning the race. And its a 5 year marathon, not a sprint.Exactly. Both Sony and Microsoft could have sold a million units in 2 weeks if they had the suppy at launch.
The console war is far from over, but for a self-proclaimned non-contender, Nintendo's doing quite well at the moment.
mykevermin
12-02-2006, 02:31 PM
Well, it's not that the console war is over, but it at least shows that Sony's no longer dominating like they were with the PS2. Time could change, but at least for the moment the VG world is shaken up.
No, it doesn't prove anything. Both Sony and Nintendo have sold as many consoles as they could get into stores, both in Japan and the United States. Granted, Nintendo is selling 4 or more Wiis for each PS3 sold, but the only console right now sitting on the shelves, unloved, is the ol' 360.
I expect to see sales jump in Japan when Blue Dragon comes out next Thursday. They might even sell 10,000 units in one week there!
Zoglog
12-02-2006, 02:53 PM
Reggie is getting a phatty Christmas Bonus this year ;)
valleyvampiress
12-02-2006, 02:59 PM
I am surprised and happy for Nintendo. But like others said, I wouldn't put all my chips in one basket atm. I plan to buy a PS3 later on as well as a lot of other people out there. I believe Sony's only major problem at the moment is product availability, not lack of appeal.
Michaellvortega
12-02-2006, 03:25 PM
Don't get me wrong, I was just saying I think nintendo needs to keep AAA titles comming out at a constant rate, IMO the Wii Launch was a diopointment because a GC title sold thier new system and not something built from the ground up. While this works for now considering it's the holiday and everyone wants the new toys Nintendo needs to continue AT A REGULAR PACE bring purchase worth titles to the Wii. I just dont want to see Gamecube all over again.
On a side note what is everyones local Craigslist selling Wiis for? I did my Zelda thing and sold my Wii and Zelda for $380, but I see some people are trying to sell Wiis for $400 with nothing and $100 for a Wiimote+nunchuck combo!
drfunk85
12-02-2006, 03:45 PM
As far as units of Wiis on Ebay, do a search for "Wii" look on the left under "Video Games>>Systems". I just did and there were 6400+ Wiis on Ebay. Do the Same Search for "PS3" There are 9000+ PS3's
Right now, Wiis are selling for 400+ (average seems to be about 425 +shipping for just the console). A 20GB PS3 are selling for around 800+. Thats pretty much the exact same profit margin. In the early days of the PS3, they were going for way more than the Wiis were, but now that the market has settled a bit, it seems like the Wii is in more demand (less systems on ebay even though more have sold).
It is still hard to judge which one will "win" though. They are such vastly different technologies that straight up numbers are hard to compare. There is more differentiation in the video game market now than there ever has been. The PS3 will definately see more of a push later in its life as more people get HDTVs and the price of the PS3 drops. Will this be enough to catch up to the 360/Wii? It depends on the continued support for the 360 and the Wii.
Foolman
12-02-2006, 03:46 PM
didn't expect this to happen so soon.
heh, this leaves the current standings at:
1) 360 - 9 million units
2) Wii - 1 million units
3) PS3 - less than 0.5 million units
Sony has alot of ground to cover if they want to be #1 again.
Well, it's not that the console war is over, but it at least shows that Sony's no longer dominating like they were with the PS2. Time could change, but at least for the moment the VG world is shaken up.
Your 360 numbers are 2 or so million too high. The reason people care about what sells is so that they can make sure that their console with get 3rd party support. No one wants the Wii to be a repeat of the GC.
Spades22
12-02-2006, 03:50 PM
Ya good to hear, better than hearing "750,000 units sitting on shelves" or something.
drfunk85
12-02-2006, 03:52 PM
On a side note what is everyones local Craigslist selling Wiis for? I did my Zelda thing and sold my Wii and Zelda for $380, but I see some people are trying to sell Wiis for $400 with nothing and $100 for a Wiimote+nunchuck combo!
About a week ago my brother sold his Wii for $400 with nothing else on Ebay. The guy was local though and picked it up and paid cash. We also sold his Wiimote+Nunchuck for $91+$10 ship on ebay. The system actually sold for $440 with Zelda, but the guy emailed me before it ended and said he had Zelda and was wondering if I would split them up if he won it. I said we'd work something out, and after it ended at $440, he offered me $400 for the system. Since I didn't have Zelda yet for my Wii, I just told my brother I'd buy it off of him for $50. All in all, it worked out pretty well.
I had them on Craigslist for him, but I had people emailing me offering like $275 and $300 for the console. Then when I said that I wouldn't sell it because I could get more on ebay, they would bitch me out for it. Some lady offered me $25 for the Nunchuck because she said she could buy them for $20 at retail stores. I told her to go buy one for $20.
munch
12-02-2006, 03:53 PM
Too bad I could help out with that million.
I don't care about the numbers so much I really just want the momentum to turn into a lot of 3rd party support for the Wii.
-Never4ever-
12-02-2006, 04:40 PM
No, it doesn't prove anything. Both Sony and Nintendo have sold as many consoles as they could get into stores, both in Japan and the United States. Granted, Nintendo is selling 4 or more Wiis for each PS3 sold, but the only console right now sitting on the shelves, unloved, is the ol' 360.
I expect to see sales jump in Japan when Blue Dragon comes out next Thursday. They might even sell 10,000 units in one week there!
I didn't say it proves anything, just that, for the moment, sony is dead last.
I also expect Blue Dragon to do wonders for 360 afaik, it's the #1 most sought after game over there, out of any system.
defiance_17
12-02-2006, 05:44 PM
One million...congratulations. Now they need to get the other three into stores so I can buy one without having to freeze my bag off waiting in a line somewhere.
porieux
12-02-2006, 06:05 PM
I'm tired of seeing people diss the GameCube as if it was a foregone conclusion that it was a failure in the last generation. What a load of crap! The GC was easily the best system out of the 3, had the best games, sold like crazy, and had lots of third party support. If the Wii performs as well as the GC that would be a GREAT thing.
scdoanintendo
12-02-2006, 06:10 PM
This is way too early to call any standings in the next-gen race. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the Gamecube out sell the Xbox and the PSP to the DS for the first year . It's next Christmas that will make or break the next-gen consoles.
mriswyth
12-02-2006, 06:13 PM
I'm tired of seeing people diss the GameCube as if it was a foregone conclusion that it was a failure in the last generation. What a load of crap! The GC was easily the best system out of the 3, had the best games, sold like crazy, and had lots of third party support. If the Wii performs as well as the GC that would be a GREAT thing.
Are you talking about the same GameCube platform that I owned? I *loved* my GameCube and the games on it, but a year and a half after buying it I broke down and bought an Xbox as well. Xbox may not have been anywhere near as big as the PS2, but it had a lot more games than the GameCube had. I played Nintendo games (Mario Sunshine, Metroids, Wind Waker, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Eternal Darkness, Pikmins) and Rogue Leader(?) on my GameCube and I loved them all, but I played a lot more on my Xbox.
I'm hoping that this generation gives me a reason to play something other than Nintendo games on the Wii, but it has to be big enough to bring developers to it. GameCube really didn't do that.
Zen Davis
12-02-2006, 06:47 PM
I'm tired of seeing people diss the GameCube as if it was a foregone conclusion that it was a failure in the last generation. What a load of crap! The GC was easily the best system out of the 3, had the best games, sold like crazy, and had lots of third party support. If the Wii performs as well as the GC that would be a GREAT thing.
From a nintendo fanboy: you're crazy.
http://www.retrothinking.com/headlines/78,000-wii-consoles-sold-every-day
According to this: 78,000 Nintendo Wii systems sold a day.
Ecofreak
12-02-2006, 06:48 PM
Here are the sales figures according to NexGenWars.com
http://nexgenwars.com/images/x360_forum2.jpg (http://nexgenwars.com/)
http://nexgenwars.com/images/ps3_forum2.jpg (http://nexgenwars.com/)
http://nexgenwars.com/images/wii_forum2.jpg (http://nexgenwars.com/)
Expect the Wii numbers to shoot up by another 400,000 easy immediately after the Europe launch.
I feel sorry for Sony. Yikes!
Foolman
12-02-2006, 08:24 PM
Here are the sales figures according to NexGenWars.com
http://nexgenwars.com/images/x360_forum2.jpg (http://nexgenwars.com/)
http://nexgenwars.com/images/ps3_forum2.jpg (http://nexgenwars.com/)
http://nexgenwars.com/images/wii_forum2.jpg (http://nexgenwars.com/)
Expect the Wii numbers to shoot up by another 400,000 easy immediately after the Europe launch.
I feel sorry for Sony. Yikes!
NexGenWars.com numbers aren't real.
Jeoff
12-02-2006, 08:42 PM
I don't care who wins, I just want PS3 to lose. I'm sick of Sony's shit.
None of the numbers mean anything right now other than the 360's. Let's see how the other two systems sell when you can actually find them on the shelves. Comparing them right now is meaningless...
Corvin
12-02-2006, 08:45 PM
Are you talking about the same GameCube platform that I owned? I *loved* my GameCube and the games on it, but a year and a half after buying it I broke down and bought an Xbox as well. Xbox may not have been anywhere near as big as the PS2, but it had a lot more games than the GameCube had. I played Nintendo games (Mario Sunshine, Metroids, Wind Waker, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Eternal Darkness, Pikmins) and Rogue Leader(?) on my GameCube and I loved them all, but I played a lot more on my Xbox.
Same story here. I think Reggie said at one pont if the Wii doesn't sell better than the GC then it will be considered a failure. So reading between the lines he considers the GC a failure, and I would have to agree. I loved it for the most part, but I enjoyed the N64 more. All of Nintendo's flagship titles(Mario, Mario Kart, Mario Golf, Zelda, Waverace, etc.) actually took a step backward in my book. Not to mention the system was on life support a year ago and completely dead in 2006.
I bought an Xbox a year late and ended up playing it more as well.
I also think those 360 numbers are inflated. I thought they were resting between 6-7 million. With the 10 million goal ending the fiscal year which would be March. If they were at 9 mil already, they'd have 10 mil. by the new year no sweat.
crazytalkx
12-02-2006, 08:57 PM
I'm tired of seeing people diss the GameCube as if it was a foregone conclusion that it was a failure in the last generation. What a load of crap! The GC was easily the best system out of the 3, had the best games, sold like crazy, and had lots of third party support. If the Wii performs as well as the GC that would be a GREAT thing.
What are ya smoking man? The Nintendo exclusives were great...and RE 4....but that was about it.
Well, no one can say that the GC was a RUNAWAY success, but it made money for Nintendo and had some great games. If I had to pick one and only one of the 3 systems I would definitely take the GC. I was never interested in Xbox - there were a handful of games I wanted to play there and most were replicated on the PC. I love the PS2 for RPGs and things like Jak and Katamari. But if I had to go back and pick one and only one to play it would definitely be the GC (and not for RE4 - meh). And I think nearly every 1st party game was a HUGE improvement over the N64 versions - I never had an N64 but played some in emulation. I just finished Mario 64 on the Wii, MUCH prefer SMS.
Anyway, as someone else pointed out too, I don't care how many units any of the 3 sell as long as the Wii sells *enough* to reach critical mass with 3rd parties so we can see some more original non-Nintendo games this time around. The Wii would be enough for me if it was only Nintendo games for it's entire lifespan, but it sure would be nice to have a more robust exclusive lineup. Rayman was nice. And Elebits looks like a good one. I hope there's much more of that though, like we are seeing with the DS now.
Scobie
12-02-2006, 11:06 PM
Would have loved to post a photo of Rip Taylor tossing confetti, but apparently the internet is keeping a closer hold on those than nuclear secrets.
Anyway, I'm surprised anybody seriously doubted that Nintendo would jump out of the gates. The fan base is huge and will buy pretty much anything with the Nintendo label. It's easily large enough to move 15 million units worldwide with no problem.
The challenge comes in attracting that "blue ocean" audience. I know a lot of traditional non-gamers (particular females and parents) are really getting into the Wii. A price drop to $200 and a strong line of $20 - $30 "Touch Generations" style games could really push it over the top.
Strell
12-02-2006, 11:46 PM
I sold 978,576 units of myself this past weekend.
I'm coming for dat ass, Microsoft.
Zen Davis
12-03-2006, 12:37 AM
The Gamecube was the only console that Nintendo lost money under. Remember back in the day when Nintendo reported negative numbers and the fact that they had to stop production for the Gamecubes because they had too many to sell and not enough people buying them?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3134651.stm
"The Japanese company Nintendo has temporarily halted production of its GameCube consoles until the autumn.
The struggling games maker says it needs to clear its warehouses of unsold machines before it makes any more of them."
Grave_Addiction
12-03-2006, 12:53 AM
I knew with Nintendo's huge success with the DS that it would have similar results with the Wii.
mykevermin
12-03-2006, 02:06 AM
I didn't say it proves anything, just that, for the moment, sony is dead last.
I also expect Blue Dragon to do wonders for 360 afaik, it's the #1 most sought after game over there, out of any system.
Well, you knew that would be the case the moment Sony announced they would only have 400,000 units to ship worldwide. Which was months ago.
dserafin1986
12-03-2006, 10:34 AM
Well, no one can say that the GC was a RUNAWAY success, but it made money for Nintendo and had some great games. If I had to pick one and only one of the 3 systems I would definitely take the GC. I was never interested in Xbox - there were a handful of games I wanted to play there and most were replicated on the PC. I love the PS2 for RPGs and things like Jak and Katamari. But if I had to go back and pick one and only one to play it would definitely be the GC (and not for RE4 - meh). And I think nearly every 1st party game was a HUGE improvement over the N64 versions - I never had an N64 but played some in emulation. I just finished Mario 64 on the Wii, MUCH prefer SMS.
Anyway, as someone else pointed out too, I don't care how many units any of the 3 sell as long as the Wii sells *enough* to reach critical mass with 3rd parties so we can see some more original non-Nintendo games this time around. The Wii would be enough for me if it was only Nintendo games for it's entire lifespan, but it sure would be nice to have a more robust exclusive lineup. Rayman was nice. And Elebits looks like a good one. I hope there's much more of that though, like we are seeing with the DS now.
You never had an N64???? You're missing out on a nice piece of history for a Nintendo fan...Pick up an N64 cheap with Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, Fzero, WCW/NWO Revenge, Rush, Kart...Classic games...
defiance_17
12-04-2006, 01:41 AM
You never had an N64???? You're missing out on a nice piece of history for a Nintendo fan...Pick up an N64 cheap with Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, Fzero, WCW/NWO Revenge, Rush, Kart...Classic games...
I agree. The Nintendo 64 was a disappointment, but when games hit they hit. It seems like the games were either excellent or complete shit, with not a lot in between. Overall, I think it was better than the GameCube--as previously mentioned, the GC follow-ups to many of the N64 hits did seem to take a step backwards. I just don't see myself going back and playing Star Fox Assault, Super Mario Sunshine, or even Wind Waker ten years from now, but I'll definitely be dusting off the previous titles in their respective series.
I love my GameCube, but it wouldn't have been enough by itself. It was just a nice distraction from my PS2 once in awhile.
whoknows
12-04-2006, 01:47 AM
I'm tired of seeing people diss the GameCube as if it was a foregone conclusion that it was a failure in the last generation. What a load of crap! The GC was easily the best system out of the 3, had the best games, sold like crazy, and had lots of third party support. If the Wii performs as well as the GC that would be a GREAT thing.
This is a joke post, right?
And didn't take very long for the Wii to sell 1million. I wonder how well it (and the other 2 consoles) are going to be selling this time next year
Sir_Fragalot
12-04-2006, 02:24 AM
Yay the Wii sold over a million consoles already, I think this is the new DS, oh wait the DS is still selling like hotcakes, so I guess there will be a war inside Nintendo now between both systems :lol:... The thing is Nintendo is making money for every console sold so unlike Sony and Microsoft those 1 million consoles means they are laughing right to the bank, not to mention how many copies of zelda they sold (which comes out to about under $4 a hour for Zelda which is like one of the cheapest games out there, lol).
As for the PS3 wait until the PS3 have a steady supply like the 360, then we will see who truely wins that war. It may be a year or two but we will see if sony kept it's promises.