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NoE Wii sold 325,000 in 2 days
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doesn't look like my media markt! there was absolutely no Wii in the media markt amsterdam last weekend. I thought they hadn't heard of it, till i saw about 3 games for the thing and absolutely no accessories.elostyle said:
I suppose supply ain't that bad in europe.
60hz VC games.
So, for reference, if the DS continued at its current rate of ~30 million worldwide sold in two years and a month (which it probably won't, since it has yet to see a sales drop after the introduction of DS Lite [edit: and also just because of increasing momentum even at its current price]), at what point would it catch the PS2 LTD?
I've said this many times before as well. Nintendo of Europe has got tons better than it was like 5 years ago. And remember, back then Europe wasn't as important as it is now. The change takes time, but it's been happening all this time, and 5 years from now Europe will be treated as the 2nd most important market.fresquito said:
It will do better not worse because its first year was completely average at best, its second year was impressive and considering it can keep its momentum in the next 2 years (also consider that it will have at least 2 price cuts) then it can do better than 30m in the next 2 years, probably 35m - 40m.Jiggy37 said:
All that said, Its chance to sell as many as PS2 is a little low because it won't have the same life span, but who knows, its better to wait and see.
Shin Johnpv
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I have to say I'm really impressed with how the Wii is doing in Europe I never would have expected those kinds of numbers there.
Holy shit at the DS too, I mean wow.
Holy shit at the DS too, I mean wow.
DefectiveReject said:
Tracked numbers are normally both lower for the date tracked up to and outdated when compared to actual sales up until the current day.
The approximations made by ioi are either over or under the actual exact amount sold through to consumers at the time of writing, but this amount, because of the method(s) used to create this data, is often the best and most accurate representation of actual, up-to-the-second, real sell through data there is out there.
The chances of the over approximation possibility being greater than the difference between tracked/old official data and the current (but unknown) sell through amount is VERY tiny.
So would you prefer to talk about pretty accurate figures of current sell through, or figures which don't do a very good job at all? Do you want to say "Looks like DS could've possibility made it's way past 30m. Who knows?" or "It's VERY likely DS has passed 30m"?
Kevtones said:
Yes, it's very surreal. Remember when Nintendo was 'doomed'? Everyone waiting to find out what the MEGATON was, NOE screwing up everything they touched, boring SNES-GBA ports, GameCube being completely ignored in mainstream news articles and being bashed as KIDDY every other week...
It's quite amazing. And I remember when everyone thought Iwata didn't have a clue as well! Especially when he was making negative comments like "I feel like a chef with nobody to cook for" :lol
gamergirly
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Kevtones said:
When Nintendo dies, this industry will die. They'll rise and fall until the end :lol
gamergirly
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Parl said:
The Flood is coming???
soundwave05
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Nintendogs is a phenomenon in Europe. Even bigger than the North America and Japan. Also Brain Training and NSMB have done huge numbers there.
The Wii in the long term could do better in Europe because of its more party-friendly approach. Europeans love that type of gaming (Sing Star and what not).
The Wii in the long term could do better in Europe because of its more party-friendly approach. Europeans love that type of gaming (Sing Star and what not).
soundwave05
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I just realized how freaking insane 515,000 DS sales for one week is. The big DS week last year in Japan was 600,000 DS' ... that was considered record breaking ... holy shit @ Europe. They might actually be able to top 600k DS in a week if Nintendo can get the supply over there in time.
Well, I'm from Spain and all I can say is that I've never EVER seen anything like the madness that the DS and the Wii are creating here :lol . I mean, Wii is sold out everywhere (they're taking consoles from Italy to replenish the stock, but in vain), the DS is sold out everywhere too. I wanted to buy a DS Lite today ('cos it'll be imposible to get a Wii before Feb or March for me, the reservation lists to get one are huge until then) and I couldn't. Mediamarkt? Sold out. Game? Sold out. Carrefour? Sold out. There are plenty of Xbox360s or PSPs here, but no DS and no Wii. And I want one of those pretty badly 
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.Since my blog is not getting free Wiis, no Nintendo Europe is bad! They eat adorable kittens for brekfast! Booo!
I really hope so. The delay of E.B.A is painful. Also, I do believe that Europe has the chance to become the Nintendo nº1 market, we seem to be more open minded for party games and "ridiculous" gaming than the US.
great times for nintendo no doubt, but not so much for me as i've been unable to find any store with stock left here in sweden. Didn't even bother to preorder since I knew I would be short on cash, but of course, the unexpected happened. So now I'm sitting here with my money and a copy of TP, but without wii.
and many of the stores I called have preorders reaching well into february. Don't know how they figured that out though since they werent sure of when next shipment would arrive and how many units they would recieve...
even our local newspaper had an article about wii on launchday, wich surprised me, haven't seen anything like that before any other console-launch. four people outside the toystore got lucky
fortunately for me though, RE4 still rocks. gah!
and many of the stores I called have preorders reaching well into february. Don't know how they figured that out though since they werent sure of when next shipment would arrive and how many units they would recieve...
even our local newspaper had an article about wii on launchday, wich surprised me, haven't seen anything like that before any other console-launch. four people outside the toystore got lucky
fortunately for me though, RE4 still rocks. gah!
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TheDrowningMan
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Nintendo home consoles have NEVER been as sought after in the UK as Wii currently is. It's quite astonishing to see them suddenly assume this mantle of incredible popularity. Yeah, they've always done very well in the handheld arena but the DS has taken it to previously unseen levels and, as a result, helped pave the way for Wii.
GameCube did well at launch, yes. However, you could still go in and pluck one off the shelf without bother days later. This is an entirely different kettle of fish (people are still getting up early to queue outside supermarkets whenever they hear that the local one has a new shipment!) and perhaps, just perhaps, Nintendo are going to find themselves #1 in every territory for the first time in their history. Who'd have thought that a possibility a couple of years ago?
GameCube did well at launch, yes. However, you could still go in and pluck one off the shelf without bother days later. This is an entirely different kettle of fish (people are still getting up early to queue outside supermarkets whenever they hear that the local one has a new shipment!) and perhaps, just perhaps, Nintendo are going to find themselves #1 in every territory for the first time in their history. Who'd have thought that a possibility a couple of years ago?