Latest sales data has Wii overtaking the 360

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The latest preliminary sales numbers for last week have the Wii overtaking the Xbox 360 in sales. If the Wii has in fact out-done the 360 sales-wise, it would be quite a feat, as Microsoft’s machine was released an entire year before Nintendo’s highly successful console.

Recent totals over at sales tracking site, VG Chartz, had the 360 with 10.43 million consoles sold, and the Wii with 10.41 million consoles sold. Adding in recent worldwide sales the Wii would hit 10.68 and would in fact surpass the 360 (10.49).

Console – Recent Total sales worldwide:

DS – 438500
Wii – 249225
PSP – 125133
PS2 – 100953
PS3 – 94431
360 – 80480

Does this call for a celebration?

[Chart data broken down by region]

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Update/addition #1 (hey_suburbia)

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This graph shows total console sales from the launch of the 360

The Nintendo Wii has officially sold 10,680,000 consoles in less then 9 months after it’s launch on November 19th, 2006. The Wii surpassed the Microsoft Xbox 360 (which has been on the market for a year and 9 months) and nearly tripling the PS3.

Also, the Wii has sold at rate more than doubling the Xbox 360 and PS3.

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This graph aligns the launch date of each console

It’s very easy to see in the chart above the amazing sales rate of the Wii, even with the so called “game drought” and Nintendo not being able to keep up with supply do to the overwhelming demand, it has still managed to become the quickest selling current gen console and today it becomes the most sold console.

I can’t wait to see what happens when there are actually an abundance of Wii consoles on the shelves for this holiday season. Also, with some mega franchise games around the corner (Metroid, Mario, Donkey Kong) it’s looking pretty good for the big N.

Congrats Nintendo!

Here is a video of WiiNintendo at the Wii midnight release party in NYC, we were able to get our hands on the console a week earlier (November 10th, 2006), but we still wanted to be one of the first 100 or so inside to buy a Wii and join in the excitement:

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  • [][][]

    Yes, it does call for a celebration! :D

  • [][][]

    Yes, it does call for a celebration! :D

  • Max

    Wooooooooo-Hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

  • Max

    Wooooooooo-Hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

  • Conan

    Don’t you mean overtaken? But Yay for Nintendo!!!

  • Conan

    Don’t you mean overtaken? But Yay for Nintendo!!!

  • Roth (on Wii*d)

    I also read Wii’s beaten PS2′s sales during its lifespan. But we’re all questioning when these sales will last. We’ll find out when a Hi-Def Wii arrives next year. :D /
    Anything special going on anywhere for this celebration?

    // Roth on Wii*d

  • Roth (on Wii*d)

    I also read Wii’s beaten PS2′s sales during its lifespan. But we’re all questioning when these sales will last. We’ll find out when a Hi-Def Wii arrives next year. \:D/
    Anything special going on anywhere for this celebration?

    // Roth on Wii*d

  • Josh B.

    “Latest sales data has Wii overtaking the 360″ is correct
    “Latest sales data: Has Wii overtaken the 360?” would be where overtaken would be used.

  • Josh B.

    “Latest sales data has Wii overtaking the 360″ is correct
    “Latest sales data: Has Wii overtaken the 360?” would be where overtaken would be used.

  • Josh B.

    “Anything special going on anywhere for this celebration?”

    It’s a consumer product o_0 why celebrate? It’s like one blender being bought over another blender, no one would celebrate that.

  • Josh B.

    “Anything special going on anywhere for this celebration?”

    It’s a consumer product o_0 why celebrate? It’s like one blender being bought over another blender, no one would celebrate that.

  • Remus153

    “no one celebrate that.” You may be surprised…

  • Remus153

    “no one celebrate that.” You may be surprised…

  • koffie

    well MS celebrated the 10.000.000 th 360, so why not have a last laugh

  • koffie

    well MS celebrated the 10.000.000 th 360, so why not have a last laugh

  • Floating World

    Actually, that was only a celebration for the 10 mil shipped, not even sold.

  • Floating World

    Actually, that was only a celebration for the 10 mil shipped, not even sold.

  • Steve

    >> It’s a consumer product o_0 why celebrate? It’s like one blender
    >> being bought over another blender, no one would celebrate that.

    Actually if it was the Kitchen Aide blender being dethroned by another manufacturer I would celebrate. I hate Kitchen Aide after the experience I had with a blender of their breaking and their customer service support, or should I say LACK of customer service. I was so angry at the lack of service I even wrote a snail mail to the company demanding my service person be fired. Geeze that situation made me mad.

    Down with Kitchen Aide

  • Steve

    >> It’s a consumer product o_0 why celebrate? It’s like one blender
    >> being bought over another blender, no one would celebrate that.

    Actually if it was the Kitchen Aide blender being dethroned by another manufacturer I would celebrate. I hate Kitchen Aide after the experience I had with a blender of their breaking and their customer service support, or should I say LACK of customer service. I was so angry at the lack of service I even wrote a snail mail to the company demanding my service person be fired. Geeze that situation made me mad.

    Down with Kitchen Aide

  • DgF

    roth the ps2 sold 30 million in the US alone

  • DgF

    roth the ps2 sold 30 million in the US alone

  • mpeg3s

    It’s OVER for the 360 now that the PS3 is starting a comeback!

  • mpeg3s

    It’s OVER for the 360 now that the PS3 is starting a comeback!

  • Lewis

    i owned a ps3 an traded it for a this hispeed laptop, it just sucks
    cause its too expensive and didnt put up a fight at all, gotta love my
    wii!

    mpeg3s Says: August 17th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
    “It’s OVER for the 360 now that the PS3 is starting a comeback!”

    it never really started in the first place! good, now those exclusives
    will be split on xbag and wii, xbag is next! (except in the us)

  • Lewis

    i owned a ps3 an traded it for a this hispeed laptop, it just sucks
    cause its too expensive and didnt put up a fight at all, gotta love my
    wii!

    mpeg3s Says: August 17th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
    “It’s OVER for the 360 now that the PS3 is starting a comeback!”

    it never really started in the first place! good, now those exclusives
    will be split on xbag and wii, xbag is next! (except in the us)

  • robin

    lol woot the wii. ive stuck profusely to the big n since the n64 so nice to see it was worth it.

  • robin

    lol woot the wii. ive stuck profusely to the big n since the n64 so nice to see it was worth it.

  • Miles

    How the fuck is vgchartz an accurate source?

  • Miles

    How the fuck is vgchartz an accurate source?

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  • Rohan5999

    ps3 fucks and wii rocks