Wii Becomes Fastest Selling Console Ever In UK

Vikingod · Aug 30, 2007, 04:31 PM

Source: Gamasutra
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Officials from Nintendo UK have announced that the Wii has become the fastest selling home console in the UK ever to reach the one million units sold mark. Quoting data from Chart-Track, the company claims that the Wii passed the one million mark in just thirty-eight weeks.

By comparison, the PlayStation 2 took fifty weeks to reach the same total in the UK, while the Xbox 360 took sixty weeks. Using further data from Chart-Track, which is usually not revealed publicly, it is claimed that, during week thirty-three this year, the Wii held a 68 percent market share of the home console market in the UK, while at the same time the Nintendo DS had a 86 percent share of the handheld market.

Aug 30, 2007, 04:31 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Wii Becomes Fastest Selling Console Ever In UK Source: Gamasutra ___________ Officials from Nintendo UK have announced that the Wii has become the fastest selling home console in the UK ever to reach the one million units sold mark. Quoting data from Chart-Track, the company claims that the Wii passed the one million mark in just thirty-eight weeks. By comparison, the PlayStation 2 took fifty weeks to reach the same total in the UK, while the Xbox 360 took sixty weeks. Using further data from Chart-Track, which is usually not revealed publicly, it is claimed that, during week thirty-three this year, the Wii held a 68 percent market share of the home console market in the UK, while at the same time the Nintendo DS had a 86 percent share of the handheld market. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*