Own a Nintendo Wii? Do you actually play it? Well, you may be one of the few and the proud who actually play the thing. According to the latest North America sales numbers the Wii is leading in hardware sales but in software sales (arguably the most important for third-party publishers) not so much. Take a look at the August numbers after the jump.
August NPD:
August 2007 NPD Hardware Sales
1. Wii — 403.6K
2. Nintendo DS — 383.3K
3. Xbox 360 — 276.7K
4. PlayStation 2 — 202K
5. PlayStation Portable — 151.2K
6. PlayStation 3 — 130.6KAugust 2007 Software Sales
1. Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360 — 896,600)
2. Madden NFL 08 (PlayStation 2 — 643,600)
3. BioShock (Xbox 360 — 490,900)
4. Madden NFl 08 (PlayStation 3 — 336,200)
5. Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii — 256,800)
6. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii — 218,100)
7. Mario Strikers Charged (Wii — 147,400)
8. Guitar Hero 2 w/ guitar (PlayStation 2 — 145,400)
9. Mario Party 8 (Wii — 138,300)
10. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (PlayStation 2 — 127,100)
11. Madden NFL 08 (Xbox)
12. Madden NFL 08 (Wii)
13. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo DS)
14. Two Worlds (Xbox 360)
15. Pokemon Diamond Version (Nintendo DS)
16. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut (Nintendo DS)
17. Guitar Hero 2 w/ guitar (Xbox 360)
18. Madden NFL 08 (PSP)
19. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo DS)
20. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360)
2 Comments
Well, the Wii has 5 games in that list and 4 of them are on the top10, more than any other console.
Soooo, looks like Wii games are selling, right?
Anyway, I just can’t think about the Wii untill Smash Bros. Brawl comes out.
Wii play comes packed with the extra controller Wii owners need to play all those mini-game titles. I wouldn’t count that one.