A bragging Nintendo has declared an early victory over rival Sony in the video console wars. Of the more than 600,000 Nintendo Wii systems sold in the Americas since Nov. 19, 400,000 were sold in the U.S. — at a rate of nearly one unit sold per second since its launch. Including just first-party software and accessory sales, Wii instantly has become a US$190 million business in the Americas. The demand is outstripping the supply, as evidenced by the many overpriced Wii consoles currently selling on eBay.
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Nintendo Celebrates Wii’s Triumph Over PS3
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire November 28, 2006 01:44 PMA bragging Nintendo has declared an early victory over rival Sony in the video console wars. Of the more than 600,000 Nintendo Wii systems sold in the Americas since Nov. 19, 400,000 were sold in the U.S. — at a rate of nearly one unit sold per second since its launch. Including just first-party software and accessory sales, Wii instantly has become a US$190 million business in the Americas. The demand is outstripping the supply, as evidenced by the many overpriced Wii consoles currently selling on eBay.