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Wii & Nintendo DS Set New Industry Records

Wii Sells 10.17 Million Units & DS Sells 9.95 Million Units in a Year

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Before 2008, no video game system had ever been purchased by ten million Americans in a single year. But according to independent sales data released today by the NPD Group, the Wii™ console from Nintendo did just that, even during these economic times, with 2008 unit sales of 10.17 million. The Nintendo DS™ portable handheld system came in a close second, with 2008 unit sales of 9.95 million. Each of them broke the previous yearly unit sales record set in 2007 by Nintendo DS with sales of 8.52 million.

Consequently, Wii represented 55% of all next generation home console sales in 2008, while Nintendo DS claimed 72% of all portable system sales in 2008.

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Keep in mind that this might not be the final Japanese boxart.

Thanks to Jake for the news tip.

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Software sales

WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E)
360 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 EVERYONE (E)
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 EVERYONE (E)
WII GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD OCT 2008 TEEN (T)
360 GEARS OF WAR 2 MICROSOFT (CORP) NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
360 LEFT 4 DEAD ELECTRONIC ARTS NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
NDS MARIO KART NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV 2005 EVERYONE (E)
PS3 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
WII ANIMAL CROSSING: CITY FOLK NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV 2008 EVERYONE (E)

Hardware sales

PlayStation 2 410K
PlayStation 3 726K
PlayStation Portable 1.02 million
Xbox 360 1.44 million
Nintendo Wii 2.15 million
Nintendo DS 3.04 million

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15th January 2009. Continued strong demand for Wii and Nintendo DS in 2008 has resulted in record sales for both consoles in Europe.

Sales of Wii continued on their upward trajectory – with over 8.3 million units sold in 2008 alone, a 58% increase on 2007 and the largest annual sales of home consoles in European gaming history. These sales take the total installed base of Wii in Europe to more than 14.2 million.

In its third year on the market, Nintendo DS continues to break all previous sales records. In 2008 over 11.2 million Nintendo DS consoles were sold – which is the largest ever annual sales of a gaming console in European history. This takes the total number of Nintendo DS consoles now sold to European consumers to over 31 million.

“The sales trend on both Wii and Nintendo DS, hardware and software during 2008 shows that more and more people in Europe are enjoying video games as part of their daily lives. This proves that Nintendo’s wish to expand the gaming population has strong potential in Europe,” said Laurent Fischer, Managing Director, Marketing & PR, Nintendo of Europe.

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The PC and DS versions of Spore were released last year, but there hasn’t been a ton of news about the Wii version. It was a few months ago that Spore was confirmed to be Wii-bound, though now there are the first alleged details about the game. According to GamePro’s German website, Spore on Wii will be given the title “Spore Heroes.” The game won’t be a port, but a new entry in the franchise. A few members of the press were allowed to see a sneak-peak of the game in the form of a trailer. Good news for fans – he trailer will apparently become available to the public soon.

Also coming from the GamePro, the site claims that another game for the DS is in development, named Spore Hero Arena. More details on both Spore Heroes and Spore Hero Arena should be on the way in the near future.

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We’re on somewhat of a screenshot spree today as you folks can probably tell!

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EDISON, N.J., January 15, 2009 – Dive into life as a Puffin as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Puffins: Island Adventure for Nintendo DS™. Developed by Other Ocean Interactive, Puffins: Island Adventure is an adventure simulation that lets players experience what it’s like to be one of Nature’s most unusual and endearing seabirds.

In Puffins: Island Adventure, players become part of a Puffin flock and experience their arduous, but rewarding, existence as they learn to fly, dive, start a family and more. While navigating through the island, they will interact with other Puffins, play games to earn the favor of their peers and raise a family to carry on their legacy. Puffins: Island Adventure features mini-games that relate to real-life Puffin activities underwater, in air and on land. By mastering the Puffin 500, Puffin Plummet and Tide Pool Fishing, players earn reputation points that unlock pictures and videos of real Puffins in their natural Canadian locales. If players make it far enough, they will unlock new levels and even their very own Puffin burrow. Gameplay through the untamed wilderness is accompanied by traditionally-styled Atlantic Canadian music composed of exotic instruments including the tin whistle, fiddle and bodhran. Music composition features the talent of one of Canada’s most popular artists, Alan Doyle, frontman for the world renowned band Great Big Sea. In addition, Puffins: Island Adventure also features 4 player local and 2 player Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection multiplayer modes.

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01. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 49,000 / 818,000
02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 34,000 / 305,000
03. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 33,000 / 1,568,000
04. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 29,000 / 3,155,000
05. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girl’s Mode (Nintendo) 29000 / 644,000
06. [PS3] White Knight Chronicles (SCE) 26000 / 304,000
07. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III (SCE) 25,000 / 292,000
08. [PS2] Gundam Musou 2 (Limted Edition) (Namco Bandai) 25,000 / 225000
09. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) 23,000 / 1,021,000
10. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 21,000 / 2,155,000

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