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Wii sales increase 400% on Amazon.

July 23, 2007 in News comments 11

The Nintendo Wii has claimed back the number 1 spot for the best selling console of Amazon, bumping the PS3 back to number 2. On Sunday, Wii sales increased 400% when Amazon restocked on the system. Nintendo is hoping to ship 14 million units worlwide, this business year, while the PS3 hopes for 11 million units.

Nintendo Co.'s Wii home video game system took back the No. 1 sales position from Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 at Amazon.com over the weekend due a recent restock that increased sales for the motion-sensitive console. On Sun., Wii sales increased 400 percent when Amazon held a restock of the popular video game product for its customers.

The sales surge bumped the PS3 to No. 2 from a No. 1 position.
Nintendo expects to ship 14 million Wii units worldwide this business year, compared to Sony's 11 million PS3 units worldwide this fiscal year.
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  • 0
    Capn Droid Jul 23, 07
    I understand that PS3 was so high on Amazon due to pricing, but it's about time Wii screamed out "low in demand."
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    Synergized Jul 23, 07
    Well they were screaming "low in demand" in the other article on the dozen Wii's to be coming into Best Buy.
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    huntyr Jul 23, 07
    wait.... when the Wii is in stock, it sells well? groundbreaking news!! The increase is mostly likely due to people realizing they could actually get one, so it was a just like a mad rush to the cashier in a real store
  • 0
    Guugley Jul 23, 07
    400%?

    Holy shit, thats a helluva lot. Go Wii!
    (And for any smart-arses out there, yeah, I know how much more it is)
  • 1
    Guticb Jul 24, 07
    It's all because of this

    • 1
      Seeker X Jul 24, 07
      LAUGHFFLE , that's the funniest thing I've seen all day.
    • -1
      Final Blade Jul 24, 07
      I agree Thats the greatest thing ever. Besides the 400% is high but nothing compared to the ps3 sales break. I think it was 3000% increase or something like that.
  • 0
    FRoGBuster Jul 24, 07
    The world wants to game! Rejoice people. We all unite with controllers in hand, wii boards in living rooms, laughing and competing together by wii or the 3.
  • 0
    Evanster Jul 24, 07
    Congratulations to Nintendo (and to Amazon) on the Wii's recent selling rise. I thought the PS3 rose 1000 %...
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    Storm* Jul 24, 07
    It was 800%, the PS3 I believe. 3000%'s a bit of an exaggeration Great news for Wii
    • 0
      Final Blade Jul 25, 07
      No it wasn't i believe b4 it said 2500% sales increase and then 3000%.

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