Nintendo 2007 Sales data
Independent Data Reveals Nintendo Sales For 2007
Nintendo DS and Wii Finish as the No. 1 and No. 2 Best-Selling U.S. Systems
   REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Nintendo DS(TM) and Wii(TM)
finished strong in 2007, commanding sales in the holiday shopping period and
finishing the year as the two best-selling video game systems in the United
States, according to new data just released by the independent NPD Group.
Nintendo DS was the top-selling U.S. system of 2007, with nearly 8.5 million
sold, including more than 4 million in November and December alone. Wii placed
second, with nearly 6.3 million sold through the year, more than 2.3 million
of which sold in the final two months.
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   “By the end of 2007 we were sold out of virtually all hardware, and much
of our stock of software and accessories was sold out as well, thanks to the
broad appeal of Wii and Nintendo DS to core gamers, women, families,
grandparents – and seemingly everyone in between,” said Cammie Dunaway,
Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “And that
momentum continues here in the early weeks of 2008.”
   Some additional facts about Nintendo’s 2007 performance in the United
States (note: All figures are from NPD):
   – Nintendo accounted for 52 percent of all video game hardware systems
       sold in 2007 — more than all other manufacturers combined.
   – Since their respective launches, Nintendo has sold more than
       17.6 million Nintendo DS systems and nearly 7.4 million Wii systems in
       the United States alone.
   – Wii Play(TM), a collection of nine fun mini-games, finished 2007 with
       4.1 million units sold.
   – Super Mario Galaxy(TM) sold through more than 2.5 million copies since
       it launched on Nov. 12.
   – The two games in the Brain Age(R) series each sold about 1 million
       copies in 2007.
   – Half of the top 30 best-selling games of 2007 were made for Nintendo
       systems, including Pokemon(R) Pearl, Pokemon(R) Diamond, Mario
       Party(R) DS, Guitar Hero III(TM): Legends of Rock and Mario & Sonic at
       the Olympic Games(TM).
   – Nintendo continues to dominate the hand-held market: Of the top 30
       best-selling portable games sold in 2007, 25 were made for Nintendo DS
       and another two were made for Game Boy(R) Advance.
   – Sales of Nintendo DS systems grew 60 percent over those from 2006.
   – In 2007, the video game industry grew by 43 percent over 2006.
       Nintendo is responsible for 60 percent of that growth.
   About Nintendo: The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets
hardware and software for its Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM), Game Boy(R) Advance
and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.5
billion video games and more than 430 million hardware units globally, and has
created industry icons like Mario(TM), Donkey Kong(R), Metroid(R), Zelda(TM)
and Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in
Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the
Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s
Web site at http://www.nintendo.com.