Wii breaks records in Australia

Wii breaks records in Australia

Nintendo Australia have issued a statement saying Wii has surpassed 100,000 sales down under. This makes it the fastest selling console ever seen in the region. Director of Sales, Rose Lappin commented:

"We promised we would bring gaming to the masses, I think this is proof that we're heading in the right direction".

Wii is expected to catch up with the Xbox 360 in total sales very soon, which has 160,000 units sold so far.

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Wii and KH said:

I'm surprised 100,000 Wiis is a lot for them. US sold 600k units when Wii came out. But good job Nintendo! Another win from the evil Sony! And, yeah, the Wii will surpass 360's sales before the end of this year and we will get MAJOR third-party support like more Tales for Wii, FF XIII spin-off for Wii, Kingdom Hearts 3, and WHAT ELSE?! Tales will be announced at E3, FF XIII spin-off at E3, or Tokyo Game show, or Jump Festa, KH3 at TGS.

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Quartz said:

Dude this is just pathetic- Wii came out a YEAR LATER!

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Scooby Jew said:

Not much of a record to break there. I've never really looked at Australia as a large gaming region anyways.

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Bobby dazzler said:

Woo hoo. Finally I might be able to go to my local store and not have to squint to see the Nintendo section which is hidden in the corner.

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Gonzo said:

I'm fine! I already have my Wii.

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wiiman said:

What a shock the Wii is selling good. Wonder about the ps3.

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Andrew said:

Nintendo 4 life, 1st ever gaming console was Nintendo and I'm pretty sure the last will remain Nintendo.

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me said:

I'm happy for Nintendo but 100k gets sold over here like every week.

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Andrew said:

That picture is such a stereotype. I live in Australia and I never hear anyone say g'day or barbie. Austrlia is not a desert, it has cities towns etc. It's true there is the outback which is mainly a desert, but nonetheless no one lives there.

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