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Nintendo Reports Wii Rebound
Even though industry-wide console numbers were down, Nintendo is happy the Wii has sold relatively well during the holiday season.
The rebound is thanks in some part to the limited-edition red Wii bundle released in early November, which helped bolster Wii sales numbers across the world. Nintendo Wii sales were over seven million units in America, and although 2010 was on par with 2008, it wasn't as good as the system's heyday in 2009.
It wasn't all great news, however, as even Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted that DS software sales could be better. He said he hopes the upcoming 3DS can fix this problem.
In addition, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was the biggest-selling Nintendo game worldwide, moving 6.15 million units in 2010. Overall, 18 Nintendo games surpassed the one million worldwide sales mark between April and December.
[via GamesIndustry.biz]
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