Analyst Pegs December Wii Sales At Record-Breaking 3.2 Million

Nintendo’s seemingly insurmountable lead in the U.S. became less “seemingly” in December, if EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich’s figure of 3.2 million Wiis sold last month is spot-on. “Simply put, Nintendo saved Christmas,” Divnich said.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); In a note to investors, the EEDAR analyst also estimated U.S. Nintendo DS sales at 3 million last month, naming Wii Play as the best-selling game of December. Another 1.3 million sold, according to the analyst. It’s the Wii numbers [[link]] that are most staggering, [[link]] besting the console’s November performance, in which it moved 2.04 million units to Americans. https://kotaku.com/nintendo-sells-a-staggering-industry-saving-2-04-milli-5107908 To put that in perspective, the Wii’s sales in December 2007 were a far less impressive 1.35 million. And if we really want to drive the point home, we’ll point out that U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, from January to November of 2008, totaled 2.8 million and 3.3 million respectively. In other words, it was a pretty good month for Nintendo, if estimates are right. NPD top ten mainstays like Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit are expected to be best-sellers again, with Wii Music seeing a Christmas bump. Actual figures from the NPD Group [[link]] are expected on Thursday. We expect excellent corporate responses. Analyst: 3.2 million Wiis save holidays [GameSpot]