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May 14th, 2008, 20:30
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Every week, sales charts show us (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/tag/another-week-in-japan/) that Wii Fit is popular among Japanese gamers. To give you a sense of just how well it's doing, though, Enterbrain recently reported that two million copies of the fitness title[/URL] have been sold in Japan. Matched with recent reports of [URL="http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/13/wii-surpasses-six-million-in-japan/"]six million Wii consoles (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/tag/wii-fit) being sold in the region, that means every one in three Japanese Wii owners bought a copy of Wii Fit (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/tag/wii-fit).
It hasn't yet caught up to its Nintendo cousin, Wii Sports, which has almost reached the three million mark. Yet, keep in mind that 1) Wii Fit was released a year after Wii Sports and 2) Wii Fit is a lot more expensive; it costs more than a usual Wii game, while Wii Sports costs less than the standard. To throw in another interesting comparison, Media Create sales indicate (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11157576&postcount=31) that there are almost as many Wii Fit owners in Japan as PS3 owners (with the PS3 currently having a 50,000 unit edge).
While we find it unlikely that Wii Fit will hit the same one-in-three ownership ratio in Europe and North America, we have little doubt that the exercise software will do well in those (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/10/another-week-in-europe/) regions (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/08/wii-fit-preorders-jog-away-from-retailers/), too. Let it be said that Nintendo definitely understands the casual market.
Gallery: Wii Fit
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Every week, sales charts show us (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/tag/another-week-in-japan/) that Wii Fit is popular among Japanese gamers. To give you a sense of just how well it's doing, though, Enterbrain recently reported that two million copies of the fitness title[/URL] have been sold in Japan. Matched with recent reports of [URL="http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/13/wii-surpasses-six-million-in-japan/"]six million Wii consoles (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/tag/wii-fit) being sold in the region, that means every one in three Japanese Wii owners bought a copy of Wii Fit (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/tag/wii-fit).
It hasn't yet caught up to its Nintendo cousin, Wii Sports, which has almost reached the three million mark. Yet, keep in mind that 1) Wii Fit was released a year after Wii Sports and 2) Wii Fit is a lot more expensive; it costs more than a usual Wii game, while Wii Sports costs less than the standard. To throw in another interesting comparison, Media Create sales indicate (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11157576&postcount=31) that there are almost as many Wii Fit owners in Japan as PS3 owners (with the PS3 currently having a 50,000 unit edge).
While we find it unlikely that Wii Fit will hit the same one-in-three ownership ratio in Europe and North America, we have little doubt that the exercise software will do well in those (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/10/another-week-in-europe/) regions (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/08/wii-fit-preorders-jog-away-from-retailers/), too. Let it be said that Nintendo definitely understands the casual market.
Gallery: Wii Fit
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