Fils-Aime: "Our work is just beginning"

via gibiz

A buoyant Nintendo has pledged to continue to manufacture the Wii console at "full bore," in order to satisfy customer demand, after the release of independent sales data from NPD.

The figures revealed that the Nintendo Wii has sold 1.1 million units in the 44 days since launch in North America, supported by software releases such as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which totalled 1.5 million sales though Wii and GameCube SKUs combined.

"Millions of players, both hardcore and brand new, are already enjoying the unique entertainment provided by Wii, but demand for the system remains incredibly high," said NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime.

"Our work is just beginning. We're dedicating ourselves to maximising both manufacturing and distribution full bore throughout 2007, to make sure everyone who wants to experience the future of videogaming can do so just as soon as possible."

It wasn't just Nintendo's home console that performed well in 2006. The DS managed to sell 1.6 million units in December alone, bringing total sales in the region to 5.3 million.

Top-selling software for the DS included New Super Mario Bros. which shifted 2 million units in 2006, while Brain Age: Train Your Brain, sold 1.1 million copies.