Nintendo UK Reveal Global, Local Hardware Sales
via kotaku
Nintendo UK's bossman David Yarnton has revealed to British trade paper MCV some juicy hardware sales figures. And we just know how much you love sales numbers, so here you go. The figures disclosed include total global sales, as well as those in continental Europe and the UK.
Nintendo DS:
Global: 40 million
Europe: 11 million
Britain: 3.1 million
Nintendo Wii:
Global: 5.84 million
Europe: 1.3 million
Britain: 438,000
Says Yarnton:
We've sold close to 438,000 Wiis in the UK in five months. It's really hard to have targets - we have seen unprecedented demand.
Yes, we set targets originally and we have definitely exceeded those. They are continually being re-assessed all the time.
Slight warning: since these come from Nintendo themselves, and don't make the distinction between shipped and sold, take a grain of salt or three. But don't overdo it; after all, since every Wii shipped is being sold, that distinction's probably a touch irrelevant.
