Wii remote is best-selling accessory in North America

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via gamesindustry

Data trackers NPD have published new figures for videogame accessory sales in the US, revealing that Nintendo sold 270,000 Wii remote controllers during the month of November.

In the same period, 153,000 nunchuk peripherals were also sold, while consumers snapped up 476,000 Wii consoles.

Nintendo's handheld is also continuing to prove a hit - the third most popular accessory for the month was the NDS Lite Starter Kit, racking up sales of 154,000.

Microsoft's HD-DVD add-on for Xbox 360 hit the shops on November 7, and 42,000 units were sold over the course of the month. The second best performing accessory overall was the Xbox 360 wireless controller, with 251,000 units sold, while 84,000 consumers bought the 360 Play and Charge kit.

The Sixaxis controller for Sony's PlayStation 3 fared less well, shifting 98,000 units. However, 152,000 of Sony's PS2 Memory Cards were sold, and Nyko also shifted 100,000 units of its third-party version. Gamers also bought 186,000 Dualshock controllers for PS2.

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via gamesindustry

Data trackers NPD have published new figures for videogame accessory sales in the US, revealing that Nintendo sold 270,000 Wii remote controllers during the month of November.

In the same period, 153,000 nunchuk peripherals were also sold, while consumers snapped up 476,000 Wii consoles.

Unfortunately, it's hard to tell if the Wiimote is selling in better numbers because people want it, or because of availability. It seems like there's a 20:80 ratio of nunchucks to wiimotes out there at the moment. Pretty much any Wii accessory disappears off the shelves as soon as they re put there. I suspect those numbers reflect the shipping ratios rather than anything to do with popularity at this point.