Nintendo’s seemingly insurmountable lead in the U.S. became [[link]] 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.
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 that are most staggering, besting the console’s November performance, in which it moved [[link]] 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 [[link]] 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 are expected on Thursday. We expect excellent corporate responses.
Analyst: 3.2 million Wiis save holidays [GameSpot]