Wii eclipses Xbox 360 in overall sales, becomes new market leader

Game industry sales tracking site VG Chartz reports that the Nintendo Wii game console has hit total lifetime sales of 10.57 million in the period ending August 23rd, surpassing Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 to take first place in this generation’s console war.

VG Chartz says that its figures come from samples drawn from consumers worldwide, and not retailers, meaning that there may have been more Xbox 360s shipped, but more Wiis have been sold.

The Wii launched a year after the Xbox 360, but saw rapid sales in every market it has been distributed in. Since its launch late last year, it has outpaced its rivals in monthly market performance.

VG Chartz says that very few analysts would have even conceived of this development happening a couple of years back, but Nintendo proved all its critics wrong with innovative controls and casual games that expanded the market.

The last time Nintendo led the market was in the early to mid-90s during the heyday of its SNES system. It saw tough times with last generation’s GameCube but rebounded strongly with the Wii.

Via VG Chartz

Game industry sales tracking site VG Chartz reports that the Nintendo Wii game console has hit total lifetime sales of 10.57 million in the period ending August 23rd, surpassing Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 to take first place in this generation’s console war.

VG Chartz says that its figures come from samples drawn from consumers worldwide, and not retailers, meaning that there may have been more Xbox 360s shipped, but more Wiis have been sold.

The Wii launched a year after the Xbox 360, but saw rapid sales in every market it has been distributed in. Since its launch late last year, it has outpaced its rivals in monthly market performance.

VG Chartz says that very few analysts would have even conceived of this development happening a couple of years back, but Nintendo proved all its critics wrong with innovative controls and casual games that expanded the market.

The last time Nintendo led the market was in the early to mid-90s during the heyday of its SNES system. It saw tough times with last generation’s GameCube but rebounded strongly with the Wii.

Via VG Chartz