600,000 Wiis
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--Jase 20:10, 27 November 2006 (CST)
You'll be happy to hear this: The Wii has sold 600,000 units in just one week alone! By the way, that's nearly one Wii per second since its November 19th launch.
If you wanted a Wii, you certainly probably got one, because Nintendo has been shipping out those babies like wildfire. Stores are selling out again and again - and it's making Nintendo rich. Enough to make the Wii a $190 million dollar business practically overnight.
Want some even better sounding news? 454,000 of the 600,000 Wii purchases also included Twilight Princess. That's 75% of the Wii purchases. Nintendo fans sure do love their launch releases of Zelda.
And if the Wii wasn't achieving enough of its goal, your mother will like it to. Or your father. Or your grandmother. Maybe your sister who hates gaming but likes to play tennis. In fact, the Wii has attracted a plethora of non-gamers as well as existing gamers - just as it intended to do.
If you still don't have a Wii, just wait until the holiday season. Heck, wait another week, tops. You'll be able to get your hands on one in no-time. I would hold your breath, however, for Wii component video cables - Nintendo is out of those until mid December. Or you could buy them on eBay for $100 a pop.
In the meanwhile, have fun with your Wii, and be generous with it. Invite a friend to play with it if they don't have one.
