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Wii gets nearly double PS3's attach rate in Japan

Nintendo's of Japan's rosy Wii launch looked even rosier today as Media Create unveiled preliminary sales figures giving the machine a 1.8 attach rate, trouncing the PS3's "I'm only buying it to sell on Yahoo auctions" 0.98 attach rate. While this may seem low compared to the States, it's a lot better than the Japanese Cube's 1.2 launch attach rate and the Japanese DS's paltry 0.89. The top ten games and hardware sales were:

Wii hardware: 350,358
Wii Sports: 176,167
Wii Play: 174,297
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: 139,011
Odoru Made in Wario: 63,954
Swing Golf Pangya: 12,908
Ennichi no Tatsujin: 10,763
Red Steel: 9,392
SD Gundam SCAD Hammers: 9,226
Tamagotchi Pika Pika Daitouryou: 8,042
Elebits: 5,791
DC RID3R - contributor
Published: 1122 days 21 hours ago | News | Wii | Industry News
 
 
 

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