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Wii sales predicted to hit 100 million by 2010

The Wii sells are predicted to hit 100 million by 2010. At the current rate of sales and the gathering momentum experts believe that the Wii will hit the 100 million milestone, and may even surpass the playstation 2 in sales. The Wii stands at 24.45 million sales as of march 31'st 2008.

The Wii's sales have already overtaken that of its predecessor the 'Nintendo gamecube' the worst selling Nintendo home console of all time, and has nearly overtaken the 'Nintendo 64'. It is only about 25 million units away from overtaking the Super Nintendo entertainment system. The best selling Nintendo home console of all time is the Famicom or 'Nintendo entertainment system', currently at 61.9 million sales as of march 2006.

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TheFreak - 595 days 7 hours ago

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the wii will become the new ps2 who will dominate the market.it is a machine for both hardcore and casual gamers and that is why it will win.props too nintendo.

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wyvernsmasher - 595 days 3 hours ago

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i agree with you especially with monster hunter coming to wii

i'm sure in a few minutes dozens of people will reply to you stating thousands of so called "reasons" why you're wrong

they should rename N4G, N4F (news 4 fanbois) lol

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1.2 BubblesDAVERAGE | 595 days 2 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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gaffyh - 595 days 2 hours ago

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100 Million sales by 2010 is a little too optimistic, the Wii has taken this long to get to 25 Million, the momentum is more than likely to decrease (which it is a little) not increase.

I can only see Monster Hunter Wii increasing sales for the Wii dramatically in Japan, I don't think anything else will unless Square Enix makes a really good Final Fantasy for them.

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Silellak - 595 days 2 hours ago

1.4 - @1.2

Define hardcore.

No, seriously. Define it.

Does it need to be about war?

Or blood?

Or have swearing?

What makes a game hardcore vs. casual?

The only logical thing I can think of is "difficulty", and there are very few truly "difficult" games left on ANY platform this generation.

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Genesis5 - 595 days 1 hour ago

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The Wii is for kids. Not very many adult gamers have the Wii as their primary gaming console. Can it reach 100 mil in a year and a half. Not likely. It will need to sell 4 1/2 million consoles a month till 2010.

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Xiru - 595 days 1 hour ago

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Lol casual and hardcore? Best recheck the statement.

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ItsDubC - 595 days 1 hour ago

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Being *for* kids is not necessarily the same as being kid-friendly. It's interesting that whenever someone says that the Wii is for kids, no supporting evidence ever accompanies the statement.

EDIT @ Genesis below:

I agree actually, 100 million by 2010 seems very optimistic to me, even if we're talking about Dec 31st 2010.

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Genesis5 - 595 days ago

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@ItsDubc

Yes you're right. Kid friendly is a much better way to describe it. My apologies. But as for reaching 100 million in the next 1 1/2 years. I really don't think so.

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CrazzyMan - 594 days 22 hours ago

1.9 - it`s theoretically possible..

if Wii makes 40 mln. by the end of this year +
next 2 years = 24 months * 2,5 mln. = 60 mln. =)

BUT, nintendo is forgeting, that MOST nintendo fans already bought Wii,
sales in Japan already going below 40k.
And wave of wii fit, wii kart, ssbb in Europe and Usa also will end in near future..
What next? Maybe nintendo has some suprises, which will show on E3.. but for now, 3rd parties? oh come on..
Then what? all those great games which didn`t make ps2 owners to jump on GC? Why these games will make now? Just because of controls? I am not sure, really, 125 mln. ps2 owners going not after HD, but after controls.. it`s hard to believe, really.
Time will show, will ps2 owners stay away from GTA4, MGS4, FFXIII, GT5, KZ2, Tekken 6, GoW3 just for controls and some party fun.. =))

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bigjclassic - 594 days 22 hours ago

1.10 - ummm

for reality reasons:

hardcore DOES NOT EQUAL GUNS IN GAMES!!!!

Hardcore games are games that have cult followings. ie.
ZELDA and METROID!! The list goes on and on. It seems like this generation of gamers are all brainwashed or are from the PSone era.

Thats the way gaming has always been until now. Back then only certain games were "hardcore" because a small sect of gamers would always support there game. Now if a game has cursing and guns its hardcore? That's more like a fad to me.
*vomits*
*goes to play Shenmue on dc*

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Tempist - 595 days 3 hours ago

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I doubt that it'll hit 100 million in the next two years. The Wii Trend will slow down soon enough. There's not much incentive for many to buy a Wii, and nothing super big has really been happening with it (Wii Fit aside).

100 Million eventually. In two years, no way.

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wyvernsmasher - 595 days 3 hours ago

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i dunno how many wiis have sold already so i can't say whether i agree with you or not

anyway i think that a game that might help those sales would be monster hunter wii, i don't know how it would do in the west but recently in japan the latest mh for psp had sold 2mill + in 29 days, so mh wii will no doubt sell like hot cakes over there. i hope it will catch on over here though its a wonderful game series thats very underated atm

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Voiceofreason - 595 days 3 hours ago

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Only thing big on Wii is Wii fit? No reason to buy one at all? Wow dude you have some serious denial issues there.

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wyvernsmasher - 595 days 3 hours ago

2.3 - @voice of reason

denial issues?, if you're referring to the last sentence i wrote i was talking about monster hunter

anyway that game will be big in japan no doubt but in the us and uk the series hasn't sold as well. but i'm hoping monster hunter 3 on the wii does, mh(monster hunter) is alot of fun

i hope this clears up any mis-understanding

oh an monster hunter 3 will be out sometime 09

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ItsDubC - 595 days 2 hours ago

2.4 - wyvernsmasher

I believe Voiceofreason was responding to Tempist actually.

EDIT @ below:

No prob wyvernsmasher =) Welcome to N4G btw.

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wyvernsmasher - 595 days 2 hours ago

2.5 - @voice of reason

i'm sorry i completely mis-understood you i thought you where talking to me, reading it again i understand now

thank you very much itsDUBc for the heads up

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ItsDubC - 595 days 2 hours ago

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100 million in 2 yrs seems a bit much to me but the Wii doesn't have enough in common w/ previous consoles in terms of appeal and potential to bring about new ideas for me to make historical comparisons and state definitively that it will not sell 100 million units in that timeframe.

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crck - 595 days 2 hours ago

4 - Hmm unnamed experts as the source.

Ok...

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aggh im on fire - 595 days 1 hour ago

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Maybe it will, maybe it won't. Until there's something i want on it ( nothings really grabed me so far) though my cash is staying firmly in my pocket.

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kornbeaner - 595 days 1 hour ago

6 - I really don't see that happening

First the Wii is a great system with probably the best first party lineup of any of the 3 consoles out there right now. The main issue is that it doesn't have Blockbuster titles that helped the PS2 grasp that sort of lead. And now it actually misses out on Blockbuster titles such as GTA4.

See the main difference in the Wii that was relevant to the success of the PS2 is that all the great games where on the PS2. Metal Gear, Gran Turismo, GTA 3(VC and SA), and a whole lot of others.

The market is there for all types of players, I mean who can fvck with Mario, Zelda, Metroid?? No one. But by the same token what will Nintendo have to fvck with GTA, MGS, Gran Turismo, Halo, Gears???? Nothing.

The Wii right now is very limited to who it can appeal to, mostly it appeals to Casual, niche, and franchise (Mario, Zelda, Metroid) users, but leaves the only in America, over the top Violence, rip your heart out you a$$ players that have been the ones spending the money, GTA and CoD4 sales should be proof of that.

In the end the Wii has sold very well and its great that Nintendo was able to have that type of success again after the ass-beating they took with the Gamecube, but they won't reach PS2 number heck I'll be surprised if they beat NES numbers. 35-40 million units is my prediction. So congrats Nintendo on having a successful home console again.

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Roddur - 595 days 1 hour ago

6.1 - @kornbeaner

I agree with u. imo in 2 yrs another 75 mil is very difficult to achieve.

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Mr Tretton - 595 days 1 hour ago

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from about 24-25m right now...to 100m in the next year and a half?

I don't think so.

If they count the resales on craiglist maybe. rofl

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eagle21 - 595 days 1 hour ago

8 - Nintendo and Sony have what it takes to reach 100 million. Microsoft, not so much..lol

It's all about your business plan and your desire to please your fans to the very last day of sale. :)

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Steelshaper - 595 days 1 hour ago

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what's your problem with the Wii dude? I know you cant respond seeing as how you spew hate all the time and lost your bubbles... but why specifically do you hate the Wii?

Is it because you dont like the games? Then dont buy it.

Is it because you dont like Nintendo? Then dont buy it.

Is it because you feel like "true" next-gen means a system has to have cutting edge graphics? Then dont buy it.

Is it because you think you're funny and like to upset people for having a preference that isn't yours? Well... you're not funny.

The Wii is a fantastic gaming console. If you dont like it that's cool... dont buy it. But props to Nintendo for being able to bring themselves back after the bust they had with Gamecube. And props to Nintendo for trying to advance the industry in ways other than resolution and polygon count. GAMEPLAY is what GAMES are all about. At least some people get that.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 594 days 23 hours ago

9.2 - well

Because Nintendo is making a mockery of the industry it helped create.

Loss of respect doesn't even begin to describe my feelings for Nintendo these days...

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Steelshaper - 595 days ago

10 - 100 Million is pushing it

...but all I know is once they drop the price... expect an enormous jump in Wii sales.

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Tmac - 595 days ago

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I have no doubt they will push 100 million units once they lower the price. From my understanding they're technically gaining a profit margin of $100 on each Wii, being that it's internals are a glorified Game Cube, I could see a price drop by September.

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Bellic Jr - 594 days 23 hours ago

12 - Chop it down to 60 Million

and I will beleieve it.

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ItisI - 594 days 23 hours ago

13 - Nintendo

hasn't even started yet. If they wanted to they could reduce the price by $100 and lose money. Then they can introduce colours into the picture and it has been proven with the Gameboy products what that does. Then there are pack in games like Galaxy and SSBB that could entice people to buy one. MS and Sony have both done these things but Nintendo cannot yet as they can't even keep them on shelves.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 594 days 23 hours ago

14 - um...

I think it will die down after Wii Fit.

Then again, the American consumer has been underestimately stupid before.

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wyvernsmasher - 594 days 16 hours ago

14.1 - how can it die....

when its selling the most of all consoles, the wii is going to increase in sales regardless of what you think. especially with monster hunter ariving. this monster hunter title will sell millions, just as the previous one sold 2mill+ copys in 29 days

btw just because a game has good graphics doesn't mean that it is a good game. also i'm sure that when your stuck into a game, graphics is the last thing on your mind. i have a ps3 and 360 as well as a wii and the wii is getting used more than the others alot now, especially recently with mario kart wii

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bigjclassic - 594 days 22 hours ago

15 - You guys forget

All they have to do is:
WiiSports 2 online
New Zelda game
Kid Icarus
Monster Hunter Wii

and that could help sales big time.

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Covenant - 594 days 21 hours ago

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I never thought any system would give the PS2 a run for the all-time console record...but the Wii has a chance.

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thehitman - 594 days 20 hours ago

17 - IDK

They are getting a little ahead of themselves 100mil by 2010 i dont think so more like by 2012. The wii will hit that market of saturation and you never know what the trend will be like in a year from now. Nintendo have a tendency of not being able to keep up their appeal. Also Ps2 was able to sell a shyt load of units because it had the casual and hardcore gamer interests and the wii definetly is missing the hardcore appeal. SSBB and Mario Kart doesnt cut it.

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Blue Legend - 594 days 17 hours ago

18 - I dunno about 100

I think the only consoles that can go 100mil+ are ones that can get a stranglehold on the market early, and have a high failure rate. Oh, and terrible customer service that pretty much tells you "it's cheaper to buy a new one." It's already been done twice.

(as for hardcore: No More Heroes? that count?)

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Axelay - 594 days 1 hour ago

18.1 - 100 Millions

Very tough, i think you're right for nintendo to achieve this performance in 2010, their console should have a more high failure rate (like ps2) than they have right now.
But they probably going to attain it.

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Pain - 595 days ago

3 - People luv Wii sports that Much?

If wii hits 100m by then ill buy one but till then its last gen shovelware

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JadeTyrant - 594 days 22 hours ago

4 - ummm....

so that would mean it would have to sell 75 million units by the end of 2010...2 years 8 months...good luck

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jinn - 594 days 21 hours ago

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wont happen

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TheExodus - 594 days 21 hours ago

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This isn't a prediction, it's just math. Nintendo has already sold nearly 25.5 million Wiis & is increasing production to 2.4 million units per month in June: 25.5 million + (2.4 million * 31 months) = 99.9 million, throw in however many Wiis they manage to ship through the end of this month & Nintendo comfortably sails to 100 million by the end of 2010.

But if Nintendo increases production again this year for the holidays Wii could be sitting comfortably on the other side of the 50 million mark come New Years Day '09.

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JadeTyrant - 594 days 21 hours ago

7 - dang...

that would be 100 million in about 4 years...i'm curious as to how long it took the ps2 to reach 100 million...anybody provide a link? I would try and find one but I really can't think that fast as to know where to start looking for one

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kingsg - 594 days 20 hours ago

8 - i think they can do it....

i want a wii myself...

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