subject: Nintendo Wii Increases In Popularity [print this page] Nintendo Wii keeps on making news everyday and growing in popularity.
Recently, Nintendo's Wii game is believed to sell more than Sony's Playstation 3 which was far more than the expected mark. The delivered data estimates that the sale was nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles tried to conquer the undisputed leader in the bestseller list, as mentioned by the publisher of a game magazine.
In recent times, Nintendo sold 331,627 units of the Wii in the 4 weeks to February 24, in comparison with 89,131 units of the PS3, as mentioned by Enterbrain on Thursday. The Wii's lead on the PS3 emerges to be widening: in January, Nintendo's game is believed to sell more than Sony's by more or less in the ratio of 3 to 1.
According to Enterbrain, in the recent months Nintendo's own software called Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii became the best-selling software for the month in Japan, with remarkable 1.33 million units sold, the second place was pursued by the Wii Fit home fitness game, which sold 309,311 units in the four weeks.
Currently, the Wii has become a premier provider of the three-way game relieving a battle with the PS3 and Microsoft's XBox 360. This is because of the reason that it has adopted the strategy of providing games, which are easy to handle as well as advance so that it can cover a wide range of game population to achieve heights. When it comes to Microsoft, its business of video game is currently struggling in Japan, home to both Sony and Nintendo, sold 14,079 XBox 360 units.
