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Over 500 Thousand Sold in First Week

Posted by: , 06:44 AEST, Tue August 11, 2009
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Nintendo comes out on top once again by selling over 500,000 copies of its new interactive Wii Sports Resort video game that submerses you in active gameplay

Nintendo comes out on top once again by selling over 500,000 copies of its new interactive Wii Sports Resort video game that submerses you in active game-play provided by the Wiimote.

Let me break the "500,000" down for you.  Thats one copy sold every 1.5 seconds. At $50 a pop, thats about $25 million just in gross revenue.

The following games are included with Wii Sports Resort includes:

  • Archery
  • Swordplay
  • Table Tennis
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Bowling
  • Air Sports
  • Power Cruising
  • Frisbee®
  • Cycling
  • Canoeing
  • Wakeboarding

The "Wii Sports Resort" video game comes with one Wii MotionPlus accessory, which brings unmatched accuracy to games that have been specially designed for it.


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