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Fils-Aime: Wii will surpass 360 by June in US

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Fils-Aime: Wii will surpass 360 by June in US

Nintendo of America boss says Wii Fit and Smash Bros will sustain sales rush

Outspoken NoA boss Reggie Fils-Aime has, according to Bloomberg, stated that he expects the installed base of Nintendo’s Wii console to surpass that of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 by June in North America.

He cited the spring releases of Japanese chart-toppers Super Smash Bros Brawl and Wii Fit as the reason, though with the Wii continuing to perform strongly it seems inevitable that the machine will edge ahead of its opponent in the US eventually.

The Wii is currently the global next-gen leader, with sales of around 20 million. Xbox 360 follows with global sales of 18 million, whilst the PS3 has to date sold around 10 million.

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One day

posted by moo Feb 22, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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moo

One day people will realize the Wii is nothing more than a toy.

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Re: One day

posted by 2 Feb 22, 2008 at 2:41 pm
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2

But surely that's th point o***ames machine

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Re: One day

posted by Woody Feb 22, 2008 at 2:43 pm
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Woody

No... Games should not be fun!!

Nintendo just don't understand

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Re: One day

posted by _-MrT-_ Feb 22, 2008 at 2:46 pm
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What good is a game if it doesn't fill you with a sense of misery, despair and hatred of your fellow man?

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Wii is awesome!

posted by Chuck Norris Feb 22, 2008 at 4:06 pm
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Chuck Norris

It has many features that the 360 does not have, I own a 360 and love it, I own a Wii and love it both can live in harmony.

The Wii is a pure full on games console and is very fun to play on.

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Re: Wii is awesome!

posted by Sora Feb 22, 2008 at 5:20 pm
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Sora

Is it me or is the typical person whos doubts the Wii a person who only jumped on board the Video gaming bandwagon post PS2 era?

sora

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