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Wii hits 10 million units sold in Japan

DVDBack23 @ Mar 01, 2010 19:55

According to research firm Enterbrain, the ever-popular Nintendo Wii has hit the 10 million unit sold milestone in Japan this week, 170 weeks after its initial launch.

The firm says as of yesterday, Nintendo has sold 10,009,736 units in the nation.

The only console to reach the milestone faster in Japan was the PlayStation 2 which hit the figure in 131 weeks, a full 10 months quicker.

Sony's current generation console, the PlayStation 3 has 4.77 million units sold in Japan, adds the firm, with the Xbox 360 in third at 1.24 million units sold so far.

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