Nintendo has released the figures for how the Christmas shopping went in Europe. No less than 700,000 consoles have been sold all around Europe, whereof 200,000 was sold in the UK. We should point out that the console didn’t arrive in Europe until December 8 and then sold out more or less immediately. More consoles are shipped all the time. Nintendo also reports that it has sold 500,000 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which means that 71% of all Wii buyers also bought this game. 320,000 Wii Play was also sold and we can perhaps guess that this game, together with Wii Sports, is the one that lured the most new Nintendo buyers.
“We have enjoyed one of the most successful Christmas holidays ever, with both Nintendo DS and Wii selling at staggering rates. The success of our products this Christmas clearly shows that Nintendo’s drive to make gaming accessible to everyone has attracted people of all ages and abilities to the industry. We are facing such high demand for both platforms that unfortunately we are facing stock shortages; however we are doing everything possible to combat this by attempting to deliver both consoles and games to retailers on a daily basis.”
