Nintendo Sales Figures For 2010 Australia

Taken Directly From AussieNintendo.com:

GfK Retail and Technology Australia has revealed that the Nintendo DS family of systems claimed the title of highest selling console in 2010, selling through more than 520,000 units. The Nintendo DS has been Australia's highest selling video game system since 2006 and still holds the title. In December 2010, Nintendo DS also achieved the title of the biggest selling video game console of all time in Australia, having sold through more than three million units.


Wii also achieved some major milestones in 2010. In November, Wii surpassed two million units sold in Australia. This milestone was achieved in 47 months and establishes Wii as the fastest selling home console in Australia. The Nintendo DS previously held this record which was attained after 52 months. Wii was also the highest selling home console for 2010, selling through more than 420,000 units.


For calendar year 2010, Nintendo recorded hardware unit sales share of 58 per cent for both Wii and Nintendo DS across all consoles. Furthermore, most games sold in 2010 were for a Nintendo platform, with Nintendo software (including both first party and third party published software) accounting for 47 per cent of software sell through of console games.

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