Latest Wii Play News
Wii Sports Resort nears 7 million sales
Posted 2 Nov, 2009 3:57pmPredecessor has topped 50 million worldwide.
Wii Fit the UK's best seller of 2009
Posted 6 Jul, 2009 10:51amFollowed by Wii Play, Mario Kart Wii, Prof. Layton and Killzone 2.
April NPD: Nintendo dominates software sales
Posted 15 May, 2009 8:36amWii Fit on top with 471,000 units sold.
UK Video Game Chart: Wii Fit sales remain healthy
Posted 11 May, 2009 10:39amWolverine sales increase, but can't replace Wii Fit at the top.
UK Video Game Chart: Wolverine new at No.2
Posted 5 May, 2009 10:36amActivision's movie license unable to claw its way to the top.
More than 8 million Wiis sold in Japan
Posted 22 Apr, 2009 8:26amWii Sports the top-selling game with 3.48 million units.
Wii Play has now sold over 10 million in the US
Posted 20 Mar, 2009 10:35amBecomes the top-selling software on all consoles and portable systems in the US.
Nintendo's success offsets decline on other platforms
Posted 13 Feb, 2009 9:53amThe platform holder's far exceeds that of the industry as a whole.
Nintendo's million-seller list
Posted 30 Jan, 2009 10:33amNintendogs and Wii Play head-up Nintendo's best-sellers.
UK Video Game Chart: Wii Fit sales climb 21%
Posted 27 Jan, 2009 10:09amHolds on to the No.1 spot for the first time since it launched nine months ago.
Wii Play outsold 11 versions of Madden 09
Posted 21 Jan, 2009 10:29amNPD data reveals Nintendo's single format title as the biggest selling game in 2008 even when compared to multi-format releases.
UK Video Game Chart: Wii Fit back on top
Posted 20 Jan, 2009 10:04amCelebrates its fifth week at the top thanks to a 18% rise in sales.
Wii titles dominate US sales for 2008
Posted 16 Jan, 2009 9:35amWii Play and Mario Kart Wii each sold over five million units in the calendar year.
Wii Play beats CoD to claim December US sales crown
Posted 16 Jan, 2009 9:24amAlso a strong month for Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Guitar Hero World Tour, Gears 2 and Left 4 Dead.
UK Video Game Chart: FIFA stays top
Posted 12 Jan, 2009 4:22pmAlmost all titles in the Top 40 see sales drop by more than 50%.
UK Video Game Chart: FIFA 09 claims first No.1 of 2009
Posted 6 Jan, 2009 12:52pmEvery game in the Top 40 drops sales except 100 Classic Book Collection.
Wii and DS set new hardware records
Posted 12 Dec, 2008 10:14am2.04 million Wiis and 1.56 million DSs sold in the US during November.
Gears 2 tops US sales chart
Posted 12 Dec, 2008 9:44am1.56 million units sold of Epic's latest, closely followed by CoD World at War on Xbox 360.
UK Video Game Chart: CoD still top
Posted 2 Dec, 2008 10:25amSales for Activision's WWII blockbuster fall, but it can't be dislodged at the top of the All Formats chart.
UK Video Game Chart: NFS stalls, CoD still No.1
Posted 25 Nov, 2008 10:10amNo place in Top 40 for Lips or Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe.
SSBB the biggest selling game in the US in 2008
Posted 18 Nov, 2008 11:25amEstimated to have sold more than GTA 4, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit and Wii Play.
Nintendo provides 'incomparable experiences'
Posted 14 Nov, 2008 10:24amIs providing 'consumers with the best value not only among video games, but also among most entertainment options'.
Fable II sells 790,000 units in the US
Posted 14 Nov, 2008 9:57amAlso strong October sales for Fallout 3, Saints Row 2, SOCOM, NBA 2K9 and Dead Space.
September NPDs: The Force Unleashed beats Wii Fit
Posted 17 Oct, 2008 8:51amThe success of LucastArts' Star Wars action title in Europe is matched in the US.
UK Video Game Chart: FIFA nets a brace
Posted 14 Oct, 2008 9:37amSales are down, but EA's record-breaking football sim is able to hold off Lego Batman.
Top selling games of 08 in US revealed
Posted 24 Sep, 2008 8:42amGTA 4 does well, but Wii does even better.
UK Video Game Chart: The force is strong in this one
Posted 23 Sep, 2008 4:30pmStar Wars: The Force Unleashed has the biggest all-formats launch since Grand Theft Auto IV.
Wii extends lead in the US
Posted 12 Sep, 2008 9:49amNintendo states the facts and doesn't shout about August sales victory.
Madden 09 dominates US sales in August
Posted 12 Sep, 2008 9:07amToo Human eighth biggest seller in August. Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart still selling well.
UK Video Game Chart: Tiger 09 is first No.1
Posted 2 Sep, 2008 9:43amEA's first All Formats No.1 since Army of Two.
UK Video Game Chart: Mario Kart dodges the blue shell
Posted 27 Aug, 2008 9:13amA second week at No.1 for the plumber's popular kart racing Wii title.
UK Video Game Chart: Mario Kart Wii back on top
Posted 19 Aug, 2008 10:46am6% sales increase is enough to see it climb two places and replace Wii Fit at No.1.
Xbox 360 sales lower than expected in North America
Posted 15 Aug, 2008 8:42amContrary to pre-NPD figures, it's the PS3 which wins the battle.
UK Video Game Chart: Wii Fit claims No.1 spot
Posted 12 Aug, 2008 9:11amFourth week at the top since the energetic Wii game launched 14 weeks ago.
Nintendo bosses UK games market
Posted 29 Jul, 2008 11:03amSeven Wii titles and three Nintendo DS titles shut out the competition.
UK Video Game Chart: Wii Fit is No.1
Posted 29 Jul, 2008 10:38amIncreased supply at retail is enough to ensure Wii Fit holds on to the top spot.
UK Video Game Chart: LEGO Indy back on top
Posted 22 Jul, 2008 9:52amWii Fit slips from the top and opens the door for Activision's multi-format adventure.
Nintendo claims US No.1 in console race
Posted 18 Jul, 2008 9:16amOvertakes the Xbox 360 after launching only 20 months ago.
Nintendo doesn't dig at anyone following US May sales
Posted 13 Jun, 2008 6:36amCelebrates stunning sales figures with typical modesty.
UK Video Game Chart: Is GTA 4 unstoppable?
Posted 3 Jun, 2008 9:10amAnother week and another No.1 for Rockstar Games' acclaimed sequel.
UK Video Game Chart: Conan beats Haze
Posted 28 May, 2008 8:34amGTA 4 remains top, making it four weeks at No.1.
UK Video Game Chart: GTA 4 drops 41%
Posted 19 May, 2008 4:08pmStill able to hold on at the top, with Wii Fit sales falling 52%.
April 08 NPD: GTA 4 sales approach 3 million
Posted 16 May, 2008 8:48amSales on the Xbox 360 are almost double that on the PS3.
UK Video Game Chart: GTA 4 passes 1.1 million
Posted 13 May, 2008 9:07amA huge sales drop can't prevent Rockstar's GTA 4 from claiming a second week at the top.
UK Video Game Chart: GTA 4 the biggest ever No.1
Posted 7 May, 2008 8:53am926,000 units sold in five days - outsells Wii Fit by over 9 to 1.
Nintendo marches on in North America
Posted 18 Apr, 2008 11:51amOver 1.4 million units of Nintendo game consoles sold in March.
February software NPD: no stopping CoD4 for Xbox 360
Posted 14 Mar, 2008 9:52amStrong new entries for Devil May Cry 4 on Xbox 360 and PS3.
UK Video Game Chart: Burnout holds top spot
Posted 5 Feb, 2008 12:36pmEA's open-city racer fends off a resurgent Wii Play.
Over 1 in 4 Wii owners have bought Super Mario Galaxy
Posted 29 Jan, 2008 10:44amMario's latest is the best-selling non-bundled first-party Wii game to date.
UK Video Game Chart: BioShock proves a smash hit
Posted 29 Aug, 2007 8:28amTake Two's chilling first-person shooter becomes the second fastest selling Xbox 360 game of all time.
North American sales data reports Nintendo dominance
Posted 24 Jul, 2007 9:05amSoftware and hardware sales once again dominated by Wii and Nintendo DS platforms.
UK Video Game Chart: Potter No.1 for fourth week
Posted 24 Jul, 2007 8:44amHarry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix holds on to No.1 despite a strong challenge from Activision's Transformers.
UK Video Game Chart: Potter magic does the trick
Posted 17 Jul, 2007 8:39amHarry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix makes it three weeks straight at the top.
Wii sales reach new UK 2007 high
Posted 1 Jun, 2007 1:58pmRevenues of the Wii in the week ending May 29 were the highest seen so far in 2007.
UK Video Game Chart: Spider-man senses success
Posted 15 May, 2007 9:39amSpider-man 3 continues to hang-out at the top of the chart, fending off strong competition from Command & Conquer 3.
UK Video Game Chart: Competition tangled in spider web
Posted 9 May, 2007 1:21pmSpider-Man 3 enters the chart at No.1 dethroning God of War II which slips to No.3.
UK Video Game Chart: God of War II tops chart
Posted 1 May, 2007 9:55amSony's action epic is too strong for Lord of the Rings Online and Oblivion.
Pokemon Ranger captures top spot
Posted 24 Apr, 2007 2:49pmFirst all-formats number one for Nintendo since Pokemon Ruby almost four years ago.
Virtua Fighter 5 first PS3 No.1 in Japan
Posted 20 Feb, 2007 3:20pmThe PlayStation 3 has secured its first Japanese No.1 with the release of SEGA's Virtua Fighter 5.
UK Video Game Chart: Lost Planet regains No.1 spot
Posted 30 Jan, 2007 1:00pmCapcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition has regained the No.1 spot after losing out to The Burning Crusade last week.
North American Wii release schedule Q1 2007
Posted 24 Jan, 2007 9:23amSonic and the Secret Rings, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mario kart 64 all on the way to Wii in Q1 2007.
UK Video Game Chart: FIFA 07 holds strong at the top
Posted 12 Dec, 2006 1:40pmEA continues to hold onto the top two spots, with FIFA 07 and Need for Speed Carbon at No.1 and No.2 respectively.
Wii the fastest selling console ever in the UK
Posted 12 Dec, 2006 11:08amNintendo and Chart Track have revealed that the Wii has become the fastest-selling video game console ever in the UK.
Queues already forming for UK Wii launch
Posted 7 Dec, 2006 10:48amNintendo reports that queues are already forming in anticipation of tonight's UK Wii launch.
Wii Play and Wii Sports outsell Zelda
Posted 5 Dec, 2006 12:50pmFamitsu reports that early Wii software sales in Japan put Wii Sports and Wii Play ahead of Zelda.
GAME set for Wii midnight launch
Posted 27 Nov, 2006 5:04pmGAME has announced that it will be opening its flagship Oxford Street store at midnight on Thursday December 7 for the Wii launch.
People finding it hard to use Wii need to exercise more
Posted 27 Nov, 2006 12:33pmThis is the opinion of Perrin Kaplan vice president of Marketing & Corporate Affairs for Nintendo of America.
Wii Play for North America too
Posted 20 Nov, 2006 1:24pmNintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed that Wii Play is coming to North America in 2007.
