Don't sweat Nintendo, Wii Fit rules UK sales charts

by Alexander Sliwinski { Apr 28th 2008 at 3:15PM }

The UK's Chart-Track has told GI.biz that Wii Fit debuted atop the sales charts with 16.3 million in sales. Some basic mathimicating tells us that means some 232,890 units were sold and Chart-Track estimates that 1 in 10 UK Wii console owners purchased the board.

The sales eclipsed the record-breaking launch of Mario Kart Wii, which saw a 62% drop in sales but still managed to stay in second place on the sales chart. In terms of money, the Wii Fit launch is the third biggest in UK history, behind GTA: San Andreas and Halo 3 (in fairness, it is £70, instead of £45 or less like many games). We can only imagine how the exercise system did in the rest of Europe ... or how it'll do next month in the glorious land of fat: America.

Tags: chart-track, sales, uk, wii-fit, wiifit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Apr 28th 2008 3:21PM

In before "This isn't a game."

Also, I don't care WHAT it takes, Nintendo. There HAS to be one game on this hardware which will implore us to do the Time Warp again....

Lone Starr @ Apr 28th 2008 3:32PM

This isn't a game...this is a way of life.

D_Average @ Apr 28th 2008 4:10PM

I wonder what the Microsoft version is going to look like....

Cesaria (MKW:2621-2994-1376) @ Apr 28th 2008 4:14PM

Let's do the timewarp again!

SharpBlade @ Apr 28th 2008 3:25PM

"or how it'll do next month in the glorious land of fat: America."

I am American and I am not fat. I've been to many places in Europe and they have a high number of "fat" people.

I don't know if it's just me but I find that comment offensive. I can usually take a joke and I don't mind some "tongue and cheek" humor but this seems a bit harsh.

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 3:29PM

Well what do you want them to say? It's true.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html

we're the 9th fattest country overall, but if you go off just the biggest and most advanced countries we're the fattest.

SharpBlade @ Apr 28th 2008 3:42PM

How about not say it at all?

I could say a bunch of things that are essentially "true" that would get me punched in the face and cause a riot in the public setting. We are the 9th "fattest" country in the world not #1 so don't you think the "gloriest land of the fat" title should be given to the #1 fattest country.

I know, bash America and its citizens because it's cool.

I won't take anymore of your time you probably have a flag to go burn or something..

WhatIsThatThing @ Apr 28th 2008 4:17PM

Sure, sure, complain when America is made fun of. But when Joystiq made fun of the Canadian dollar a few posts back, I didn't see you anywhere. You can't deny that it isn't true though. Our country is made up of fatties.

Nonhippyhippy @ Apr 28th 2008 5:51PM

you took that fat comment WAY over the top.. calm down.. i dont think it was meant too seriously.. its jus a stereotype that is meant to be funny! if you cant laugh at yourself and your own situation then that gives u no right to ever laugh at anyone else.. sure i can call be called a fucking drunk leprechaun irishman and not get in a hissy fit like you did!! lighten the fuck up please..

ps. to anyone interested, i am one of those who bought wii fit and its more about gaining correct posure and balance rather than loosing weight..

TheHuntIsOn @ Apr 28th 2008 7:20PM

Thanks for making stuff up, I'll run off stats that tell me whilst we're the fattest in Europe, you yanks have a much higher percentage of obese people trundling along your continent.

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 3:25PM

Rules the charts until tomorrow that is ;)

Also, I await fernando telling us how these sales somehow saved his life.

ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 28th 2008 3:40PM

Oooohhhh

Pre-emptive attacks on Fernando are all the rage these days aren't they?

Get of his balls dude. Why do you care if he cares about Nintendo so much?

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 3:41PM

Why do you care that I "attack" him?

samfish @ Apr 28th 2008 3:46PM

Because it makes you look like an immature ass and it's annoying.

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 3:49PM

I'm sorry. Next time I write a comment I'll pretend that I care what you think is annoying and what isn't. He doesn't care that most people think his continous sales quotes are annoying.

Cesaria (MKW:2621-2994-1376) @ Apr 28th 2008 4:16PM

Ignore him guys. This isthe guy who likes to shit on people for trying to have a valid conversation, all the while trolling Nintendo boards.

4MyFriends @ Apr 28th 2008 4:46PM

I wish you guys would stop provoking Fernando like this, you are acting no better than he does.

John McPoop @ Apr 28th 2008 11:51PM

You should talk pre-mature (pun intended) ass always bashing Sony you fucking Hypocrite ... So I guess its fresh now to bash people for pre maturely bashing Fernando ... You guys are all being a bit menstrural today ... I don't think Fernando needs the internet equivalent of Josie and the pussycats or Charlie's angels having his back on Joystiq ... He is busy masturbating to the thought of the next NPD sales numbers where Mario Kart will outsell GTA IV (PS3) and he can buy some stupid fucking Virtual Console game ... Now will YOU ALL kindly STFU already ...

Maverick Saturn @ Apr 29th 2008 5:55AM

You do realise that it is you lot who made Fernando the celebrity, some of you kiss his feet, others hate him so much they would litterally find an article with his reply to slag him off.

Its all rather sad as far as I'm concerned. Fernando is not Nintendo, he is a Nintendo gamer, fullstop, end of lame discussion.

rc @ Apr 28th 2008 3:32PM

Enjoy your glorified bathroom scale wii fans. The rest of us get GTA IV tonight.

religiousjedi @ Apr 28th 2008 3:33PM

Oooo...destroying the same city I destroyed in GTA2 sounds soooo fun...

/sarcasm

Enjoy your GTA4, kid.

Daniel @ Apr 28th 2008 3:52PM

Sorry to tell you religiousjedi, but GTA IV is set in Liberty City, not the city of GTA 2. GTA 2 was set in a generic city called something like Another City, whereas GTA 3 was set in Liberty City.

Still, even though GTA 3 was set in Liberty City, GTA IV is a major step up. The city is bigger and more detailed, and the controls sound vastly improved. If you don't trust reviewers then fine, but a game doesn't just get 100% reviews for nothing.

religiousjedi @ Apr 28th 2008 4:06PM

Okay. Same difference though. Not interested in GTA4.

So what if a bunch of reviewers gave it a 10? If a game doesn't keep me interested, it isn't worth my money...

Anyways, enjoy your GTA4 Daniel. Meanwhile, I'll observe how this "bathroom scale" turns out to be with my own...er...feet.

ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 28th 2008 4:11PM

OR you guys could just wise up and own the hotness that is the Wii60 combo and enjoy BOTH freaking games...

Seriously between the 2 systems its fun for everyone...

Personally I don't need nor feel any desire to get Wii Fit but I might get it for my mother who would love it.

DangerMouse @ Apr 28th 2008 3:34PM

So much for the myth that fatties only reside in the U.S.

TheHuntIsOn @ Apr 28th 2008 7:18PM

What the hell. 32.9% of the US population is obese. In the UK it's 19%, and we're the fattest in Europe.

Nobody said you only get the fatties. You just have the most.

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 3:38PM

That burn means a lot coming from one of the extreme few not experience the (currently) highest rated game of all time.

But really, enjoy your scale.

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 3:39PM

Sigh, that was to religiousjedi

religiousjedi @ Apr 28th 2008 3:42PM

Not "experiencing the (currently) highest rated game of all time?"

*rolls eyes*

Oh well...that must "suck" for me if I don't happen to like this game.

But like I said...enjoy your GTA4.

Mr Khan @ Apr 28th 2008 3:59PM

extreme few?

You're starting to overestimate it, the sales will be great, but it will be nowhere near universal or ubiquitous

No game can achieve that, unless it was an NES pack-in

trask @ Apr 28th 2008 3:39PM

Hehe, I still remember worrying before the, back then, Revolution came out that Nintendo would fall out of the hardware biz and become like Sega... Now I wonder if there's a day at the office when they don't play the "Money, money, money!...Money!" song.

Jhongerkong @ Apr 28th 2008 4:32PM

Donald Trump is Miyamotos biotch

Benny @ Apr 28th 2008 3:41PM

My friend tells me the Wii Fit Board "is the most amazing thing ever".

Mr. N @ Apr 28th 2008 3:46PM

My stomach and leg muscles are screaming at me from the muscle training and yoga and the 3 10 minute island jogs i did didn't help either...but what can i say, i had a really surprising amount of fun with it. Nothing to say but don't knock it till you try it.

SoulBlade @ Apr 28th 2008 4:21PM

What...? Your comment actually makes sense? Try something before ragging on it? What the...

Mr Khan @ Apr 28th 2008 4:37PM

Nah, i'll let all you nintendo fan-bastards look like a bunch of winos on your overpriced piece of plastic without degrading myself, thanks

/devil's advocate

That felt fun to write...

velocitystrike @ Apr 28th 2008 5:04PM

Good for Nintendo. Nice to see them atop the charts with a new "franchise". Hopefully GTA IV, Mario Kart and this can all share some chart space for the next few weeks, too. That'd be nice.

Mr Khan @ Apr 28th 2008 5:59PM

You'd think so, but there are the camps that mobilize, one says "piss on your Mario rehash, the rest of us will be playing our completely and utterly original GTAIV," and the others that say "Mario Kart can do no wrong, insanely well-polished as it is, piss on your adolescent gangster shoot-'em fantasy"

Hate is sad, but sometimes hilarious

Frankie23 @ Apr 28th 2008 5:31PM

"In terms of money, the Wii Fit launch is the third biggest in UK history, behind GTA: San Andreas and Halo 3 (in fairness, it is £70, instead of £45 or less like many games)."

And some versions of Halo 3 cost $150...

velocitystrike @ Apr 28th 2008 6:28PM

...which is still ~£70

Benny @ Apr 28th 2008 7:38PM

I think the point was that Wii Fit is £70, not that LE Halo was £70.

I got my SE Halo for £30 right near launch though. No new 360 games cost £45 these days...

Chase @ Apr 28th 2008 5:42PM

I just don't understand the appeal. If this were made by anyone other than Nintendo, people wouldn't treat it so kindly. Before the Wii, I used to associate Nintendo with quality. Now, I associate it with shovelware and gimmicks.

Mr Khan @ Apr 28th 2008 6:02PM

Because NINTENDO makes all that shovelware, right?

Jfk Aok @ Apr 28th 2008 6:08PM

I didn't know you had to make all the shovelware to be associated with shovelware. I have no idea what your reply even means to be honest. I'm gonna read it one more time to see if makes sense...

...
nope

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 6:46PM

They don't specifically make the shovelware, but they allow it to be made and encourage it since it seems to somehow make them money. Once they took away that seal of quality they went with quantity > quality.

Jansperus @ Apr 29th 2008 12:47AM

What do you expect them to do? Bully companies into doing things they were? They don't have that POWER anymore.

Jfk Aok @ Apr 28th 2008 5:57PM

Sounds like a real blast, nintendo.
But I think I might head to the gym, go bowling, play tennis, hike, play football, play soccer or shoot some hoops, thanks.

And if anyone knew about "Yoga" they'd know that teaching yourself yoga is a horrible horrible idea that will most likely damage your body than help. Then again, most exercise is that way...especially weight lifting and yoga.

velocitystrike @ Apr 28th 2008 6:30PM

You've never played Top Spin; Virtua Tennis; Madden; Blitz; FIFA; PES; NBA Live; College Hoops; etc...?

TheHuntIsOn @ Apr 28th 2008 7:13PM

It's quite funny and speaks volumes, but from people I know with this "game" they say it's actually very fun to use and a nice little gateway for gamers and non-gamers alike to mix a bit of casual exercise in with gaming.

Said users rave about the yoga and "endless jogging" or something or other.

Personally I don't need this since I have a gym already so I'm not getting it. But it's good to hear it's a really good product. Roll on Nintendo.