Wii Fit sells out on Amazon, 2.5 units sold every minute

by Alexander Sliwinski on May 6th 2008 4:00PM

Amazon.com has sold out of its Wii Fit pre-orders. We spoke with an Amazon representative who told us that the online retailer depleted its pre-order stock this past Sunday and had been selling approximately 2.5 units per minute since reserves began April 15. Amazon could not discuss how many units sold, but if we assume the selling rate remained steady from April 15 until the end of May 3, we're looking at 68,400 balance boards (check us, mathemagicians!).

Expect the mainstream hype train for Wii Fit to only gain steam leading up to the May 19 US launch. The "game" is already conquering the UK and Europe, it's being added to Westin Hotel exercise rooms and Wal-Mart's pushing the thing for Mother's Day. We're just waiting for Oprah to give one to everyone in her studio audience or Ellen to goof around with it on her show. You know it's got to happen.

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Tags: amazon, Wii, wii-fit

Reader Comments (103)

Umm, WiiFit does include 'games,' BTW.

* Ski jumping
* Ski and snowboard slaloms.
* Heading footballs.
* Table tilt - Where the player shifts their balance to get balls into holes.
* Tightrope tension - The player must cross a tightrope avoiding the snapjaws.
* Balance Bubble - The player attempts to navigate down a river in a bubble without bursting it on the sides.
* Penguin slide - The player has to catch fish whilst balanced on a piece of ice.
* Zazen - The player must remain motionless whilst looking at a flame.