Posts tagged Wii Europe

Wii UK: 50,000 units sold in 12 hours

by Ludwig Kietzmann (Dec 11th 2006 6:30AM)

That's one purchased every second, says Nintendo. Gamesindustry.biz now reports that the UK saw 50,000 Wii consoles fly off shelves (and straight into televisions, shortly afterwards) 12 hours after it launched to massive crowds and immeasurable fanboy delight. David Yarnton of Nintendo says the ...

Wii launches in Europe, loads of people buy it

by Ludwig Kietzmann (Dec 8th 2006 6:45AM)

The demand for the system has been "unprecedented," according to Nintendo UK's David Yarnton. He notes that Nintendo is very confident about the Wii's launch and predicts nothing but a huge success -- a prediction very much backed up by the gigantic lines that formed at the UK's HMV store in Oxford ...

Wii launches Dec. 8 in Europe for GBP 179

by Ludwig Kietzmann (Sep 15th 2006 8:55AM)

And yes, that's 2006. After deluging attendees with sales charts, DS success stories and grown men grunting their way through a game of Wii Tennis, Nintendo finally unveiled the European launch details for their upcoming console. Eurogamer reports that the system will see release on December 8th for ...