Over 5 Million Wii Sold Last Quarter
Nintendo reports that over five million Wii consoles were sold in the last four months, it's still a huge seller. No doubt these Wii sales were boosted by Nintendo lowering the price to $199 from $249. Still, Nintendo continues to offer great deals, as it's now including Wii Sports Resort and the Wii MotionPlus controller accessory as part of the basic Wii bundle package at that lower price.
Retailers are also discounting the Wii console, to sell existing units prior to holiday inventory. Now that the Wii is also going to be offered in black, there's added incentive to sell existing units so that holiday shoppers later this year will have a greater choice. Great Wii prices continue to lure new buyers.
Part of the attraction now for Wii is also the addition of Netflix, which rolled out this year. While Netflix was already available for other game console users, over a million Nintendo Wii users now have accessed the Netflix service on the Wii. It continues to be a popular addition.
However, it's clear that many Wii users don't know about the availability of the Wii Internet Channel, being able to use the Wii online through a wireless home network. It's easy to find instructions online at Nintendo, for how to connect your Wii to their online services. Once online, you can also download WiiWare games, access weather, news and the Web, see game previews, and play multi user games online with friends. There are many more reasons that the Wii will continue to be a big seller.
Wii Bundles
Wii Console with Mario Kart Wii Bundle - Black
Sale Price: $163.95
