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    July 17, 2008 - 8:53pm
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    Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime predicted it at Nintendo's E3 08 press conference, and today it's come to pass: The Wii is officially the top-selling current-gen console in America, according to industry research group NPD. Nintendo says the Wii in June surpassed the Xbox 360 to take the title.

    More than 666,000 (SATAN!) Wii consoles sold for the month of June, and nearly 10.9 million Wii consoles have been sold in the United States in the 20 months following its November 2006 launch, making it the top of the top in the US.

    "Wii was created with the goal of expanding the gaming universe through its intuitive motion-sensing controller," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "As we have demonstrated this week during the E3 Media & Business Summit, Wii continues to pioneer new ways for people to interact with their video games and with one another."

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    July 17, 2008 - 11:18pm
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    Wii has sold so many consoles if they had a online service like microsoft it would be great. They would have millions of subscribers and it would be a great online community. I don't know why Nintendo doesn't look into doing something like this.

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    July 18, 2008 - 2:29pm
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    All I have to say to this is 'well of course!'

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    July 18, 2008 - 3:54pm
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    Wii passed the 360 in sales in it's first year to the 360's two years. Nintendo may not like us (with the lack of hardcore gamer consideration) but they sure as heck know how to sell video games.

    Cheers :)

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    July 18, 2008 - 4:14pm
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    I hate to say "I told you so"

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    July 24, 2008 - 9:55pm
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    nintendo is the best video game makers in my optionion, you guys were surprised the Wii sold so fast! lol i had a dream last night that every one has a wiimote and they did everyday tasks with it like we were stuck inside a wii game 0.o

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    November 5, 2008 - 11:10am
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    that would be awesome. GO WII GO!!!!!!

    world of warcraft has taken another victim -_-

    blizzard has won

    thanks for listening
    and happy gaming

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