Wii close to beating PS2 sales record
2008 could be the year the Nintendo Wii pulverizes another record, as analysts say it might top PS2’s yearly sales record.
CVG reports that analysts from the Daiwa Institute of Research are convinced that the Wii will break the all-time sales record, held by Sony’s PS2 in 2003. Judging by the evolution of Nintendo’s console, this was to be expected, even though PS2 is still the most popular console ever, the Wii has become a social phenomenon, driving the masses to doing crazy things just to get their hands on one.
“Next fiscal year will be crucial for the company as the Wii may top the sales record held by the PlayStation 2.” says Soichiro Fukuda, an analyst at Nikko Citigroup. According to him PlayStation 2 holds the record of console sales in one year, with 22.5 million in the year ended March 2003.
Wii sales might also help Nintendo dethrone Sony as the larger console manufacturer in the world in 2008.
