Nintendo Wii outsold the PS3 last month in the US

Gamasutra: "Nintendo sold 236,000 Wii consoles in the U.S. in May, while the Nintendo 3DS sales were down compared to April, according to data revealed in a Tuesday investor report.

In comparison, NPD Group revealed yesterday that Microsoft sold 270,000 Xbox 360 units in May in the U.S., while the PlayStation 3 sold 175,000 units."

[eagle21]

The Wii should actually outsell the 360 in June (yes, in America) if vgchartz is right. The Wii has been #1 worldwide for over 3 weeks now since the price cut. If people on N4G think the Wii is dying, well look again.

[DarkCharizard_]

Wii will win the holiday again... for the 5th time in a row!

[VampiricDragon]

well whenever zelda/kirby come out they win in the states

and whenever dq X Gets released in japan they win there for the rest of the gen

[DarkCharizard_]

That reminds me... SE is set to release Dragon Quest X in japan sometime this year! Not to mention the 25th anniversary collection is coming...

[Peaceful_Jelly]

Do you really think a game (DQX) with no trailer, screens or evidence of its existence will be release this year?

[Simco876]

I hope your happy looking at sales figures and not playing games.... typical Wii owner....

[DarkCharizard_]

There's a lot of evidence Mr. Jelly, you just have to google it to find out. It hasn't had a big showing yet because it wasn't ready (duh!) but expect big things at this TGS.

[NESpower]

I saw that as well. But Wii is doing great anyhow with a 30 million+ lead still and easily on it's way to over 100 million+ before Wii U arrives. Zelda will keep sales up this year no doubt.

[the_best_player]

@rickhunter89
Wii fit

[gamingdroid]

I'm actually surprised the Xbox 360 outsold the Wii with a wide margin considering the Wii had a price cut.

Price cuts usually yield the largest sales bump up front which then tapers of.

[kingdoms]

Wii outsold the 360? LOL

[_Empath_]

It's cause of price that is all.

[rickhunter89]

why???? i just dont understand...

[negroguy]

Price probably. Just checked Amazon and you can get a wii bundle with mario kart for only $150 which is half the price of a PS3.

[rickhunter89]

yeah but why would someone buy a wii i just dont understand.......

[gamingdroid]

Yes, but PS3 can be had for $300 with a $50 Gift card and if you wait a little, Best Buy will have a PS3 with a $100 Gift card.

[Ducky]

... because it has some fun and unique games? O.o

[rickhunter89]

are you serious.......FAIL

[tigertron]

because of its price drop. Its pretty obvious really.

[Curtiss]

So the people that bought a Wii are wrong because their taste differs from yours?

[rickhunter89]

yes.

[Pintheshadows]

Yes.

[amilio]

dont put these things on this site

[Max_Dissatisfaction]

lol. Can almost hear you crying when you typed that

[amilio]

yea cuz their are hungry ppl juss waiting lol

[Js2Kings]

Ok, and I should care why?

[optimus]

just last week the wii was selling at sears for $120...I wouldn't be surprised if the wii racks up sales throughout the summer. hell, for that price even i'm tempted to get one now...i wouldn't mind seeing what has become of my metroid since i haven't played any iteration of it since the super nintendo days.

[rumplstilts]

Well their are a lot of first party titles that make the system worth owning, especially since it is so cheap now.

[Raven_Nomad]

I actually just bought a new Wii. The black Wii bundle with Mario Kart, Wii Motion Plus and then I bought some component cables and I have to admit, it looks good on my 55 inch LED.

The Wii Selects games are a great deal, I picked up Animal Crossing, Zelda Twilight Princess and I also got some used games like Metroid Corruption, Other M, Epic Mickey, Mario Galaxy 1 & 2. Basically I got all of that for a cheaper price then a PS3 or 250 gig Xbox 360 rig.

I am quite enjoying it as well, I can definitely see why it's done so well this generation.

[pepsilover_2007]

its actually a really good game system, if you want to find a bunch of good old school games you should definitely check out the virtual console

[Raven_Nomad]

I already downloaded OOT, Mario Brothers, Mario 3, Toe jam and Earl and some Wii ware stuff.

It's a blast, I do wish that Nintendo had Achievements on the Wii, but it's fun nonetheless. I am actually at the moment finding a lot of fun and relaxation on a game called Endless Ocean, which is super fun and calming.

[SixShotCop]

Another bronze metal for Sony. For anybody who mentions WW numbers, show me or stfu. :)

[Nes_Daze]

Don't worry those worldwide numbers will come around soon enough, they're not as frequent as NPD numbers obviously.
Either way, congrats to Ninty, they finally reclaimed their throne after 2 gens of getting their asses kicked, lol.

[Ddouble]

Bronze in America and gold for consoles in Japan with a bronze for the wii in Japan.

It's better to add it all up and use worldwide numbers.

[SixShotCop]

Gold in Japan is really something to be proud of. They can't even make a enjoyable game dude.
Zing!

[Pintheshadows]

I wish you would stfu with your sales BS. Go and play a game.

[Nes_Daze]

This article is for those who didn't see the NPD or couldn't draw that conclusion from the report.....-_-

[Armsgraph]

duh its only 99.99 now at gamestop so why not

[Ddouble]

Exactly, this is what happens after a price drop.

[koehler83]

Hmmmm... geeeee... huuuuh... What happened in May that could have possibly had an impact on PlayStation sales. Hmmmmm. What a mystery.

[DJMarty]

So what, US doesn't equal the world........

[Redgehammer]

Yeah, but doesn't it takes the world to equal the US in video game share? So it all balances out I think.

[unicron7]

Of course it's selling. The kiddies and the casuals need their fluff.

[rumplstilts]

Okay then Unicron.

[jdfoster00]

Exactly... In the US. There is other country's out their you know!!!!!!

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Wow, some of you people are just jelly lmfao.

Your just mad that Nintendo outsold PS3, so now your here crying instead of being happy for them. If it said PS3 instead of Nintendo Wii than you guys wouldn't make comments like "only in the US.." but instead comments like "PS3 rocks, 360 and Wii suck".

[pepsilover_2007]

When did gamers turn into sale trackers, go play a game and have fun