Nintendo dominates hardware sales down under in '07

More than half a million DS units sold in 2007 in Australia; more than 300,000 Wiis now sold.

Last year was, by all accounts, a stellar year for Nintendo, with the Japanese gaming giant breaking sales records worldwide. It seems Australians weren't immune to Nintendo's charms in 2007, with figures just released by industry tracker GfK Australia showing Nintendo was well on top in both handheld and console sales.

The Nintendo DS was Australia's best-selling game platform for 2007, with a whopping 509,869 units sold. In December alone, 133,691 DSs were snapped up by consumers. This large 2007 haul brings the DSs overall Australian install base to more than 1 million units.

Not to be outdone by its portable cousin, the Nintendo Wii also broke records in 2007 and has now become the quickest console to reach 300,000 unit sales in Australia. In December alone, 73,318 Wiis were sold in Australia. The Wii has been a strong seller down under since its December 2006 debut and holds the title for fastest to 100,000 sales and 200,000 sales.

By comparison, Sony's PlayStation 3 sold 155,000 units down under since its release in March 2007. While Microsoft has not officially unveiled 2007 sales figures for the Xbox 360, it's estimated that more than 160,000 units were sold last year.

GfK Australia also unveiled that six of 2007's top-selling games in Australia were Nintendo titles: Pokémon Diamond, Brain Training, Pokémon Pearl, More Brain Training, Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends, and Super Mario Galaxy.

40 Comments

  • BeyondPain

    Posted Feb 3, 2008 2:06 am GMT

    W00t for Nintendo

    And jaredrichards3, there are so many thnigs wrong with what you said but the one thing i will point out is that u said it was for girls.....How old r u?! 5! there are such things as girls that play video games and most of them would probably be able to pwn u.

  • jaredrichards3

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 10:33 pm GMT

    the wii is a joke, it's a novelty at most. i am not a fan of it at all. It's for kids, drunks and girls. Real gamers don't waste their time with the wii. it's the modern day hypercolor t-shirt

  • istylee

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 10:42 pm GMT

    nintendo is great, so is the DS and WII
    but my PS3 over them anyday ;]

  • hawaiiinsomniac

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 11:17 am GMT

    Wow... Nintendo is heading for global domination.. or haven't they accomplished that already?

  • grdwalker

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 1:31 am GMT

    mertron1
    to me that sounded like a fully unfounded comment, you obviously have no idea what you're talking about. and then that little bit at the end where you tried to say something smart and useful about Australia picking up more consoles. They always have had that many consoles going its just that they have a smart thing called outdoor culture which it seems you may be lacking.

  • BVCX

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:33 pm GMT

    You cant really brag about the wii cause my grandma has one. I love the wii but I want more and the only way I'll get more is from the 360/ps3.

  • Yuck_Too

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 12:43 pm GMT

    A dingo ate my console

  • AngelsongCA

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:15 am GMT

    Nintendo has completely dominated everywhere.

  • thekey posted Jan 30, 2008 9:54 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    thekey

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:54 am GMT (hide)

    I don't care how much the Wii sells it's a junk console with a unique gimmick.(It will always be a Gamecube 2 to me.)

  • Maersyndel

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:12 am GMT

    Word to Metron. Wii has almost cornered the casual market.

    But to be fair GS has been touting all companies sales figures lately.

  • mertron1 posted Jan 30, 2008 7:18 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    mertron1

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 7:18 am GMT (hide)

    australia...right....that's such a huge market right.....please..who care's....next they'll be a report saying the Wii has sold 15 units in greenland compared to the 360's 11 units and the PS3 6...anything to continue trying to hype up a machine with boring family games with a few zelda and mario games thrown in for good measure......lets just look at the big picture ok...the States..Europe and Japan....other countries are too far behind to even matter.

    have to say though that Australia are improving in their distribuation and take up of games and console's...so hopefully we'll see more of them online.

  • uklegendkiller

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 6:15 am GMT

    Well done nintendo you deserve it. The Wii is a fantastic little console expect big things in 08.

  • brunoboasorte

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 4:57 am GMT

    well done..... off course, the wii price are much more less than 360 and PS3.... congratulations to the Nintendo...

  • Tebbit

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 4:43 am GMT

    @greasemonkey: Exactly!
    In New Zealand, Aus is technically 'wafting above' so the statement is completely false for 0.2% of the global population... geez!

    Also, I have a PS3, and super mario galaxy + ssbb makes me extremely jelous. But drakes fortune is still pretty awesome...

  • greasemonkey42

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 2:53 am GMT

    stop using 'down under' in every australia related news article.

  • smfes

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 2:32 am GMT

    Good job Nintendo!

  • jzivk

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:43 am GMT

    'mhsdrake - who buys the Wii !?! well done nintendo but i seriously have no idea how you have done it! Not one of the games on the wii makes me (ps3 owner) jealous! Pretty good sales for Sony too...'

    I own both a Wii and PS3 and one game that should make any PS3 owner jealous is Super Mario Galaxy. Nothing on PS3 comes close to being as innovative at the moment (And I own both Uncharted and Ratchet & Clank).

    However it is good to see Nintendo back in the game so to speak, because in the long run it will only make Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have to make better games with the increased competition.

    Or one can always hope

  • mrgokugf

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 12:17 am GMT

    Advise: Don't Climb Mount Kosciuszko on Australia Day

  • selbie

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 12:00 am GMT

    Advice to anyone in Sydney: Don't look for a DS around Australia Day

  • IIBlackknightII

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 11:36 pm GMT

    Congrats Nintendo.

  • Sammojo

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 10:17 pm GMT

    Ha, technically PS3 did better than 360. According to the estimated sales, Microsoft sold 13,300 360's per month, while Sony sold 15,500 PS3's per month. Wii obviously dominated.

  • metalisticpain

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 9:56 pm GMT

    wow, 1/20 of the population has a ds. 1 in every 20 people... thats preety good

  • brok

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 9:36 pm GMT

    but...ANZAC doesn't refer to America- not even in kinship!

  • jogunther

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 8:57 pm GMT

    Doesn't suprise me. Go Aussies and Kinship ANZAC(I'm American)

  • Leanitus15

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 8:40 pm GMT

    Nintendo is relentless

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 7:20 pm GMT

    Someone asked me the same thing Gonzo, i looked around and the all the Pink DS were sold out which was surprising.

  • retrofraction12

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 7:15 pm GMT

    .......well thats good.

    to bad that they push back brawl.

  • DocGonzo1971

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 7:08 pm GMT

    Good to hear, I guess. I don't live in AU or work for Nintendo so it doesn't really matter to me all that much.

    BTW, anybody else having trouble locating a DS to purchase? I've been looking for a couple weeks now and can't find even a pink one to buy. So, I do wish if Nintendo was doing so well they keep up with shipments of their consoles.

  • Canitbe

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 7:04 pm GMT

    Speaking as one of those drunk people at a party, I enjoy it with a group of friends.

  • Erickivan19

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 6:39 pm GMT

    wooot

  • brittoss

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 6:16 pm GMT

    Now if this good install base continues to expand as well as it is doing can we get cheaper games because of it?

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 6:13 pm GMT

    kicking @$$!

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 5:47 pm GMT

    That means the Wii has overtaken the 360 in lifetime to date sales here.

  • M8ingSeezun posted Jan 29, 2008 5:28 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    M8ingSeezun

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 5:28 pm GMT (hide)

    Meh, until Wii gets a good amount of 3rd party games (which I doubt), games that actually appeal to me, Wii is just nothing more than an overpriced PoS. Plus, the Wiimote doesn't do any justice for precision. Unless, it's a FPS game.

  • bently810p

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 5:18 pm GMT

    I was talking about more good nintendo games "buddy". I know the 360 has good game and so does the playstation.

  • nintendokid posted Jan 29, 2008 5:08 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    nintendokid

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 5:08 pm GMT (hide)

    bently810p: "...now all we need are some more good games and everything will start selling well."

    360 already has the games, buddy. 360 already has been selling well.

  • bently810p

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 5:02 pm GMT

    Awsome now all we need are some more good games and everything will start selling well.

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