Wii sold over 4.02 million consoles worldwide
After shipping 3.19 million units by the end of 2006, Nintendo have sold through a further 830,000 Wii consoles around the world to pass the 4 million mark just before the end of January 2007.
Nintendo aim to ship 6 million by March.
Xbox 8.66 mil units
0.34 m Japan
5.26 m Americas
3.06 m Others
Nintendo Wii 4.02 mil units
1.45 m Japan
1.53 m Americas
1.04 m Others
PlayStation 3 1.63 mil units
0.63 m Japan
1.00 m Americas
source: vgcharts.org
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