{"id":7318,"date":"2009-01-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/?p=7318"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T21:00:00","slug":"wii-console-sales-break-us-record-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/2009\/01\/wii-console-sales-break-us-record-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Wii console sales break US record in 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\">SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16 &#8211; Nintendo sold 10.17 million Wii consoles in the United States in 2008, setting a new video game record despite dismal economic conditions gripping the country, according to NPD Group statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo\\&#8217;s DS handheld game devices sold nearly as well, with US consumers snatching up 9.95 million of them last year, the NPD figures released Thursday indicate.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;There is no longer a question that if you offer consumers an expanded definition of what a video game can be, and deliver that idea with quality and affordability in mind, millions of new people will start playing video games,&quot; said Nintendo of America executive vice president of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Concepts like \\&#8217;Wii Fit,\\&#8217; \\&#8217;Guitar Hero,\\&#8217; and \\&#8217;Rock Band\\&#8217; never would have seemed feasible just a few years ago, and now they\\&#8217;re driving growth for our the entire industry.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>NPD reported that 55 percent of new-generation video game consoles sold in the United States last year were Wii devices, known for motion-sensing controllers and family-style play.<\/p>\n<p>The four top-selling video games last year are Wii titles, and Nintendo\\&#8217;s retail success is credited with helping video game industry revenues in 2008 rise 19 percent from the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16 &#8211; Nintendo sold 10.17 million Wii consoles in the United States in 2008, setting a new video game record despite dismal economic conditions gripping the country, according to NPD Group statistics. 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