50 Million Wiis By Spring 2009?

Nintendo expects to have sold a total of 50 million Wii consoles by spring next year.

Nintendo has issued a forecast, stating that it expects to sell a staggering 25 million Wii consoles over the next twelvemonths. If true, that will bring the total up to 50 million. Released in November 2006, it’s been a massive success, and is the great driving force behind the company rise in profits.  Profits have gone up 50% to $2.5 billion for the Japanese financial year ending March 31, and Nintendo enjoyed total sales of $16.2 billion.   “Nintendo’s strategy is to accelerate thecurrent sales momentum from ‘must-have for every family’ to ‘must-have for everyone’,” the company said in a statement, adding that it would reach that stage by “continuously introducingnew and unique software, and new services which take advantage of its expanded installed base.”   Ninteno also shipped 30 million DS handheld games last year, although it expects a dip to28 million this year.