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7-9 Million Wiis by 2007?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-is-a-lot-of-wii dept.

Gamespot is reporting that Nintendo's production of the Wii is actually going better than expected. Analyst firm UBS is now estimating that 7-9 Million Wii units should be off the production lines by 2007. From the article: "Citing industry 'checks,' UBS analysts Alex Gauna and Steven Chin claim that Nintendo already made 2 million Wiis by the end of September. They go on to predict that, 'at least 7 million and potentially as high as 9 million more units are in the build plan for Q4 06. This production ramp handily exceeds a publicly announced target for 6 million units to ship by year's end.'"

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  1. Might not be enough by also-rr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know four people here who are going to buy a Wii. Assuming that everyone else in the UK knows 4 people who are going to buy a Wii that makes 240 million sales in the first week alone just for the UK via simple mathematical extrapolation. Can't argue with the numbers!

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    1. Re:Might not be enough by 246o1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I know between 5 and 10 people who are going to buy a Wii. Assuming all other people also know 5-10 people who are going to buy a Wii, that's 30 to 60 billion sales in the first week alone!

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    2. Re:Might not be enough by kthejoker · · Score: 5, Funny

      An Imagined Conversation Inside Your Head

      The Guy Who Makes You Funny: Man, did you read that?
      The Guy Who Does Your Math: Yes, what terrible logic!
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      Math: Preposterous. He's not joking, he's clearly an imbecile who thinks that people's networks are exponential in nature, when really they're not.
      Funny: Wait, wait. I get it. You're joking with me.
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      (Pause.)

      Funny: We are *never* going to get laid.

    3. Re:Might not be enough by Heir+Of+The+Mess · · Score: 4, Funny
      I know between 5 and 10 people who are going to buy a Wii. Assuming all other people also know 5-10 people who are going to buy a Wii, that's 30 to 60 billion sales in the first week alone!

      Who let these RIAA/MPAA mathematicians in here? This is a gaming forum goddamit! Oh wait..Is that you Sony?

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  2. all our base could belong to us? by norminator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, that's the wrong preposition:

    All our base are belong to Wii