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Wii Fit Officially Topples Halo 3 in Sales [Npd Group]
Wii Fit Officially Topples Halo 3 in Sales [Npd Group]
Yesterday's news that Wii Fit continued to ride high on the U.S. video game sales chart last month told only half the story. I just confirmed with the NPD Group that the fitness title's lifetime sales has topped Halo 3 's. As of the end of February Wii Fit has sold 6 million copies in the ...
NPD: Wii Fit, Street Fighter IV Drive Industry to $1.47 Billion in February
NPD: Wii Fit, Street Fighter IV Drive Industry to $1.47 Billion in February
gamedaily.com — The Wii and DS continue to put up fantastic numbers, while the Xbox 360 saw a boost... that NPD's Anita Frazier called "very substantial." (more) NPD: Wii Fit, Street Fighter IV Drive Industry to $1.47 ...
News - February NPD Up 10% As Nintendo, Wii Fit/Street Fighter IV Dominate
gamasutra.com — NPD has published U.S. console and game sales for February 2009, revealing Nintendo's Wii and DS topping... sales charts again, with Wii Fit and Street Fighter IV 's two main SKUs taking the top three game chart spots. Overall, the total U.S. game ... (more) News - February NPD Up 10% As Nintendo, Wii Fit/Street ...
'Wii Fit girl' resurfaces as EA Sports Active spokesmodel
'Wii Fit girl' resurfaces as EA Sports Active spokesmodel
nintendo.joystiq.com — In these two videos, EA's Jen Riley walks us (and a live audience) through EA Sports Active... , the Wii exercise program that includes the crazy-looking resistance band gear. Helping her out is a familiar face, Lauren Bernat , better known to ... (more) 'Wii Fit girl' resurfaces as EA Sports Active spokesmodel
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Wii Fit tops sales of Halo 3
GoNintendo — The expanded audience has spoken, and they love Wii Fit. Confirmed via NPD numbers, Wii Fit has sold 6 million units in North America, while Halo 3 sold 5.9 million units. That’s a huge success for Nintendo, especially when you consider the $90 price tag that Wii Fit has. Even more impressive is the fact that Wii Fit launched in May 21st of last year, while Halo 3 hit on Sept. 25th, 2007. Link Posted March 20th, 2009 at 4:38 pm | ...

The day that evil won: Wii Fit outsells Halo 3 in the U.S.
Destructoid — ... year old males who are too sexy to even move) and given in to "them" (women, children, and old people, many of whom are not sexy at all). That's right everybody, the latest NPD numbers show that as of February 2009, Wii Fit has outsold Halo 3 in the United States. There are now more people in our country using videogames to fake-hula hoop than people using them to fake-murder their friends.   Game over, man. Game over.  [via Kotaku]

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