We crunch the numbers, which indicate that the Wii remote is becoming more ubiquitous than the household kettle...

According to Nintendo’s latest press release, over 65.3 million controllers have been sold in the US to date. Now, if my figures are correct, that would mean that since the Wii’s release in 2006 over 46,000 remotes have been sold every day. To put it into a local perspective, that’s a controller for every individual in the UK, with over 4 million to spare!

Now, while the Wii may not be the most appealing console to anyone over the age of 15, the figures would suggest that the console isn’t faring too badly in the console war.

Below is the breakdown of the controller’s sales:

• 30.41 million included with the Wii hardware
• 12.92 million sold with Wii Play
• 18.56 million white versions sold separately
• 2.44 million black versions sold separately
• 467,500 pink versions sold separately
• 465,200 blue versions sold separately

Interestingly, the Nunchuk did almost as well with 52.9 million sold in the US. Any suggestions as to how this news has been received at Microsoft and Sony?

Destructoid

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