I haven’t seen an “it prints money!” .gif for the Wii yet, but if I had, now would be a perfect moment to post it. With the Nintendo Wii capturing the hearts of gamers young and old and demand FAR out-pacing supply, Nintendo has announced they will be ramping up production of their new console to 1 million units per month starting in April (about 23 units per minute!). Looking forward, Nintendo know their extremely strong upcoming lineup which includes the likes of Wii Fitness, Mario Galaxy, Animal Crossing (!) and Smash Bros. Brawl (!) will be key to pushing those 1 million monthly units into homes over the coming year. Also key to Nintendo’s success over the coming quarters will be the amount of 3rd party commitment, which shouldn’t be all that difficult to achieve now that Wii sales are burning the barn and Ubi Soft is reporting a jump in profit thanks to strong Wii sales.

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