MotionPlus Sells Well Despite the Lack of Wii Sports Resorts

By: Jon Christensen on July 19th, 2009 pm31 10:28 pm

When Nintendo first broke the news that they would be releasing a new expansion for their Wiimote, many people were wondering how would it sell. Two years later, the device finally was available in stores but only two games would utilize it during the launch. With the amount of games and the economic slowdown, some figured it would be difficult for Nintendo to sell the MotionPlus for the first month or so. Those predictions seemed a little off.

According to engadget, Nintendo has managed to sell 169,000 MotionPlus units with little or no advertising. And guess what? The numbers don’t reflect Tiger Woods 10, which sold about 272,400 and many of the ones moved came bundled with the MotionPlus. Not bad eh?

The best news for Nintendo might not be the amount of units sold, but the fact their flagship title which requires MotionPlus in order to play comes out this week. Of course we’re talking about Wii Sports Resorts.

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Nintendo to Transform Times Square into a “Tropical Lounge”

By: Jon Christensen on July 14th, 2009 pm31 12:58 pm

Nintendo will be creating a faux tropical paradise in the middle of New York’s Times Square, to help promote their game Wii Sports Resorts. The “tropical lounge” will include a sandy beach, swimming pool and even a bar which will serve non-alcoholic drinks. The “mini-vacation” is open to the public and will not only serve boring drinks, but gamers who attended will get the chance to play Wii Sports Resorts three days early.

The transformation is going to be in the middle of Military Island (Between 43rd and 44th streets) and will happen on  Thursday, July 23, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. If you want to check it out, just head down there — no tickets required.

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