Nintendo Wii Officially Recession-Proof

Nintendo seems to have bucked the recession. The Japanese videogame manufacturer has doubled November sales of the Wii in the U.S. from a year ago, according to NPD’s latest release on gaming sales.

The demand for the Wii remains strong since the game console’s debut two years ago. The company sold a record two million Wiis last month, higher than the previous 23 months. Nintendo has significantly increased shipments of the red-hot Wii for this holiday season after dealing with a shortage last year. Last November Nintendo sold 981,000 Wiis.

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