June 7, 2006 - Nintendo went on record in the weeks following E3 with a promise of six million Wii systems worldwide by the end of fiscal 2006 -- that is, by the end of March, 2007. Today, company president Satoru Iwata got a bit more specific, revealing that Nintendo will ship four million of those units worldwide by the end of the calendar year. That's four million systems in circulation by New Year's Day.
This figure puts the Wii at the same level of shipments as the PS3. Sony has also announced plans to ship six million units of its next generation hardware by the end of the fiscal year, with four million hitting before the close of the calendar year.
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