Nintendo would have on offer 400,000 Wii units on launch in Japan

Nintendo would have on offer 400,000 Wii units on launch in Japan

Japanese video game console maker Nintendo has said in a statement that they would ship as many as 400,000 units of their Wii gaming console at launch in their home market of Japan.

Nintendo is due to launch their Wii gaming console in Japan on December 2. In comparison, rivals Sony could only provide around 100,000 units of their Playstation 3 console at launch time in Japan.

Nintendo added that they are also planning to ship 1.5 million units of its handheld game player, the DS, in December in Japan. This would be their preparation for the upcoming holiday season in the country.

The company is already due to launch Nintendo Wii console in the US market this Sunday. Wii would be taking on Sony Playstation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 in the market.

Sony has already sold around 100,000 units of PS3 since its launch on last Saturday.