GfK Australia the independent market research company has reported the Nintendo Wii hitting 500,000 units sold after 84 weeks on the market.  This breaks, by 23 weeks, the record held by the Sony PS2 of 107 weeks. 

Titles such as Mario Kart, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Super Smash Bros Brawl and Zelda: Twilight Princess along with the unique control system has kept the Wii at the top of the sales chart.

Just how successful the future release of "Wii Sports Resort" and the Wii MotionPlus is naturally yet to be seen, but when that happens, it could help Nintendo prolong their winning streak even futher.

Nintendo has also given iTWire some information about upcoming releases for both the Wii and handheld DS.

The following info is from the latest Nintendo Press Release, dates referred to are applicable in Australia. 

Upcoming releases for Wii include Trauma Center™: Second Opinion, available 28 August. The Nintendo DS® surgical simulator comes to Wii with updated graphics, a second playable character, a new sixth chapter and new instruments to wield.

In Trauma Center: Second Opinion you take the role of rookie doctor Derek Stiles, a surgeon with the extraordinary ‘Healing Touch’ ability. Using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk you can manipulate more than a dozen different instruments on-screen in realistic ways, such as injecting with syringes, making incisions with scalpels, removing tumours with tweezers, and bringing patients back to life with defibrillators.

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