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Wii Tops One Million Sales in Canada

Beats PS3 and Xbox 360 to sales milestone.

Nintendo’s Wii has become the first current generation home console to surpass one million sales in Canada.

According to NPD sales data, the Wii had sold just shy of 1,060,000 units by the end of July, the Associated Press reports via CTV.ca.

The Xbox 360, launched in Canada in November 2005, had sold just over 870,000 units through July, while the PS3, released one year after the 360 and two days before the Wii, had sold 520,000.

During the first seven months of 2008 the Wii outsold its rivals combined, shifting 376,000 units compared to 200,000 PS3s and 154,000 Xbox 360s.

The NPD Group said that Canadian sales of hardware, software and accessories were up 54 percent in the first seven months of the year to $920 million.