That's just part of a 1.2 million hardware sales week that Nintendo's enjoyed across the past seven days -- which include the crucial Black Friday -- where the Wii saw 300K units sold, and portables dominated.

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We also saw the Wii U GamePad used to change channels on your TV and more examples of ( slightly familiar) content sharing across screens.

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Few people saw the Wii coming.

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We saw that happen in the console space with games like 'Guitar Hero' and 'Wii Fit.

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