Nintendo: Almost Half The American Population Use Our Consoles

An internal survey conducted by Nintendo found that 46% of Americans aging between 6 and 74 years old have used a Nintendo Wii or DS at least once in the past year.

The survey also found that – of the same age group – 62% have played console games at all.

After introducing the aforementioned findings, Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata noted that – despite declining unit sale this years – Wii audience has increased by almost 25% to reach 100 million users.