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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

AMD rejoices on Nintendo Wii success: 50m "Hollywood" GPUs shipped

By Parm Mann 11th March, 2009

Back when the current-generation console war was taking form, few fancied Nintendo's chances of overthrowing the likes of Microsoft and Sony. Still, here we are, years later, watching the Nintendo Wii continue to fly from store shelves, leaving both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 laying in its wake. Sales of over 45 million Wii consoles are putting smiles on the faces of those at Nintendo, but it's also inducing ear-to-ear grins from those at AMD. As you're not doubt aware, AMD's ATI Hollywood graphics chip resides at the heart of Nintendo's Wii console, and the Sunnyvale, California-based manufacturer has announced that its 50 millionth part has today been shipped to Nintendo.

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