Top five selling games for US, UK and Japan combined:
- Mario Kart Wii - 8.94 million
- Wii Fit - 8.31 million
- Grand Theft Auto IV - 7.29 million
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 6.32 million
- Call of Duty: World at War - 5.89 million
Top five selling games for US, UK and Japan combined:
Reader Comments (50)
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:15AM Nomi said
hmmm....nintendos first party titles do really well on the wii, how do 3rd party titles compare?
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:17AM Dashx747 said
The true reason for the economical crisis: Nintendo took all the money in the world, and put it in a ? block.
Bad jokes aside, I'm impressed that Kart made the top. Smash had better first week and month sales, but I guess MK had leg on the long run.
Bad jokes aside, I'm impressed that Kart made the top. Smash had better first week and month sales, but I guess MK had leg on the long run.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:22AM baby sea tuna said
Either that, or they hit it with a Blue Shell at the last second.
;p
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;p
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:07AM Keithustus said
Damn, I just accidentally voted you down. Stupid site redesign.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:25AM NaeemTHM said
My god...is that a screen grab from Mario Kart Wii? I'm in no way a graphics whore, but I've certainly been spoiled by the 360 and PS3.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:28AM baby sea tuna said
I was going to post the same thing. It looks like a goddamn DS game.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:45AM Professor Lario said
Yes, but you can actually turn the wheel - TURN THE WHEEL MAN!
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:47AM (Unverified) said
This is what happens when you don't update your hardware for a new console cycle. ;(
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 11:42AM (Unverified) said
Wow, looks like somebody doesn't know the capabilities of a DS. LOL.
Where can I get a DS that shits out graphics as good as that? The Future? Guess I'll wait.
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Where can I get a DS that shits out graphics as good as that? The Future? Guess I'll wait.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:43AM JXCGunrunna said
There were so many good games last year. I only have 2 of those 5 (Brawl and GTA) and im happy with what i got. with world of goo, castle crashers, Far Cry 2, L4D, Vagas 2, and still playing CoD4, ill be set until resident evil 5 hits and hopefully that will last til ghost recon and CoDMW2... so many games, so little money. Sometimes i hate higher education.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:44AM Vcize said
Well, there goes any hope I ever had for a hardcore version of Mario Kart that is more like a real racer, and less like a "whoever gets the best item last" type thing (this would be in addition to the normal Mario Kart).
They dumbed this last one down to the point where you can practically play it with your feet and it sells like mad.
They dumbed this last one down to the point where you can practically play it with your feet and it sells like mad.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:03AM Vegeta has a ps3 said
I think you're the only one who would like a realistic Mario Kart.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 11:25AM Vcize said
Like I said, it would be in addition to the regular MK, not instead of it.
I think it would be fun. Just take out the uber "instant catch-up" items like lightning bolt, star, bullet, etc, and take out the auto-catchup handicap so that stuff like power sliding to shave off a few milliseconds actually matters.
Oh, and make powersliding something you have to actuall do again, not automatic like it's become (even though it's totally unnecessary now anyways).
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I think it would be fun. Just take out the uber "instant catch-up" items like lightning bolt, star, bullet, etc, and take out the auto-catchup handicap so that stuff like power sliding to shave off a few milliseconds actually matters.
Oh, and make powersliding something you have to actuall do again, not automatic like it's become (even though it's totally unnecessary now anyways).
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:49AM (Unverified) said
nothing to shocking here. So much for World at War being one of the "fake" COD's
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:54AM (Unverified) said
WaW is pretty awesome, but it borrows heavily from CoD4.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:07AM (Unverified) said
I'm sure it was, and someday I may cave in and buy it like so many others clearly have. I was kinda hoping that left4dead would have been on there, but I guess Zombies aren't as popular as Nazi's no matter how much I wish they were.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:09AM Keithustus said
Finn, I'd be really surprised if these reports included Steam, Direct2Drive, etc. in their totals.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:14AM (Unverified) said
good point, I didn't even think of that, so maybe there is still hope for zombies after all
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:19AM (Unverified) said
also piracy (not piracy as in games about pirates, but people stealing games) probably had an effect on Left4Dead
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:50AM Gun Barrier said
thanks for being clear Finn. I would have gotten exited for a new zombie pirate game if u hadn't been more specific.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 9:59AM treqie said
I wonder why they always make UK the definition of Europe and just skip the whole continent it's a part of.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 7:25PM (Unverified) said
They might as well. All of Europe are buying their games and consoles from the UK because of the weak British Pound.
A friend of mine imported LittleBigPlanet from the UK to France because over there it cost 70 Euro and in the UK it cost 30GBP, that was only about 34Euro at the time!!!!
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A friend of mine imported LittleBigPlanet from the UK to France because over there it cost 70 Euro and in the UK it cost 30GBP, that was only about 34Euro at the time!!!!
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:12AM (Unverified) said
The japanese decline could be down to the PSP.
That thing is selling bucketloads, millions a year, yet software sales are zilch.
Hmm, methinks the japanese have discovered just how easy it is to get pirate games on it. Why buy games when you can get them all for free off the net.
Amazed they haven't locked down that firmware yet.
That thing is selling bucketloads, millions a year, yet software sales are zilch.
Hmm, methinks the japanese have discovered just how easy it is to get pirate games on it. Why buy games when you can get them all for free off the net.
Amazed they haven't locked down that firmware yet.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:27AM (Unverified) said
I had heard before (I think on a podcast) that in Japan they mainly sell tons of portable systems (mainly ds, and phones) and so if some ds game sold huge for Japan, and didn't sell at all in the other two countries it wouldn't make the list.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:58AM (Unverified) said
Wow, and 3 of those are for a single platform only. The other 2 were on 2 platforms and eventually 3 platforms.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:54AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
I've seen this same chart over and over since Xmas ¬_¬ How many times more?
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 11:38AM (Unverified) said
If only Brawl had an online network like Kart I might have played it for more than 5 minutes.
Excellent games in that top 5 though.
Excellent games in that top 5 though.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 12:24PM (Unverified) said
Wii Fit is not a game...
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 2:32PM lockheede said
I'd be willing to bet that if there hadn't been such a heavy shortage, the Wii Fit would be at the top of that list.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 2:33PM (Unverified) said
How many Karts and Fits would have sold had they not come with accessories? THAT is the question.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 3:31PM (Unverified) said
Well, now that other games are coming out that use the Balance Board, let's see how they sell.
If they don't sell well, it might indicate that the gimmick (not saying that as a bad thing) was what sold the game, not the other way around.
If they don't sell well, it might indicate that the gimmick (not saying that as a bad thing) was what sold the game, not the other way around.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 4:23PM (Unverified) said
That's just insane... what a monster Mario Kart is. Same goes for Wii fit
Posted: Feb 2nd 2009 10:36PM (Unverified) said
Hey I bought Mario Kart Wii! And it's the last game I've purchased for the Wii.
