Wii Fit is UK's best seller for 2009 so far

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jul 6th 2009 12:45PM

Nintendo is king of the UK retail gaming jungle, according to ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack data. The House of Mario holds the top four spots for titles sold on the isles during the first half of 2009.

Yes, surprisingly, Killzone 2 did take the fifth spot, beating out Resident Evil 5. ELSPA's director states that the figures indicate "gaming is now mainstream in the UK." And that a lot of people in the UK think they (or a loved one) need to lose 10 lbs.

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Tags: business, elspa, england, gfk-charttrack, Nintendo, uk, Wii, wii-fit

Reader Comments (97)

Flame on!

No need to flame anything. The general populace has horrendous taste, we've known this for a while now.

'Flame on!'?

Don't you mean, 'FIRE!'. I think you stole someone else's line there...

I was just waiting for all the Nintendoits to come in here spewing comments such as,

"Hal0 is teh suxx0rZzz!!!1!11"
"Call of D0oki3 has cheesburg3r"
"pS3 is teh ghey"
"Xb0t fanb0iz R the Lam3orz!11!!!!!!!!!!1!"

Then I realized the ad was about gaming in the UK. Apparently Nintendo fanboys aren't THAT stupid.

Human Torch got that from ME. Who do you think gave him his powers? Gamma rays? More like gamma gays.

"The House of Mario holds the top four spots for titles sold"

No surprise here. It's not by coincidence they've been in gaming since 1983.

@ tmac,

Just for you buddy. http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=24419

"Who do you think gave him his powers? Gamma rays? More like gamma gays."

Umm? The implication here is that Captain Planet is gay, then?

Well, let's just say I'm the one who blew "smoke" up his ass.

You're not gay if you're the one that blew the smoke up his ass. The guy who had the smoke blown up his ass is the gay one. Am I right or am I right?

Why don't you bend over and let's find out together.

"I was just waiting for all the Nintendoits to come in here spewing comments such as,

"Hal0 is teh suxx0rZzz!!!1!11"
"Call of D0oki3 has cheesburg3r"
"pS3 is teh ghey"
"Xb0t fanb0iz R the Lam3orz!11!!!!!!!!!!1!""

I like how that's what you expect to see when it has consistantly been the exact opposite of that. "OMG CASHUWAL GAYMERZ SUXXORZ"

I'd just like to see one comment that has ever seriously been posted that looks like that.

Roto13 hit the nail on the head!

Having said that, I've also found that many Wii fans bring out the old "only shooters on 360 and PS3" chestnut, ignoring the excellent but more 'niche' games (Viva Pinata, Valkyria Chronicles etc) on both platforms. Yet at the same time all Wii haters are mocked for being unable to see beyond Wii Fit and Sports and enjoy gems like Zak and Wiki, and MP3: Corruption.

Just saying that the hypocrisy is working both ways, so while the Wii haters should be rightfully scorned for their short-sightedness, it's undeniable that the 360/PS3 gets a similar kind of ignorant mockery.

Not that anybody in this thread has done it; the thought was just spurred by Roto's response to Captain Planet.

"gaming is now mainstream in the UK."

Read: Gaming in the UK is now just as bad as everywhere else.

I only play good games. How is gaming bad anywhere, exactly?

This post contains 120% of your recommended daily allowance of elitism

"This post contains 120% of your recommended daily allowance of truth"

There. Fixed it for you.

Can you guys explain how your gaming has been negatively affected by people buying Wii Fit or Wii Play? No? That's what I thought.

Is there a facepalm picture big enough for the entire UK?

Just have the flag facepalming itself.

I know, right? I can't believe that many people bought Killzone 2.

Killzone 2 on the list gives me hope that maybe not everyone in the UK is dumb, but evidently the stupid far outweigh the smart.

Kinda like America...

Remember when the original Xbox just came out and everyone was yelling about all the "casuals" buying Halo? That's how I feel about Killzone 2.

All the casuals buying Killzone? Last I knew, it wasn't even at 2 million sold worldwide.

Just talking about the changes to the word "casual" over the years. I find it funny how it started out that Halo was for the casuals, and now FPS/TPS is the dominant genre on consoles.

tmac translation:

"WHAAAAA!!!!!! PEOPLE DON'T LIKE WHAT I LIKE?!?!?! WHAAAAAA!!! THEY'RE STUPID!"

Seriously, I can't amount much more from your posts in here.

The only people who said Halo was for casuals were bitter PC fanboys that were angry shooters on consoles...and consoles in general were taking over.

I personally said from the day it came out it's an awfully generic game, and I maintain that stance to this day.

You are fully aware that all the games in the list are good games, right? Especially Professor Layton. Even Wii Play is good, considering it only cost £5.

This would only be facepalm if games like Pets Hotel were in the list. Be more informed when trying to cuss other countries.

"I personally said from the day it came out it's an awfully generic game, and I maintain that stance to this day."

Agreed. The same for Killzone.

"You are fully aware that all the games in the list are good games, right?"

1. Wii Fit

2. Wii Play

3. Mario Kart Wii

Those are terrible games. Some you can't even call games. Wii Play could be free like Wii Sports and it would still be terrible.

That's the funny part, isn't it? It used to be Halo was the poster child for the generic hardcore game, now Halo is considered colorful and almost cartoony, because we've reached a far greyer standard of hardcore

Killzone is a good example of that.

I haven't played Wii Play, but I think the consensus is that it sucks. Still, it's considered a game, and people buy it for the remote. That's just going to be an expected staple of the charts as long as the Wii is selling.

Wii Fit is a good game. Reviews say as much. It appeals to a wide range of people. I don't play mine anymore, but I will say that it is responsible for getting me interested in fitness, so that's a good thing.

Mario Kart Wii, while not being as good as previous Mario Karts, is still a quality game.

The more I think about it, the more Killzone 2 sucks. The characters, enemies and weaponry were generic and boring, there was too much goddamn smoke everywhere and the ending put the ending of Assassin's Creed to shame. And you know what? I never got an "oh shit" moment from the graphics like I did for Gears of War. What a waste when I could have been playing Valkyria Chronicles or LBP.

Downvote me if you want to, you know I'm right!

i liked killzone 2, but it definitely wasn't the second coming of the FPS christ. it was enjoyable and the multiplayer was good while it lasted, especially the clan system. my outstanding problem with killzone was the replay value. the multiplayer was pretty much the only incentive to keep playing and a lot of people left over time. overall, i would give it a 8/10. beautiful, but more or less average everywhere else.

Mario kart wii is a great game, why are you.. oh wait its you tmac, doing some more research for your paper I see..

Mario Kart wii is great if you're a child who isn't looking for any sort of real challenge. They've turned it into a strictly casual only franchise now, which is a shame because 64 was so fun back in the day.

So you have a lot of experience with the game and arnt just talking out of your ass?

"They've turned it into a strictly casual only franchise now" What the hell dose that even mean? Really?

hey tmac, remember how you promised left and right that you'd stop trolling?

yeah, hows that working out for ya?

If you keep seeing more and more obese people in your neighborhood, then WiiFit probably isn't doing it's job.

Or they broke it..

Or they ate it

Or, based on the sales, bought two.
One for breaking and one for eating.

LOL!

c-c-c-c-c-c-combo breaker!

You four sirs deserved [+]

Does this mean the Nintendo Wii dies?

If by "dies" you mean, "prints money," then yes, the Wii has been dead for years

americans need to lose weight. i've played wii fit once at my friends house and it was really fun for some reason. i guess putting a wiimote on your ass and pretending to run with a friend is kind of fun for a while.

So glad that Professor Layton is up there. It's one of my favorite games of the past few years and deserves to sell everywhere they way it sells in Japan.

That pic should have the Wii holding it's baby, Wii FIt, out for all to bow down to.

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