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Wii Sports Now the Best-Selling Game of All Time
http://www.ripten.com/2009/01/04/wii...of-all-time-1/
by Dan Landis on January 4, 2009 at 11:27 pm http://www.ripten.com/wp-content/upl...ario-sucks.jpg Wii Sports has surpassed Super Mario Bros. as the best-selling game of all time. With over 40 million units sold (obviously including bundles), Wii Sports is estimated to break the 50 million mark while resting comfortably at the top of the list. Check out the closest competition as we list the top 10 best-selling games of all time. According to VGChartz, the top 10 numbers are as follows (in millions): Wii Sports, Wii - 40.52 Super Mario Bros, NES - 40.24 Pokemon Red / Green / Blue, GameBoy - 31.38 Tetris, GameBoy - 30.26 Duck Hunt, NES - 28.31 Pokemon Gold / Silver, GameBoy - 23.11 Nintendogs, DS - 21.37 Super Mario World, SNES - 20.61 Wii Play, Wii - 19.68 Super Mario Land, GameBoy - 18.14 Coincidentally, the only non-Nintendo game in the top 15 is GTA: San Andreas, which certainly lends credence to the idea that maybe, just maybe, Nintendo actually knows what it’s doing. Also, I have no idea why CliffyB (The Blaznats!) is playing Wii Sports in that picture. Chris |
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That sucks.
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And I don't think it will be beaten for a very long time, if at all.
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Was SMW ever bundled with the SNES? If not, it seems that's the #1 non-bundled, stand-alone title. Once you divide out the Pokemon combos and Nintendogs, I believe it's the only one on that list to stand on its own.
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Originally Posted by pinata242
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Was SMW ever bundled with the SNES?
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/didn't have an SNES. :(
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Originally Posted by pinata242
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/didn't have an SNES. :(
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By the way, I'm not sure if you need an asterisk after this game even though it was a pack in. I suspect many people buy the Wii for Wii Sports and not the console itself.
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Originally Posted by Groucho
(Post 9176252)
By the way, I'm not sure if you need an asterisk after this game even though it was a pack in. I suspect many people buy the Wii for Wii Sports and not the console itself.
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That's a very good point. Really should be included as a default channel and no disc.
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What's the deal with Nintendogs? Never heard of it... is it bundled with the DS?
Also, how did SMB for NES outsell Duck Hunt... weren't they on the same cartridge? |
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Originally Posted by Goat3001
(Post 9176275)
What's the deal with Nintendogs? Never heard of it... is it bundled with the DS?
Also, how did SMB for NES outsell Duck Hunt... weren't they on the same cartridge? |
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Originally Posted by Goat3001
(Post 9176275)
What's the deal with Nintendogs? Never heard of it... is it bundled with the DS?
Also, how did SMB for NES outsell Duck Hunt... weren't they on the same cartridge? |
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If you count how many times Super Mario Bros was also sold used it would blow this away. I think I personally have sold a million copies of SMB :)
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I have it. :D
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I wonder how many of these games were purchased by nursing homes/hospitals for physical therapy use.
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Re: Wii Sports Now the Best-Selling Game of All Time
Originally Posted by trout
(Post 9176421)
i wonder how many of these games were purchased by nursing homes/hospitals for physical therapy use.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
(Post 9176432)
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I'm not sure why you'd even list the system pack in games on such a list. Odd.
Yeah. Nintendo knows what they're doing. Pack in a game with your system, or extra controllers, and then have them all show up on top sales of all time charts. :lol: |
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Originally Posted by Goat3001
(Post 9176275)
Also, how did SMB for NES outsell Duck Hunt... weren't they on the same cartridge?
Originally Posted by Jamezuva
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There was one version where they were on the same cartridge, but my system (the one that came with R.O.B.) had separate carts for duck hunt and gyromite and somebody bought me a stand alone SMB
Basic bundle: NES + SMB Deluxe bundle: NES (with R.O.B. and Zapper) + Gyromite + Duck Hunt When R.O.B. was phased out, they replaced the deluxe bundle with: NES (with Zapper) + SMB/Duck Hunt dual cartridge Of course, there were additional bundle configurations after that. |
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The only thing that surprised me about this list is that Wii play isn't higher. You need another controller anyways why wouldn't you just get Wii play. That said still doesn't make me want to run out and get one
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Originally Posted by Spicollidriver1
(Post 9176726)
The only thing that surprised me about this list is that Wii play isn't higher. You need another controller anyways why wouldn't you just get Wii play. That said still doesn't make me want to run out and get one
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Originally Posted by superfro
(Post 9176625)
I'm not sure why you'd even list the system pack in games on such a list. Odd.
Yeah. Nintendo knows what they're doing. Pack in a game with your system, or extra controllers, and then have them all show up on top sales of all time charts. :lol: |
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Originally Posted by superfro
(Post 9176625)
I'm not sure why you'd even list the system pack in games on such a list. Odd.
Yeah. Nintendo knows what they're doing. Pack in a game with your system, or extra controllers, and then have them all show up on top sales of all time charts. :lol: |
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Wii Sports wasn't a pack in in Japan. These numbers still baffle me as I don't believe there are 40 million Wiis sold.
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