Portly plumber Mario can lay claim to being the greatest gaming icon of all time, beating off stiff competition from the likes of Master Chief, Solid Snake, Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog in GAME.co.uk’s Greatest Games of All Time vote and securing an impressive 11% of the overall top 100.

His 1995 Super Mario 64 at number 5 is his highest ranked title, while other Mario games in the top 25 include Mario Kart Wii at number 13, the beloved NES (and later SNES) platformer Super Mario Bros. 3 at 16 and the stunning Nintedo Wii game Super Mario Galaxy at 21.

In comparison, arch-rival Sonic the Hedgehog’s best entry is at number 19, while only three Sonic titles made the cut, one of which, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, also stars the moustachioed, squeaky-voiced Nintendo mascot.
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German, Spanish, Swedish software sales - Week ending June 8th
June 17th, 2008

Germany

* 1.Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 2.Wii Fit (Wii)
* 3.Mass Effect (PC )
* 4.Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
* 5.Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
* 6.Lego Indiana Jones : The Original Adventures (PS2)
* 7.Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
* 8.Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
* 9.Race Driver Grid (PS3)
* 10.Wii Play (Wii)

Spain

* 1.Wii Play (Wii)
* 2.Mario Kart (Wii)
* 3.Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (PS3)
* 4.Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
* 5.Ninja Gaiden II (360)
* 6.Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
* 7.Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)
* 8. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (360)
* 9.Big Brain Academy (Wii)
* 10.Race Driver: Grid (PS3)

Sweden

* 1.Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (PS2)
* 2.Mass Effect (PC)
* 3.Ninja Gaiden II (360)
* 4.Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
* 5.Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
* 6.Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 7.Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
* 8.Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures (PC)
* 9.FIFA 08 (PS2)
* 10.Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)

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I just received an email concerning a Mario Marathon for charity. Here is a little about it:

The event, beginning June 27th, will see the team play through 22 years of Super Mario titles, beginning
with 1985’s “Super Mario Bros” and ending some days later with the Nintendo Wii’s latest Mario adventure,
“Super Mario Galaxy”. They estimate the event will last nearly 60 hours, during which they hope to attract
a large internet audience.

I am all for charity and gaming. Put them together, what a mighty fine marriage. We will post the live stream here, when it starts, we may even put up a link to it so you can keep track of it through out the weekend. Remember this is a donation event, so please i feel free to donate. All donations go towards Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Charity.

Here are just “Some” of the stats you can find with the new feture of the Nintendo Channel:

Super Mario Galaxy - played 5 million times at 25 hours per person.

Lostwinds - played 48,689 times at 3.4 hours per person.

Wii Sports - played 24 million hours at 33 hours per person. 21 million times played with 28 times per person

Japanese stats:

Wii Fit: Duration 20:37, 20.26 sessions
Wii Sports: Duration 30:00, over 28.44 sessions

Zelda 3: Duration 9:44, over 7.51 sessions (21,282 registered sales)
Zelda TP: Duration 50:10, over 21.36 sessions

No More Heroes: Duration 10:44, over 5.12 sessions

RE4 Wii: Duration 33:23, over 15.41 sessions
Umbrella Chronicles: Duration 14:54, over 8.61 sessions

Dr. Mario WiiWare: Duration 14:09, over 9.24 sessions (13,931 registered sales)
FF:CC My Life As A King: Duration 21:14, over 8.89 sessions (33,810 registered sales)
Star Soldier R: Not enough data/Data withheld

Everyone’s Pokemon Farm: Duration 8:03, over 17.98, but… 44,779 registered sales

VC sales information:

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1 Call of Duty 4 (Multiformat)
2 Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64)
3 Final Fantasy VII (PSone)
4 Grand Theft Auto IV (Multiformat)
5 Super Mario 64 (N64)
6 007 Goldeneye (N64)
7 Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
8 Metal Gear Solid (PSone)
9 Half Life 2 (Multiformat)
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All platforms

01. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii)
02. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots*—Konami (PS3)
03. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii)
04. Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision (Wii)
05. Wii Play w/ Remote—Nintendo (Wii)
06. Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (360)
07. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures—LucasArts (Wii)
08. Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (PS3)
09. Ninja Gaiden II—Tecmo (360)
10. Fallout 3: Exclusive Survival Edition*—Bethesda (PC)

Wii

01. Wii Fit—Nintendo
02. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo
03. Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision
04. Wii Play w/ Remote—Nintendo
05. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures—LucasArts
06. Super Smash Bros. Brawl—Nintendo
07. We Ski—Namco Bandai
08. Super Mario Galaxy—Nintendo
09. Cabela’s Big Game Hunter—Activision
10. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Bundle—Konami

DS

01. Brain Age 2—Nintendo
02. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures—LucasArts
03. Brain Age—Nintendo
04. New Super Mario Bros.—Nintendo
05. Mario Kart DS— Nintendo
06. Guitar Hero: On Tour*—Activision
07. Touchmaster—Midway
08. Crossword DS—Nintendo
09. Professor Layton and the Curious Village—Nintendo
10. Mario Party DS—Nintendo

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UK

01 (__) [WII] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
02 (__) [360] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
03 (03) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
04 (02) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
05 (__) [PS2] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
06 (01) [360] Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
07 (__) [360] Ninja Gaiden Ii (Microsoft)
08 (__) [PS3] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
09 (05) [360] Race Driver: Grid (Codemasters)
10 (04) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)

Ireland

01 (01) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
02 (__) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
03 (02) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
04 (06) Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
05 (03) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (__) Ninja Gaiden Ii (Microsoft)
07 (14) Race Driver: Grid (Codemasters)
08 (05) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
09 (09) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
10 (04) Wii Play (Nintendo)

Netherlands

01 (01) [360] Grand Theft Auto 4 (Take 2 Interactive)
02 (02) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto 4 (Take 2 Interactive)
03 (__) [PS3] Racedriver Grid (Codemasters)
04 (__) [360] Racedriver Grid (Codemasters)
05 (05) [NDS] Brain Training (Nintendo)
06 (__) [360] Dragon Ball Z/burst Limit (Atari)
07 (__) [PS3] Dragon Ball Z/burst Limit (Atari)
08 (06) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
09 (07) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
10 (08) [NDS] Mario Kart (Nintendo)

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All

01. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii)
02. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii)
03. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures—LucasArts (Wii)
04. Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision (Wii)
05. Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (360)
06. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots—Konami (PS3)
07. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV (Wii)
08. Wii Play w/ Remote—Nintendo (Wii)
09. Ninja Gaiden II—Tecmo (360)
10. Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (PS3)

Wii

01. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo
02. Wii Fit—Nintendo
03. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures—LucasArts
04. Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision
05. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV
06. Wii Play w/ Remote—Nintendo
07. Super Smash Bros. Brawl—Nintendo
08. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Bundle—Konami
09. Super Mario Galaxy—Nintendo
10. We Ski—Namco Bandai

DS

01. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures—LucasArts
02. Brain Age 2—Nintendo
03. New Super Mario Bros.—Nintendo
04. Brain Age—Nintendo
05. Mario Kart DS— Nintendo
06. My Word Coach—Ubisoft
07. Professor Layton and the Curious Village—Nintendo
08. Guitar Hero: On Tour—Activision
09. Pokemon Diamond—Nintendo
10. Mario Party DS—Nintendo

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