Pure Nintendo

01. Wii Fit*—Nintendo (Wii) 02. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (Xbox 360) 04. Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (PS3) 05. Grand Theft Auto IV …
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Spain, Germany, Sweden Sales

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Spain

01. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 02. Wii Play (Wii) 03. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) 04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP) 05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii) 06. Super …
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17 years ago

The Big Five!!!

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Nintendo Wii

North America:

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 2. Wii Play (Nintendo) 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision) 4. Wii Zapper …
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Cube Vs. Wii top 10 Software

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Best-selling Gamecube Software (Source: Wikipedia)

1. Super Smash Bros. Melee (7.09 million) 2. Super Mario Sunshine (5.5 million) 3. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (4.67 million) 4. The Legend of Zelda: …
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Amazon top 10

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All

01. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii) 02. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Grand Theft Auto IV*—Rockstar (Xbox 360) 04. Grand Theft Auto IV*—Rockstar (PS3) 05. Call of Duty 4: …
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New Wii Games Find a Big (but Stingy) Audience

By James Higginbotham • Potpourri

This is a pretty interesting article from the NY times. I pasted to whole article here, because I want some responses from this.

Nintendo sits atop the home video-game market. Its Wii, though less technologically advanced than Microsoft’s Xbox 360 or Sony’s PlayStation 3, continues to outsell those machines and is now in more than 20 million homes.

So why are retailers having so much trouble selling Wii games?

Take Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It was one the most hotly anticipated video games of the year; it sold more than 1.4 million copies during the first week of its release, in early March, and broke records for Nintendo of America.

“We certainly have a built-in fan base for Smash,” said Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America’s vice president for corporate affairs. “I’m hoping that we can continue to generate success and awareness of the game.”

Spain, Germany, Sweden: Software Sales

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Spain

01. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 02. Wii Play (Wii) 03. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) 04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP) 05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii) 06. God …
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NPD reports Nintendo’s Wii tops Canadian sales charts, Wii becomes best-selling next-gen system

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VANCOUVER, April 17 /CNW/ – Nintendo’s Wii(TM) console has reached another milestone by becoming the top selling next generation home console video game system in Canada. According to the latest data from independent market research firm The NPD Group, Inc, total life to date sales of the Wii console in Canada have now surpassed the previous home console system leader with lifetime sales of 813,000 units. The Wii console launched in November 2006.

“Since launch, the Wii console has consistently been a top seller in the Canadian market,” said Darrel Ryce, Director for The NPD Group, Inc. “Seventeen months after the launch of the system and it still remains one of the hottest items at retail, selling out almost as quickly as it hits retail shelves”.

01. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision (Xbox 360) 02. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision (Wii) 04. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision …
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GameFly Top 5

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All platforms

1. Grand Theft Auto IV 2. Mario Kart Wii 3. Dark Sector 4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 5. Army of Two

Nintendo DS

1. World Ends …
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UK, Ireland, Netherlands: Software Sales

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UK

01 (__) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 02 (01) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony Computer Ent.) 03 (02) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega) 04 …
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