Japan's six top-selling Wii games are ...
by David Hinkle 
{ May 20th 2008 at 2:00PM }
So, what Wii games do the Japanese public enjoy most? Well, it's not that surprising this list of the six top-selling Wii titles in Japan. But, we know how much you all love this kind of data, so without further delay, let's get to the numbers!
The Wii's six top-selling games in Japan are:
- Wii Sports - 2,979,275 units sold total
- Wii Play - 2,368,967 units sold total
- Wii Fit - 2,038,730 units sold total
- Smash Bros. Brawl - 1,620,119 units sold total
- Mario Party 8 - 1,254,542 units sold total
- Mario Kart Wii - 1,227,169 units sold total
Do you enjoy obsessing over sales data? Well, we've got you covered. Our monthly reports on the U.S. figures appear courtesy of NPD, and we also cover the weekly sales figures from Japan and several countries in Europe. Odds are, we're covering the beat where you live, so check out what folks are buying!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kamek @ May 20th 2008 3:07PM
No Mario Galaxy?... I'm also surprised Mario Party 8 made it in there.
Metayoshi @ May 20th 2008 3:35PM
Same reaction here...
Where's the love for Mario Galaxy? It certainly trounces those 6 games in gameplay quality.
Q-Kid-Kyle @ May 20th 2008 3:51PM
does wii sports really count? honestly...t comes with the system. And what about Super Mario Galaxy? Metroid Prime 3: Corruption?
sn1per @ May 20th 2008 5:08PM
wii sports wasn't bundled with the system in japan.
David Hinkle @ May 20th 2008 5:08PM
In Japan, Wii Sports doesn't come with the system. They have to buy it separately.
Chadyasotora @ May 20th 2008 5:32PM
Also, they have never been keen on FPS. Explains why no MP3. But apparantly that didn't do that amazing anywhere?
Ghen @ May 20th 2008 6:00PM
Wii Sports counts, but Wii Play should only count 1 in 5 sales since most people only buy it for the extra controller.
Matt @ May 20th 2008 4:46PM
Well, did anyone expect otherwise? Really? Alright I'm a little surprised that Galaxy's not on there, but not THAT surprised. All the others are multiplayer. Maybe I would have put Galaxy over Wii Play, but stilll...
sn1per @ May 20th 2008 5:10PM
I understand that wii fit captured the non-gamers/casual gamers, and wii play is easily worth $10, But Mario Party? come on Japan, that series stopped being fun about the 3rd or 4th time i played the original.
Kamek @ May 20th 2008 5:26PM
Yeah, I remember the original Mario Party. It's amazing how little was changed with each new game in the series... I'd estimate that they will go on to make Mario Party 9 and 10, and then the games that follow might take on a different name, because people will finally get sick of the same old thing. It's the series of videogames that just WON'T DIE.
Cyantre @ May 20th 2008 6:39PM
Throw in Super Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess and then you'll be good to go. =D
Tristan @ May 20th 2008 7:13PM
embarrassing that no graphic intensive games, games with real and lengthy stories, and none sequels are on the list. Sports and productivity software, truly a disappointment for everyone but nintendo.
Soiden @ May 20th 2008 7:29PM
How is that embarrassing? I think it's great. It shows us that a game doesn't need 20 hours of story, HD and billions of billions of polygons to be great. I like what's happening with Nintendo, because is an enormous slap on the face for some people that just don't understand that gameplay > story/graphics.
Indeed, we need good stories and good graphics, but I can live without them when the game is so fun ;)