Wii Sports best-selling game of all time?
by David Hinkle 
{ Jan 5th 2009 at 4:00PM }
We're keeping this a rumor because, uh, it's VGChartz. They're never too good about sourcing their stuff and, to tell the truth, we've only ever heard one person claim their data was correct (it was in our interview with 2D Boy here). It's not that we don't believe Wii Sports could top the original NES game, we're just skeptical of VGChartz.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr Khan @ Jan 5th 2009 4:10PM
VGChartz is certainly no less accurate than the NPD (Media Create might be more accurate, what with their numbers down to the ones place and all). Both of them take existing data and extrapolate it to cover for unknowns
Plus VGChartz corrects their data with every release of "official" numbers, so if it isn't accurate today, it will be in a maximum of 30 days
Q-Kid-Kyle @ Jan 5th 2009 4:16PM
well, think about it. how many wii's were sold in North America - all bundled with wii sports. Then add in the number of purchases of wii sports in Europe. Then, I dont know how Japan or Australia or any other place gets their Wii Sports, but thats ought to be a lot. Makes sense to me.
Ferco @ Jan 5th 2009 4:26PM
Wii sport isn't bundled everywhere here in Europe?
Anti-Villian @ Jan 5th 2009 8:00PM
Australia, we get our wiisports inside our mighty wii console box.
KingKRule @ Jan 5th 2009 4:38PM
I'm confused, you say super mario bros is the top selling game of all time but at the end you say NES. Am I wrong or wasn't super mario bros on the SNES?
T. C. @ Jan 5th 2009 4:47PM
oh no you didn't....
Eric @ Jan 5th 2009 4:50PM
Put simply, you're wrong.
maduin @ Jan 5th 2009 5:14PM
never claim that you know anything about video games. Ever.
mikia @ Jan 5th 2009 7:40PM
and halo is on ps1.
esposch @ Jan 5th 2009 9:25PM
Epic troll is epic. 9/10, with bonus points for posting on a Nintendo fansite. :)
KingKRule @ Jan 5th 2009 10:29PM
Wow you make one mistake and people are all over your ass. It wasnt even like I was claiming I knew everything or even trying to be a D-bag. I was asking a question I would have like a small correction if I was wrong. Thanks for being friendly guys.
maduin @ Jan 6th 2009 12:19AM
well, instead of asking here and looking like an idiot, you could've taken an extra 5 seconds to go to google or the wikipedia and searched for Super Mario Bros. It's not your ignorance that pisses me off, it's your lazy arrogance.
zeldazeppelin @ Jan 6th 2009 12:42AM
You don't deserve to be a gamer after that. I don't think you know anything about video games...
CalcProgrammer1 @ Jan 5th 2009 5:19PM
...duh, Wii Sports is bundled with every Wii sold, at least in North America if not Europe too. That means that for every Wii sold in these regions, a copy of Wii Sports is also sold, whether the purchaser wants it or not. If it weren't bundled I doubt Wii Sports sales would be anywhere near as high. Sure, it's a great game, but not everyone would buy it if it weren't bundled. Even if Japan, etc. don't have it bundled, the regions that do are enough to push Wii Sports sales to levels it would probably never hit if it weren't bundled in anywhere.
maduin @ Jan 5th 2009 6:05PM
Wii Sports is what sells Wii systems. Wii sales are so immense because of casual gamers and families that will buy a Wii merely for Wii Sports and never buy another game after that. In the 80's, people bought the NES for Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt, this instance is no different.
Nathew @ Jan 6th 2009 1:57AM
why is he trying to punch the dude?
this aggression will not stand, man.
David @ Jan 7th 2009 6:31PM
I like wii sports but you can't say it was the best selling game only because it came with the wii. If it didn't it might not have sold that much, dont get wrong wii sports is a great game(and personally I hate mario I'm more of a sonic fan) but remember that mario got his title by sitting on shelves and wii sports didn't.
fantanoice @ Jan 13th 2009 4:39AM
"but you can't say it was the best selling game only because it came with the wii. "
Um, hello? Super Mario Bros was bundled with NES. Are we not going to count all those copies too?
-_-
But to be honest, I thought I'd never see the day when SMB would be knocked out of top place. Well done Wii Sports.