Topic: Wii Play, Wii Fit Among Top-Selling Games of the Decade

[NWR_DrewMG]

The twin behemoths have sold a combined 19 million copies in North America.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20148

 According to sales data provided to IGN by the NPD Group, Wii Play and Wii Fit are two of the top three best-selling games in North America this decade.  Wii Play has sold 11.1 million copies since launching in February 2007, and Wii Fit has sold 7.9 million copies since this past April.  Both titles have followed Nintendo's strategy of bundling hardware along with their games.  Currently in the number two position is 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, with 8.25 million copies sold.  

"As your numbers show, with almost eight million sold life to date and a place in the Top 10 every month since it's launched, it's pretty clear that consumers love this game," says Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, of Wii Fit.  "The appeal of Wii Fit is so broad and its ability to keep attracting new users every month has really played out time and time again."  

Nintendo hopes to continue this success with Wii Fit Plus, which just launched in North America last week.  Dunaway explains, "There's certainly an opportunity there. That being said, we think Wii Fit Plus really expands upon the marketplace. And the new enhancements that come with Wii Fit Plus are going to make it appeal to an even broader audience."

[BlackNMild2k1]

"Soon to be in the number three position is 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, with 8.25 million copies sold."

Fixed after looking to the very near future.

[NWR_DrewMG]

Maybe not, unless you start treating Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus as one title (which one could arguably do, but NPD certainly won't).

[vudu]

There are easily 350,000 copies of the original Wii Fit in stores.  People will still choose the original over Wii Fit Plus because of the cheaper price, and once retailers start discounting people will be even more likely to choose the original.

[NWR_Lindy]

My money is on the dark horse - Carnival Games.

[Deguello]

Just think about the revenue generated by about 22 million units of Wii Fit sold worldwide at $90 a pop.

[Mop it up]

Just think about the revenue generated by about 22 million units of Wii Fit sold worldwide at $90 a pop.

I'd rather not.

[Deguello]

Well, you should.  I think it might be the most ever generated by a single video game.

[ThomasO]

I would! If all those Wii Fit units sold for $90 each, it's approximately 1.98 Billion dollars. More than what Titanic made in the box office.

[Mop it up]

I should care why?

[Deguello]

Because this thread's about it and that if you don't like it you should probably have not replied instead of caring so much about the topic that you decided to tell us how much you don't care?

[Mop it up]

I might care if I actually thought that money would go toward the research and development of new and interesting products instead of just being banked.

[Invincible Donkey Kong]

Yeah, didn't you know we just quit making games period?  Mop_it_up said it, so it must be true.

Or I could point out that our R&D budget has increased considerably in the past year.  Or I could point out titles like Wario Land Shake, Punch-Out, and Sin & Punishment 2 might not have ever existed if there weren't titles like Wii Fit to finance them.  But keep on being snarky, it's only making you look like more of a wanker. 

[Mop it up]

Right, because the seventeen billion you already had wasn't enough. And none of your other games make any money either.

The sales numbers are indeed impressive, but I couldn't care less about revenue.

[Deguello]

Did you actually just reword your post and not reply?

Because it looks like you did.  May I ask that you cut to the chase with your posts?  Because this whining you are doing is just irritating, and I don't know what your point is.

Are you angry Nintendo doesn't just sink all their profits into R&D?  Do you hate profits?  Do you hate things that become successful?  Do you hate successful things that you don't like?  What?

[Mop it up]

Yeah, I should have said in my first post that the numbers are impressive.

Do you hate successful things that you don't like?

No, I like Wii Fit.

Do you hate things that become successful?

That depends on what we're talking about, but I like that Nintendo has found success with their recent venues.

Are you angry Nintendo doesn't just sink all their profits into R&D?

No, because they need to have a safety net in case things take a turn for the worse. But I do feel like they could spend a little more on some of their projects, so I don't want to think about all of the money they have sitting around now.

I'm sorry for being negative, I should try to have a more positive attitude.

[KDR_11k]

Well, you should.  I think it might be the most ever generated by a single video game.

45 million copies of Wii Sports at 250$ each.

[BlackNMild2k1]

$11.25 Billion from WiiSports!!! insanity!

$1.98 Billion from WiiFit

$575 million from WiiPlay

that's almost $14 Billion from 3 games.

Giving away the Wii for free with that Sports game was GENIUS.
so was giving away a bathroom scale and a relay baton for free too.

[vudu]

$575 million from WiiPlay

Try $111 million from WiiPlay.  It's a $10 game, not a $50 game.

[BlackNMild2k1]

It's a

$575 million from WiiPlay

Try $111 million from WiiPlay.  It's a $10 game, not a $50 game.

you obviously missed the joke....

45 million copies of Wii Sports at 250$ each.

[KDR_11k]

Hey, it IS what people bought that box for.

[Jonnyboy117]

People always say that Wii Play is a good deal, but I myself never saw the mini-games as being worth $10. We're long past the days when Remotes were hard to find outside of the Play bundle.

[NWR_insanolord]

People always say that Wii Play is a good deal, but I myself never saw the mini-games as being worth $10. We're long past the days when Remotes were hard to find outside of the Play bundle.

I'd say that at least Shooting Gallery and Tanks would each be worth $5 on WiiWare.

[KDR_11k]

Wii Play is good and easily worth the money.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Wii Play is good and easily worth the money.

It even comes with a free controller.