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

[D_Average]

According to the logic of Malstrom the controller has nothing to do with the success of Wii Play. The best games sell the most and what sells the most are the best. Yay for circular logic!  Whats hilarious is this same logic forces him to state GTA San Andreas is a better game than Mario Galaxy. But hey what does he know. Isn't this the same guy that published a 700 page essay on how Mccain would destroy Obama the night before the election?

That said, it just doesn't make much sense to include Wii Play on these lists. People bought it bc they needed 2-4 wiimotes and they figured it'd be as solid as Wii Sports.  I still have yet to meet a human in reality who likes the game. Even my moms said it sucks. We got tricked.   

[BlackNMild2k1]

I liked it. Nice to meet you.

My mom loves it too.

If people didn't want the game then they could have bought just the controller and saved $10 in the process.
WiiPlay was a fun pick up and play game for when you just want to do something simple yet challenging.

[D_Average]

People like me bought it assuming it would be great since Nintendo made it, or at the very least have somewhat functonal controls. Oh well. Live n learn.

[vudu]

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.

Why does this news article conflict with SalesBot?  Is this article only refer to single-SKU games (which is why GH3 is missing and San Andreas' sales are slightly lower)?  And if so, did San Andreas really sell so poorly on Xbox?

[BlackNMild2k1]

People like me bought it assuming it would be great since Nintendo made it, or at the very least have somewhat functonal controls. Oh well. Live n learn.

What are you talking about? controls in WiiPlay are fine.

[Mop it up]

I still have yet to meet a human in reality who likes the game.

I like it. Nice to meet you. My sister likes it too.

If people didn't want the game then they could have bought just the controller and saved $10 in the process.
Wii Play is a fun pick up and play game for when you just want to do something simple yet challenging.

I may have copied this post from someone but I still mean every word of it.

[KDR_11k]

My sister played Wii Play like crazy until she got her hands on World of Goo.

I don't think Malstrom is very fond of Galaxy and hell, what's wrong with GTA SA? It's 95% on Metacritic compared to 97% for Galaxy.

Besides, saying that an equivalence works both ways is not circular logic. He simply defines best as pleasing the most people which translates to high sales.

[D_Average]

My sister played Wii Play like crazy until she got her hands on World of Goo.

I don't think Malstrom is very fond of Galaxy and hell, what's wrong with GTA SA? It's 95% on Metacritic compared to 97% for Galaxy.

Besides, saying that an equivalence works both ways is not circular logic. He simply defines best as pleasing the most people which translates to high sales.

Its funny b/c Malstrom would never admit GTA SA is a good game, he hates those types of games, yet his thinking demands he admit its one of the greatest ever.  His logic fails.  According to him, Deca Sports is a WiiZillion times better than Zack n Wikki.

[KDR_11k]

What's wrong with GTASA? It even has that arcadeyness of being able to start up and faff about immediately.