This week's software sales really show how poorly Super Mario Galaxy is doing.
Media Create’s software charts show another strong week for Nintendo platforms, but you may be surprised at with what games.
At No. 1, clocking almost 600,000 units in sales was Dragon Quest IV on the DS.
The only Wii game in the top tier was at No. 6, with Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, reaching just over 62,000 units sold.
Most depressingly however, was that this week saw Super Mario Galaxy pushed out the top ten to No.11. Media Create only supply units sold for the top ten games, but we can assume it sold less than the PlayStation 2 pachinko game at position ten, which managed 35,000 units.
Hardware proved more promising for Nintendo. The Wii took back its lead over the PlayStation 3, which had been marginally outselling it for the past couple of weeks. The Wii sold 54,362 consoles last week, with the PS3 only slightly behind at 50,564 units. Even if you add those together, you won’t reach the colossal DS Lite sales of 116,694 for that week.
Keep a close eye on the charts after December 1 and the release of Wii Fit. It’s widely expected to be a massive seller this holiday.