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Mop it up · « **Reply #4525 on:** July 18, 2009, 12:25:00 AM »

Quote from: broodwars on July 17, 2009, 06:59:16 PM

I still can't believe Wii Play is STILL in the top 10 best-selling Wii games...

And why would that be? It is packaged with a Wiimote so a lot of people view it as a deal, sometimes stores sell out of the stand-alone Wiimote and it is the only choice, and other times it is on sale for the same price as a Wiimote. It makes sense to me it would continue to sell so well.

Stratos · « **Reply #4526 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:35:19 AM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on July 18, 2009, 12:25:00 AM

Quote from: broodwars on July 17, 2009, 06:59:16 PM
I still can't believe Wii Play is STILL in the top 10 best-selling Wii games...
And why would that be? It is packaged with a Wiimote so a lot of people view it as a deal, sometimes stores sell out of the stand-alone Wiimote and it is the only choice, and other times it is on sale for the same price as a Wiimote. It makes sense to me it would continue to sell so well.

Especially with nearly every sales clerk being trained to recommend it to new users. I swear anytime I buy Wii stuff they try to get me to buy one. I've also watched clerks at nearly every store I've been at recommending it to people who are considering a Wii.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4527 on:** July 18, 2009, 12:33:43 PM »

I recommend it to anyone buying a Wii. Its one more piece of entertaining software that comes with an extra controller for multi-player fun

Stratos · « **Reply #4528 on:** July 18, 2009, 01:08:30 PM »

The tank game is amazing. I want an expanded, 4-player version on WiiWare.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4529 on:** July 18, 2009, 01:18:40 PM »

How far did you get in tank?

Stratos · « **Reply #4530 on:** July 18, 2009, 01:19:43 PM »

I can't remember, I only played it at a friend's house. I think around 10-12?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4531 on:** July 18, 2009, 01:36:59 PM »

you got a long way to go. I think i made it to 54 on my own & with 2 players

Mop it up · « **Reply #4532 on:** July 18, 2009, 03:08:37 PM »

I like the Tanks! game but it is too difficult, it should give you an option to continue but just reset your score if you use it.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4533 on:** July 18, 2009, 03:11:25 PM »

You just gotta play with someone that can show you how it's done.
Once you see the strategy for each level, it's not that hard to beat alot of the levels.

Mop it up · « **Reply #4534 on:** July 18, 2009, 03:13:01 PM »

That's easy for someone with gaming skill to say...

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #4535 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:33:38 PM »

There is a reason Wii Play is the best-selling non-bundled game of all time, it's basically a $10 game with a Wii Remote included. Anybody who needs an extra Wii Remote and doesn't already have Wii Play should just spend the extra $10. I don't have the game, but I have hear great things about several of the minigames in it.

I am shocked that for the first time in 29 months the game was not in the overall top 10 (although I think that may change soon).

Stratos · « **Reply #4536 on:** July 18, 2009, 04:53:38 PM »

If Resort sells as well as people seem to think it will here Nintendo may not need to bundle anything else with the Wii. Just release new must-have casual titles.

New people could get the following:
Wii-$250
Wii Play-$50
WS Resort-$50
and
Mario Kart Wii or Wii Fit for $50/$90

SalesBot · « **Reply #4537 on:** July 18, 2009, 06:30:13 PM »

NPD Data *Updated*

NDS data added.

NDS POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION 175,978
NDS MARIO KART DS 132,499
NDS THE LEGENDARY STARFY 122,745
NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 118,161
NDS UP 93,265
NDS LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA 62,192
NDS LEGO BATTLES 56,424
NDS TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - AUTOBOTS 54,477
NDS GARDENING MAMA 53,136
NDS MARIO PARTY 51,303
NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS 51,010
NDS COOKING MAMA 45,578
NDS MY SIMS RACING 43,249
NDS LEGO BATMAN 42,704
NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY 42,447
NDS RHYTHM HEAVEN 41,345
NDS LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURES 39,316
NDS KIRBY SUPER STAR ULTRA 36,889
NDS PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE 35,220
NDS TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - DECEPTICONS 33,175
NDS BRAIN AGE: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN IN MINUTES A DAY 32,379
NDS IMAGINE: BOUTIQUE OWNER 32,343
NDS CARNIVAL GAMES 32,256
NDS CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE 32,224
NDS GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 29,059
NDS PAWS & CLAWS: PAMPERED PETS 28,014
NDS KNIGHTS IN THE NIGHTMARE 27,049
NDS COOKING MAMA 2: DINNER WITH FRIENDS 26,662
NDS MARIO AND SONIC: OLYMPIC GAMES 25,336
NDS CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE 25,170
NDS SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: DEVIL SURVIVOR 24,997
NDS GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS 24,146
NDS MY BABY GIRL 23,950
NDS NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: NINJA COUNCIL 4 23,049
NDS POKEMON RANGER: SHADOWS OF ALMIA 22,868
NDS CLUBHOUSE GAMES 22,493
NDS MYSTERY CASE FILES: MILLIONHEIR 22,160
NDS X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE 21,723
NDS HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE 21,436
NDS PETZ FASHION: DOGZ & CATZ 20,590
NDS YU-GI-OH! 5D’S STARDUST ACCELERATOR 20,564
NDS HELLO KITTY: BIG CITY DREAMS 20,484

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #4538 on:** July 18, 2009, 06:43:55 PM »

Oh thank gawd Hello Kitty made the charts.

Deguello · « **Reply #4539 on:** July 18, 2009, 10:52:19 PM »

Jeez Mario Kart DS. That's fantastic numbers for a game that was released almost 4 years ago. That's just pure profit now.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #4540 on:** July 19, 2009, 05:28:28 PM »

Profit Nintendo won't use to even out the advertising efforts across all of its products.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #4541 on:** July 19, 2009, 06:16:58 PM »

Speaking of advertising, I just saw a commercial for Mario Kart DS the other day.

Guitar Smasher · « **Reply #4542 on:** July 19, 2009, 11:16:52 PM »

I've seen it often lately and I don't understand why they chose MKDS. It's advertising the family appeal of the DS, but they could've used something newer, more relevant, that could benefit from the exposure.

Mop it up · « **Reply #4543 on:** July 20, 2009, 12:57:43 AM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on July 19, 2009, 06:16:58 PM

Speaking of advertising, I just saw a commercial for Mario Kart DS the other day.

Yeah I know, I saw one a couple of weeks ago. They'll advertise a 4-year-old DS game but shun ExciteBots? That's just weird.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #4544 on:** July 20, 2009, 11:55:55 AM »

I guess they're trying to convince older gamers there's more to the DS than just Brain Age. What better way to do that than to push a traditional game that has significant appeal to non-gamers as well?

Deguello · « **Reply #4545 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:31:05 PM »

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Yeah I know, I saw one a couple of weeks ago. They'll advertise a 4-year-old DS game but shun ExciteBots? That's just weird.

Mario Kart DS still sells. Excitebots was the sequel to a not million-selling Wii launch game. I don't think it's a simple either/or proposition. And the most recent Mario Kart ad I've seen was more an ad for the DS and DSi itself.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #4546 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:42:17 PM »

Nintendo gives some games a proper boat launch ceremony, while others games are tossed into the bathtub like an ignored duckie. When will this childish company grow up and localize/publicize all of its products with a minimum level of respect? These dead-end projects should just be cancelled and have the project money spent on Wii Music commercials if this is the kind of shitty publisher behavior they're going to maintain to maximize profits.

Mop it up · « **Reply #4547 on:** July 20, 2009, 08:26:57 PM »

Quote from: Deguello on July 20, 2009, 06:31:05 PM

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Yeah I know, I saw one a couple of weeks ago. They'll advertise a 4-year-old DS game but shun ExciteBots? That's just weird.

Mario Kart DS still sells. Excitebots was the sequel to a not million-selling Wii launch game.

Maybe ExciteBots would have sold better if they actually advertised for it.

Deguello · « **Reply #4548 on:** July 20, 2009, 10:41:51 PM »

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Maybe ExciteBots would have sold better if they actually advertised for it.

Or maybe Excite Truck just wasn't that good a game? Advertising isn't some kind of magickal elixir that will quadruple sales just cuz. I remember Bionic Commando got a lot of ads. Please ask Capcom about that. A lot of S-E's 360 games got advertised greatly, and most of them didn't fare so well either.

Meanwhile, Mario Kart DS is the perfect game to accompany DS and DSi into new users hands, which brings in money, and this money, when added to a bottom line, makes a company profit. And with this profit they can venture into new territories, like, say, making a game about racing Robots.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #4549 on:** July 20, 2009, 10:44:41 PM »

So the racing robot game could've been scrapped to save more money?

What's that? Nintendo's in the business of making bad games? That's why they don't bother to advertise?

Why, they could partner with Marvelous Entertainment!

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