Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Mop it up]

I hope Metroid other M does better than Prime games when it comes out, it has to by default right?

One would think, but the Metroid Prime Trilogy sold pretty poorly. Metroid has never been as popular as most other Nintendo franchises, and having two on Wii already might be enough for everyone. Plus, I thought first-person games had more appeal than third-person, and Other M looks kind of weird anyway.

So, given the popularity of the series, the strange title, and weird gameplay, I don't think it will sell more than Prime 3 (1.5 million?). But I can still hope!

[TJ Spyke]

The Metroid Prime series did not sell poorly, at all. The first one sold 2 million copies, the third one sold 1.31 million. That is pretty damn good.

There hasn't been two actual games. There has been one new game on the Wii (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption). The other three were ports (Metroid Prime Trilogy and the Japanese-only New Play Control! Metroid Prime and New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes). The only region I think Metroid: Other M could do better in is Japan.

[Mop it up]

I didn't say the Metrod Prime series sold poorly, I said the Metroid Prime Trilogy on the Wii sold poorly.

[TJ Spyke]

I thought you were talking about the trilogy, not the game. You have to remember that it was also only a limited-printing, they didn't even make that many copies.

[Mop it up]

Now that you mention it, I do recall hearing something about a limited production run, but I thought that was for the special edition. Was it planned to have a limited run, like, before release, or was it discontinued due to low sales like ExciteBots? Either way, I remember stores were marking it down not long after it released to get rid of unsold stock.

[TJ Spyke]

There was no regular edition, in this case every copy was marked as "Collector's Edition". I think RFN even speculated that the reason they did this was so people wouldn't be surprised that it had a limited run. Would it eventually have had a regular run? I don't know.

[Chozo Ghost]

The Metroid Prime series did not sell poorly, at all. The first one sold 2 million copies, the third one sold 1.31 million. That is pretty damn good.

There hasn't been two actual games. There has been one new game on the Wii (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption). The other three were ports (Metroid Prime Trilogy and the Japanese-only New Play Control! Metroid Prime and New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes). The only region I think Metroid: Other M could do better in is Japan.

Actually, for a core Nintendo franchise sales for the Prime series were pretty bad. Plus you just pointed out how the original MP sold 2 million, yet MP3 sold 1.3 million, so its pretty disappointing because it means the series went into a decline. Had MP3 sold 3 or more millions then it would have had some growth over the previous incarnations, but it actually shrunk. So that's not very good results.

[KDR_11k]

I'm glad that Prime 1 sold more than Prime 3 because Prime 3 was slipping away from the Metroid fundamentals and adding too much story and guidance and a segmented world (plus the items were pretty lame). It was a decent game but not up to Prime 1's standard.

[Luigi Dude]

Actually, for a core Nintendo franchise sales for the Prime series were pretty bad. Plus you just pointed out how the original MP sold 2 million, yet MP3 sold 1.3 million, so its pretty disappointing because it means the series went into a decline. Had MP3 sold 3 or more millions then it would have had some growth over the previous incarnations, but it actually shrunk. So that's not very good results.

Wow, nice way to completely fail at basic logic.  Yes, Prime 3 sold less then Prime 1, but what comes between 1 and 3.  Oh yeah, a 2, a f*cking 2 which is what all of you Metroid Prime 3 complainers always forget about.  In reality, Metroid Prime 3 sold better then Prime 2 which means Prime 3 actually helped grow the series again. 

Not to mention Prime 3 is the 4th best selling Metroid game behind only Prime 1, Metroid 1 and Metroid 2.  So I'd imagine Nintendo is quite pleased with it's numbers since it did better then most of the other Metroid games including Super Metroid which is still regarded as the holy grail by Metroid fanboys.

[KDR_11k]

I think everybody forgets about Echoes for the same reason it sold so little: Nobody really cared when it came out.

[Chozo Ghost]

Echoes is actually the only one I never played, but I have Metroid Trilogy so I have it and will try it one of these days. I guess one of the reasons no one cared is because it came out so soon after MP1.

[Caterkiller]

Echoes is the only one I did not play a second time. But I remember the bosses being so much cooler than part 1 and 3.  Also there is an awesome behind the scenes look at the folkd creating Other M in the Other M thread. There is new footage and everything! Someone look at it!

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 27, 2010

UK: Week 27, 2010 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (__) 360 Crackdown 2 (Microsoft)
02 (06) WII Dance On Broadway (Ubisoft)
03 (01) WII Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
04 (02) 360 Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
05 (04) PS3 Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
06 (09) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
07 (05) WII Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros. Interactive)
08 (11) 360 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts)
09 (03) 360 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros. Interactive)
10 (14) PS3 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts)
11 (07) NDS Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros. Interactive)
12 (10) PS3 Tiger Woods Pga Tour 11 (Electronic Arts)
13 (12) 360 Tiger Woods Pga Tour 11 (Electronic Arts)
14 (15) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
15 (16) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
16 (08) PS3 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros. Interactive)
17 (25) PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
18 (17) PC Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
19 (19) 360 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
20 (13) 360 Sniper: Ghost Warrior (City Interactive)
21 (20) NDS Club Penguin: Herbert's Revenge (Disney Interactive Studios)
22 (24) 360 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft)
23 (__) 360 Alan Wake (Microsoft)
24 (__) WII Pokepark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (Nintendo)
25 (34) PS3 Ufc 2010: Undisputed (Thq)
26 (28) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
27 (__) 360 Ufc 2010: Undisputed (Thq)
28 (30) PS3 Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
29 (27) PC The Sims 3: Ambitions (Electronic Arts)
30 (33) NDS Pokemon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
31 (35) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
32 (22) 360 Transformers: War For Cybertron (Activision Blizzard)
33 (29) 360 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts)
34 (26) NDS Rooms: The Main Building (Nintendo)
35 (18) 360 Naughty Bear (505 Games)
36 (37) 360 Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
37 (__) 360 Bioshock 2 (Take 2)
38 (__) NDS Pokemon Heartgold (Nintendo)
39 (__) PC The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
40 (39) PS3 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts)

Ireland: Week 27, 2010 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (02) Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
02 (01) Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros. Interactive)
03 (05) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 11 (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
05 (04) 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts)
06 (__) Crackdown 2 (Microsoft)
07 (__) Dance On Broadway (Ubisoft)
08 (08) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
09 (07) Club Penguin: Herbert's Revenge (Disney Interactive Studios)
10 (11) Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
11 (09) Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
12 (06) Naughty Bear (505 Games)
13 (10) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
14 (__) Ufc 2010: Undisputed (Thq)
15 (14) Just Cause 2 (Square Enix Europe)
16 (12) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft)
17 (16) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
18 (13) Transformers: War For Cybertron (Activision Blizzard)
19 (__) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
20 (17) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

Netherlands: Week 27, 2010
01 (01) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
03 (03) [360]Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
04 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
05 (07) [NDS] Pokemon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
07 (09) [NDS] Pokemon Heartgold (Nintendo)
08 (05) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
09 (06) [PC] The Sims 3: Ambitions (Electronic Arts
10 (08) [PS3] 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts)

France: Week 26
01 (01) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
03 (03) [360] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
04 (05) [NDS] Pokemon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
05 (__) [PS3] 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts)

Italy: June 2010
01 (__) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
02 (03) [NDS] Pokemon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
03 (04) [NDS] Pokemon Heartgold (Nintendo)
04 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (01) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
06 (05) [PS3] 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts)
07 (02) [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
08 (08) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
09 (10) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
10 (09) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

Sweden: June 2010
01 (__) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2
02 (01) [PS3] Red Dead Redemption
03 (__) [PC] The Sims 3: Ambitions
04 (02) [360] Red Dead Redemption
05 (10) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
06 (06) [PS3] 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa
07 (__) [WII] Wii Sports Resort
08 (09) [PC] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
09 (14) [PS3] FIFA 10
10 (13) [360] 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa
11 (08) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
12 (07) [PC] Battlefield: Bad Company 2
13 (__) [PC] The Sims 3
14 (11) [PC] World of Warcraft
15 (16) [360] FIFA 10
16 (15) [PC] World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
17 (__) [PS3] UFC Undisputed 2010
18 (20) [PC] World of Warcraft Battlechest
19 (19) [PC] Counter-Strike 1: Anthology
20 (17) [PS3] Battlefield: Bad Company 2

[Arbok]

Wow, Dance on Broadway jumped from 6th to 2nd, Ubisoft really does have a hit franchise on their hands. Nice to see a third party with a successful IP on the Wii and not just a particular title, even if I have a feeling we will see a third release in the series too soon.

[TJ Spyke]

Wow, Dance on Broadway jumped from 6th to 2nd, Ubisoft really does have a hit franchise on their hands. Nice to see a third party with a successful IP on the Wii and not just a particular title, even if I have a feeling we will see a third release in the series too soon.

I don't know if I would consider Just Dance and Dance on Broadway to be part of the same series. Same genre, yes; same series, maybe. Regardless, Just Dance 2 is coming out in October.

[Arbok]

I don't know if I would consider Just Dance and Dance on Broadway to be part of the same series. Same genre, yes; same series, maybe. Regardless, Just Dance 2 is coming out in October.

Do they play the same? That's an honest question as I don't know due to the fact that there are zero reviews out there for this game (like none). I assumed they did, and saw Dance on Broadway to be a spin off of the series in the way that the band exclusive Guitar Hero/Rock Band releases are.

[TJ Spyke]

I am not sure, most of the PR videos tend to concentrate on the people playing the game rather than the gameplay.

[Peachylala]

02 (06) WII Dance On Broadway (Ubisoft)
03 (01) WII Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)

What.

[SalesBot]

Famitsu 1st Half 2010 Top 100

1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 1,401,895 / 3,887,045
2. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (Square Enix) - 1,293,916
3. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (Square Enix) - 1,194,584
4. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 1,012,437 / 3,324,385
5. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) - 728,286
6. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (Konami) - 727,823
7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 695,295 / 1,993,828
8. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo) - 613,290
9. [PSP] God Eater (Bandai Namco) - 605,316
10. [PS3] Yakuza 4 (Sega) - 552,531

11. [PS3] Hokuto Musou (Tecmo Koei) - 544,807
12. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Pokemon) - 475,275
13. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon) - 393,862 / 3,776,459
14. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 376,054 / 696,994
15. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 366,833 / 1,909,639
16. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 329,570 / 2,779,332
17. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP The Best Reprint] (Capcom) - 294,446 / 330,591
18. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (Capcom) - 258,961
19. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 193,179 / 1,891,435
20. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 (Level 5) - 186,066 / 1,129,681

21. [PS3] End of Eternity (Sega) - 184,622
22. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 183,104 / 5,842,690
23. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 178,489
24. [PSP] Kenka Banchou 4: One Year War (Spike) - 168,966
25. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Bandai Namco) - 167,592 / 376,675
26. [PS3] Lost Planet 2 (Capcom) - 162,701
27. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 160,656
28. [PSP] Gundam Assault Survive (Bandai Namco) - 157,655
29. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) - 153,388
30. [PS3] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope International (Square Enix) - 152,297

31. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 Blue Samurai Challenge (Konami) - 141,800
32. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies [Ultimate Hits] (Square Enix) - 141,671
33. [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom) - 138,610
34. [NDS] Etrian Odyssey III (Atlus) - 137,633
35. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 137,510 / 580,726
36. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 132,664
37. [PS3] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 127,649
38. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 (Hudson) - 125,910
39. [NDS] Love Plus+ (Konami) - 119,187
40. [WII] Xenoblade (Nintendo) - 109,503

41. [PS3] Ar Tonelico 3 (Bandai Namco) - 108,741
42. [PSP] .hack//Link (Bandai Namco) - 104,296
43. [PSP] Magic Witch Lilacle A's Portable: Battle of the Aces (Bandai Namco) - 101,870
44. [NDS] Super Robot Wars OG Saga The Lord of Elementals (Bandai Namco) - 100,569
45. [NDS] Infinite Frontier Exceed: Super Robot Wars OG Saga (Bandai Namco) - 98,549
46. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 97,382 / 211,704
47. [PS3] Nobunaga's Ambition: Heaven's Road (Koei Tecmo) - 97,274
48. [PSP] Minna no Tennis Portable (SCE) - 96,450
49. [NDS] Prof. Leyton and the Devil's Flute (Level 5) - 95,077 / 647,162
50. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV Episodes from Liberty City (Take 2) - 94,399

51. [PSP] Dynasty Warriors Multi Raid 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 90,862
52. [NDS] Medarot DS Kabuto/Kuwagata (Rocket Company) - 89,669
53. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida 3D (SCE) - 89,547
54. [NDS] Sakatsuku DS World Challenge 2010 (SCE) - 89,297
55. [PS3] God of War III (SCE) - 88,956
56. [NDS] Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4 (Spike) - 84,922
57. [NDS] Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics (Nintendo) - 83,836 / 253,374
58. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier Online (Capcom) - 82,490
59. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3 The Best] (Konami) - 82,113 / 146,827
60. [WII] Pokepark Wii (Nintendo) - 80,204 / 323,279

61. [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 79,959 / 244,578
62. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS (Konami) - 74,670
63. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 Blue Samurai Challenge (Konami) - 74,123
64. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 12 (Konami) - 73,519 / 167,074
65. [WII] Monster Hunter Tri (Capcom) - 73,141 / 1,041,174
66. [PS3] Totori no Atelier (Gust) - 72,836
67. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 72,774 / 3,636,284
68. [PSP] Fairy Tale Portable Guild (Konami) - 72,350
69. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics (Nintendo) - 70,891 / 194,572
70. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 70,330 / 1,951,168

71. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei Tecmo) - 65,345 / 277,715
72. [PSP] Tekken 6 (Bandai Namco) - 65,284
73. [NDS] Prince of Tennis: More Prince of School Festivals: More Sweet Edition (Konami) - 64,657
74. [NDS] Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 3rd Story (Konami) - 64,630
75. [NDS] Crayon Shinchan Obaka Daininden (Bandai Namco) - 63,863
76. [PS3] Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA) - 63,469
77. [NDS] Nicola Kanshuu Model Star Oshare Edition (Alchemist) - 62,518
78. [PS3] Yakuza 3 [PS3 The Best] (Sega) - 62,497 / 79,206
79. [PSP] Poppin Music Portable (Konami) - 62,295
80. [PS2] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 61,083

81. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 60,290 / 3,653,124
82. [NDS] Yugioh Five Deeds World Championship 2010: Rebirth of Arcadia (Konami) - 59,636
83. [NDS] Dragon Ball DS 2 Totsugeki! Red Ribbon Force (Bandai Namco) - 59,511
84. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 59,399 / 436,739
85. [NDS] Penn One Grand Prix Penguin no Mondai Special (Konami) - 58,575 / 142,719
86. [PS3] MASSIVE ACTION GAME (SCE) - 57,771
87. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus (Bandai Namco) - 55,919 / 394,953
88. [NDS] Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride [Ultimate Hits] (Square Enix) - 54,127
89. [NDS] Pro Baseball Famista DS 2010 (Bandai Namco) - 53,993
90. [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 (Square Enix) - 52,115 / 149,028

91. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) - 52,017 / 4,152,985
92. [NDS] Metal Fight Bayblade Bakutan! Cyber Pegasus (Hudson) - 51,157 / 122,056
93. [DS] Love Plus (Konami) - 51,119 - 243,326
94. [PSP] Zettai Hero Kaizou Kikaki (Nippon Ichi) - 59,314
95. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise Episode I [Everyone's Recommended Selection] (Bandai Namco) - 49,753
96. [PS3] Demon Souls [PS3 The Best] (SCE) - 49,730
97. [PSP] Dead or Alive Paradise (Koei Tecmo) - 49,340
98. [PSP] Maching Maker 3 x Chousouchuu (D3 Publisher) - 49,205
99. [NDS] Ghost Trick (Capcom) - 47,944
100. [NDS] Egokoro Classroom DS (Nintendo) - 47,712

NDS - 35
PS3 - 24
PSP - 23
WII - 16
PS2 - 1
360 - 1

Total Sales

1. Nintendo - 5,490,000
2. Square Enix - 4,060,000
3. Konami - 2,280,000
4. Bandai Namco - 1,790,000
5. Capcom - 1,190,000

Number of Titles

1. Konami - 19
2. Nintendo - 15
3. Bandai Namco - 14
4. Square Enix - 11
5. Capcom - 8

Hardware Sales

1. NDS - 1,390,176 / 30,550,765
2. PSP - 1,243,802 / 14,630,257
3. WII - 934,010 / 10,436,009
4. PS3 - 827,906 / 5,219,313
5. 360 - 103,481 / 1,301,354
6. PS2 - 53,216 / 21,856,978

[Louieturkey]

Wow, 8 more PS3 games in the top 100 than the Wii.

[noname2200]

Wow, 8 more PS3 games in the top 100 than the Wii.

Not too surprising: over the past two years the PS3 has seen more major releases in Japan than the Wii.  The fact that the Wii is still (narrowly) beating the PS3 in hardware sales is probably exclusively due to Nintendo's own products, but they don't put out enough of those to rival all the third-parties combined.  There's a reason why Iwata's getting on the "We <3 third-parties" bandwagon.

[Peachylala]

There's a reason why Iwata's getting on the "We <3 third-parties" bandwagon.

And there is absolutely no reason for him to do it. It's like he's a father trying to get a kid (third parties) to behave with a lollipop (money hats).

[SalesBot]

Pre-1996 Data (shipments)
Post 1996 using Famitsu data

Top 5 home console games since 1996 (Famitsu):

1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 3,894,356 (Through July 4, 2010)
2. [PS1] Dragon Quest VII (Enix) - 3,893,293
3. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 3,634,806 (Through March 28, 2010)
4. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 3,560,889 (Through March 28, 2010)
5. [PS2] Dragon Quest VIII (Square-Enix) - 3,555,469

Pre-1996 Top 5 home console games (shipped):

1. [FC/NES] Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 6.81m
2. [FC/NES] Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo) - 3.84m
3. [SFC/SNES] Super Mario Kart (Nintendo) - 3.82m
4. [FC/NES] Dragon Quest III (Enix) - 3.77m
5. [SFC/SNES] Super Mario World (Nintendo) - 3.55m

*Handhelds Excluded


Handhelds Incuded

1. [GBOY] Pokemon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 10,077,166
2. [GBOY] Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - > 7,801,616
3. [FC/NES] Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 6.81m (shipped)
4. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 5,838,753 (Through June 20, 2010)
5. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 5,767,283 (Through March 28, 2010)
6. [GBA] Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 5,337,045
7. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 5,134,724 (Through March 28, 2010)
8. [NDS] Brain Training 2 (Nintendo) - 5,050,713 (Through March 28, 2010)
9. [GBOY] Tetris (Nintendo) - 4.24m (shipped)
10. [GBOY] Super Mario Land (Nintendo) - 4.19m (shipped)
11. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square-Enix) - 4,150,667 (Through March 28, 2010)
12. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 3,894,356 (Through July 4, 2010)


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[Chozo Ghost]

The PS3 may have more titles in the Top 100, but I wager the Wii has sold more games over all. Its not the quantity of titles that matters so much as the amount of sales the titles get. That said, most of those PS3 games could have their sales totals combined together and would get beat out by New Super Mario Bros. The Wii has fewer titles, yes, but the titles it does have tend to be multi-million sellers.

[noname2200]

There's a reason why Iwata's getting on the "We <3 third-parties" bandwagon.

And there is absolutely no reason for him to do it. It's like he's a father trying to get a kid (third parties) to behave with a lollipop (money hats).

I disagree.  Nintendo alone simply can not build and maintain momentum for two separate hardware platforms and two digital platforms all on its own, and it shows.  Leaving aside the matter that Nintendo's smaller in size than some third-parties, there's also the fact that Nintendo is simply not geared towards making some games which appeal to large segments of the population, so it's best for them to court third-parties to fill in both of these weaknesses.  There's zero point in cutting off one's nose to spite one's face.