Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

Cor! Almost a million in a week. Do we have data on the sales everywhere else in the world? I'm intrigued to know what this new figure does for the LTD for New Super Mario Bros Wii.

[BlackNMild2k1]

We got to wait till this Thursday or next to find out out NPD.
I would guess atleast 1 million in NPD (probably closer to 1.4<my estimate>)

No idea on EUR/AUS sales though.

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 49, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)

UK:
01 (01) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (04) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (03) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
04 (02) 360 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
05 (05) 360 Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
06 (06) PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
07 (08) WII Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
08 (07) PS3 Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
09 (09) 360 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
10 (10) PS3 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
11 (11) 360 Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
12 (12) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
13 (14) NDS Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
14 (13) 360 Left 4 Dead 2 (Electronic Arts)
15 (15) WII F1 2009 (Codemasters)
16 (18) 360 Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
17 (19) 360 Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
18 (17) NDS Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
19 (16) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
20 (20) 360 Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
21 (22) PS3 Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
22 (21) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
23 (26) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
24 (__) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
25 (34) NDS Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
26 (28) NDS Cooking Mama 3 (505 Games)
27 (27) PS3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)
28 (29) WII Rabbids Go Home (Ubisoft)
29 (__) WII Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
30 (__) NDS Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney Interactive Studios)
31 (33) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
32 (31) PC Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
33 (40) 360 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
34 (__) WII Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
35 (__) PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
36 (__) 360 Borderlands (Take 2)
37 (25) PSP Littlebigplanet (Sony Computer Ent.)
38 (__) 360 Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
39 (24) PSP Invizimals (Sony Computer Ent.)
40 (37) 360 Dj Hero (Activision Blizzard)

Ireland:
01 (04) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (03) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
04 (02) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
05 (05) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
06 (06) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
07 (07) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
08 (19) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
09 (08) Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
10 (13) Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
11 (11) Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
12 (09) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
13 (__) Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
14 (10) Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
15 (__) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
16 (15) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
17 (12) Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
18 (__) Dj Hero (Activision Blizzard)
19 (17) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
20 (__) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)

Denmark:
01 (02) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (09) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
04 (06) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (10) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
06 (03) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
07 (11) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Activision Blizzard)
08 (05) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
09 (08) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
10 (04) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
11 (20) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
12 (__) Band Hero (Activision Blizzard)
13 (__) Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
14 (17) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
15 (12) Left 4 Dead 2 (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
17 (15) Wii Play (Nintendo)
18 (14) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision Blizzard)
19 (__) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Pan Vision)
20 (19) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)

Netherlands:
01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (03) [360] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (07) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
05 (10) [WII] Wii Fit Plus(Nintendo)
06 (06) [PC] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
07 (09) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
08 (04) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
09 (05) [360] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

France: Week 48, 2009
01 (02) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (05) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
03 (04) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
04 (01) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (03) [360] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)

Norway: Week 48, 2009
Consoles
01 (02) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
02 (01) Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
03 (04) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
04 (03) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (07) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
06 (10) Need for Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
07 (05) Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai)
08 (__) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
09 (__) Winter Sports 2010 (RTL)
10 (11) Singstar Abba (Sony)
11 (06) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
12 (09) Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Sony)
13 (08) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
14 (16) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision)
15 (12) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision)
16 (13) Guitar Hero 5 (Activision)
17 (20) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
18 (__) DJ Hero (Activision)
19 (14) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony)
20 (__) Cars Race-O-Rama (THQ)

PC
01 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
02 (02) The Sims 3: Reisefeber (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
04 (06) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
05 (04) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
06 (08) Josefine Skolehjelp: Bokstavjungelen (Pan Vision)
07 (05) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
08 (__) Josefine Skolehjelp: Ordlek i luften (Pan Vision)
09 (__) Josefine Skolehjelp: Matterallyet (Pan Vision)
10 (10) Josefine Skolehjelp: Det Magiske Bibliotek (Pan Vision)

Handhelds
01 (01) Littlest Pet Shop (DS) (Electronic Arts)
02 (06) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
03 (05) Littlest Pet Shop Friends (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
05 (02) Josefine Skolehjelp: TĂĄke i Tallheimen (Pan Vision)
06 (07) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
07 (04) Josefine Skolehjelp: Kaos i Kommaby (Pan Vision)
08 (08) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) (Sega)
09 (10) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo)
10 (__) Josefine: Magi i Eventyrland (Pan Vision)

Germany:
01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (07) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
04 (05) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
05 (09) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (02) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
07 (10) [NDS] Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
08 (04) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
09 (__) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
10 (08) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)

PC
01 (01) Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (02) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (05) Fifa Manager 10 (Electronic Arts)
05 (04) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
06 (06) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Sith (Activision)
07 (10) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
08 (09) Risen (Koch Media)
09 (07) Left 4 Dead 2 (Electronic Arts)
10 (__) Alarm fĂĽr Cobra 11: Highway Nights

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

NEW SUPER EUROPE SUPER COUNTRY WII

[SalesBot]

Top 5 First Week:
WII - New Super Mario Bros. Wii 936.734
WII - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 816.198
WII - Mario Kart Wii 608.147
WII - Monster Hunter 3 (tri~) 582.548
WII - Wii Sports Resort 353.827


Wii Million Sellers:
WII - Wii Fit 3.538.570
WII - Wii Sports 3.528.473
WII - Wii Play 2.697.416
WII - Mario Kart Wii 2.370.000
WII - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1.812.706
WII - Wii Sports Resort 1.355.000
WII - Mario Party 8 1.354.885
WII - Animal Crossing: City Folk 1.182.000

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

You forgot to mention the region.

[Caterkiller]

Anyone have the total numbers for these games world wide?

I'm really surprised Galaxy hasn't at least hit the Million Mark in Japan. 3D Mario just doesn't do nearly as well there.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

3D is too hard for Japanese gamers.

[Peachylala]

Anyone have the total numbers for these games world wide?

I'm really surprised Galaxy hasn't at least hit the Million Mark in Japan. 3D Mario just doesn't do nearly as well there.

The Japan numbers are just a small chunk of the 5 million sales pie. North America and Europe are what make up the bulk of Galaxy's sales.


I wonder how much Galaxy 2 will sell. This will be interesting.

[vudu]

Monster Hunter 3 hasn't sold a million copies yet?!

[BlackNMild2k1]

MH3 has a really good chance at breaking that barrier before Jan 1st.
I think it was last reported at 940k sold (2 weeks ago) with 1.1million shipped.

It will sell them all eventually, even if they are sold at a big discount.

[TJ Spyke]

Anyone have the total numbers for these games world wide?

Not all up to date:

Super Mario Galaxy- 8.02 million as of March 31, 2009
Mario Kart Wii- 18.36 million as of September 30
Super Smash Bros. Brawl- 8.43 million as of March 31
Wii Fit - 22.5 million as of September 30
Wii Sports - 50.54 million as of September 30
Wii Play - 24.43 million as of September
Wii Sports Resort - 6.97 million as of September 30
Mario Party 8 - 6.72 million as of March 31
Animal Crossing: City Folk - 3.38 million as of March 31

[SalesBot]

Famitsu Sales: November (Oct. 26 to Nov. 29):

All Top 20:
01. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 321,722 / NEW
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 308,944 / 1,709,209
03. [NDS] Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Level 5) - 301,290 / NEW
04. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 282,224 / 942,128
05. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 250,472 / 3,021,701
06. [PS3] Bayonetta (Sega) - 187,379 / NEW
07. [NDS] Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Square Enix) - 178,510 / NEW
08. [PSP] Persona 3 Portable (Atlus) - 174,228 / NEW
09. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha - Fire (Level 5) - 163,769 / 659,104
10. [PS3] Tekken 6 (Bandai Namco Games) - 158,965 / NEW
11. [PSP] J-League Pro Soccer Club wo Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J (Sega) - 126,155
12. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Bandai Namco Games) - 90,067
13. [360] Bayonetta (Sega) - 85,649
14. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 71,568 / 1,355,478
15. [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics　(Nintendo) - 58,234 / 47,410
16. [WII] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers (Square Enix) - 48,061
17. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy - Universal Tuning (Square Enix) - 47,170
18. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics　(Nintendo) - 46,163
19. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Dodoon to 2 Yome! (Bandai Namco Games) - 45,644
20. [NDS] Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star (Capcom) - 44,110
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmgk/m/

Nintendo DS Top 10:
01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 308,944 / 1,709,209
02. [NDS] Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Level 5) - 301,290
03. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon) - 250,472 / 3,021,701
04. [NDS] Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Square Enix) - 178,510
05. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha - Fire (Level 5) - 163,769 / 659,104
06. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics　(Nintendo) - 46,163
07. [NDS] Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star (Capcom) - 44,110
08. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 43,624 / 4,038,990
09. [NDS]　Summon Night X: Tears Crown (Bandai Namco Games) - 37,396
10. [NDS]　Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel　(Bandai Namco Games) - 34,419
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmds/m/

PlayStation 2 Top 10:
01. [PS2] Sekirei: Mirai Kara no Okurimono (Alchemist) - 7,991
02. [PS2] Sengoku Hime: Senran ni Mau Otometachi (War Princess) (Yeti) - 6,354
03. [PS2] Beatmania II DX 16 Empress + Premium Best (Konami) - 4,836 / 27,707
04. [PS2] Nade Pro: Kisama mo Seiyuu Yattemiro! (GungHo) - 4,761
05. [PS2] Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Hokkaido Daiido no Maki (PlayStation 2 the Best) (Hudson) - 3,108 / 53,300
06. [PS2]  Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (D3 Publisher) - 3,099 / 66,026
07. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami) - 2,865 / 117,180
08. [PS2] Grand Theft Auto: San Adreas (Best Price!) (Capcom) - 2,855 / 11,695
09. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z: Special Disc (Namco Bandai) - 2,819 / 91,101
10. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (Konami) - 2,786 / 82,375
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/gmps/m/

[Peachylala]

Both versions of Bayonetta are on the sales charts. How surprising.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Nintendo's Winter 2009 catalog is... just a stinking booklet catalog.

In the previous 3 years, Nintendo provided free DVDs.

This is it.  Nintendo can't afford to throw free media around anymore.  The Bubble has Burst.  The Fad is Over.

[Peachylala]

The hardcore demanded it, so why should Nintendo even do it?  :

[Louieturkey]

I like how Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Winter Olympics had a month sold amount of 58,234 but a lifetime amount of 47,410. Is there a number missing there?

[BlackNMild2k1]

I like how Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Winter Olympics had a month sold amount of 58,234 but a lifetime amount of 47,410. Is there a number missing there?

LOL, I bet it's probably  switched around or something.

[Caterkiller]

Very happy to see over 8 Million for Galaxy! What was sunshine and MARIO 64 numbers?

Amazing to see games like Wii Fit and Play past the 20 million mark. Mario Kart is almost there as well. That has to be the most succesful Mario Kart yet right?

[Mop it up]

Very happy to see over 8 Million for Galaxy! What was sunshine and MARIO 64 numbers?

Super Mario 64 was over 11 million and Super Mario Sunshine was around 5.5 million. Super Mario 64's number is only the N64 version and doesn't include re-releases or the DS version.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Very happy to see over 8 Million for Galaxy! What was sunshine and MARIO 64 numbers?

Amazing to see games like Wii Fit and Play past the 20 million mark. Mario Kart is almost there as well. That has to be the most succesful Mario Kart yet right?

Galaxy's sales are satisfactory.  Pretty much hitting the ceiling for non-casual titles.  Nothing like a real winner like Mario Kart.

Mario Kart Wii is simply the best selling racing game of all time.

[Chozo Ghost]

Can Galaxy catch up? Only 3 million more to go.... but that's a lot to sell for a game that's been out for awhile and has a sequel on the horizon.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

It's stuck, and it shows the non-casual market is shrinking and insignificant compared to the real game market.

[mac<censored>]

It's stuck, and it shows the non-casual market is shrinking and insignificant compared to the real game market.

Well, it could certainly also be in part due to flaws in the game.  While I think MG is lots of fun, it's hardly perfect -- the individual levels are often wonderful, but eventually start to seem a bit samey (you replay the same environments multiple times after all), and the hub is boring; I often found myself feeling not very compelled to seek out the next level ...

Also, a mechanism to help people get past hard points is pure genius.  I like having to build my skills and get past a sticky part, to some degree, but there's a point at which I just get tired of it, and if I can't progress further because of that, I'll often just stop playing the game altogether when stuck like that.  That's a shame when the game it generally fun, and it would be nice if games had a way of dealing more explicitly with such issues -- great game design is extremely important, but it's very hard to make something which fits all players...

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

3D Marios are guilty of having less gameplay, less platforming per every step Mario takes.  When the 360-degree space around you is open to walk on, that equates to a lot of EMPTY space.  There's a lot of space to deviate and go far and at the same time go nowhere near the objective, and inseparable from this is the fact that the scenery is just repeated when you retread it to approach the objective or when you revisit the stage for a new objective.

2D Marios are mostly forward+back, and a lot of new platforms/platforming is visibly crammed onto the screen.  General folks are quicker to wrap their heads around the 2D presentation, and the local platforming objectives are more immediately recognizable.  Japan is largely inept at 3D.

2D is teh casual.