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Yeah...well in 2 years lots can happen.



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i don't like counting bundles games as part of game sales. that said, if they do come out with wii sports 2 in the next couple years and don't bundle it i think that will be the best selling unbundled game ever, heck i think it could even beat out super mario bros. 1



end of '08 predictions: wii - 43 million,  360 - 25 million, ps3 - 20 million

 

Games I've beat recently: Super Mario Galaxy, Knights of the Old Republic, Shadow of the Collossus

 

Proud owner of wii, gamecube, xbox, ps2, dreamcast, n64, snes, genesis, 3DO, nes, atari, intellivision, unisonic tournament 2000, and gameboy

BenKenobi88 said:
Yeah...well in 2 years lots can happen.

true words were never spoken in the video game world--i mean there are so many sports that could have been done it wouldnt be hard to pick a few new ones

 

also we cant forget about Wii Play--that is a hot item as well



 

To ilovetogame and anyone else who might make the argument that Wii Sports doesn't count because it's bundled, please note that Super Mario Bros. is the top selling game due to its being a pack-in game.

The top-selling non-bundled console game would be Super Mario Bros. 3 (at significantly smaller a number).

EDIT: Noted that we're talking console games.  Otherwise Tetris would be #2 (Pokémon is split across three games, then across two, Duck Hunt was a double-game with Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World was a pack-in, unsure if Super Mario Land was packed-in or not, but that is Game Boy, then up is Super Mario Bros. 3)



PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)

If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.

Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007

Even only counting Japan sales Wii Sports is outselling almost everything...



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whiteoutking, yeah i know smb1 is the top selling game because it was bundled. i don't really consider it the top selling game because of that. but whatever. wii sports would still be selling close to what it is even if it wasn't bundled.



end of '08 predictions: wii - 43 million,  360 - 25 million, ps3 - 20 million

 

Games I've beat recently: Super Mario Galaxy, Knights of the Old Republic, Shadow of the Collossus

 

Proud owner of wii, gamecube, xbox, ps2, dreamcast, n64, snes, genesis, 3DO, nes, atari, intellivision, unisonic tournament 2000, and gameboy

i was just thinking--they might need to change that number b/c of the V/c--i mean its the complete game being sold again?



 

ilovetogame said:
i don't like counting bundles games as part of game sales. that said, if they do come out with wii sports 2 in the next couple years and don't bundle it i think that will be the best selling unbundled game ever, heck i think it could even beat out super mario bros. 1

 I thought Super Mario Bros was bundled with the NES.






mesoteto, i don't think the vc should game as game sales. I mean at least not added to the totals that already exist. Mostly because they don't exist other than on some server somewhere. I dunno, it just shouldn't count.



Currently Playing:

Xbox 360 - Rock Band, NHL 08, Skate, Halo 3, Mass Effect

Wii - Mario Galaxy

i thoght once it was downloaded you got the full game on your machine?