A couple of weeks ago, we had the discussion here which game will sell better - Mario Kart Wii or Super Smash Brothers Brawl.
Now that both games are out in all regions for quite some time, it seems clear that MK Wii can stay ahead. It is currently at 6.59 million w/w, while SSBB is trailing behind with 6.42 million. Both games are still selling respectable amounts each week (MK: 176'370 units last week, SSBB: 110'592) , but MK is now outselling SSBB in all three major regions, and it was expected to be the better legged game anyways. Therefore, it seems clear to me that MK will once again be the best selling classic franchise on a Nintendo Home console, as it was already the case on the Cube.
On a side note, here are the current numbers of other games with great sales from this generation:
GTA IV (Xbox 360): 5,695,212 (44,562)
GTA IV (PS3): 4,179,492 (41,841)
Super Mario Galaxy: 6,696,988 (35,743)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360): 6,234,547 (28,387)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3): 3,419,479 (26,537)
Halo 3: 8,059,673 (25,469)
*in brackets: Number of units sold worldwide in the week ending the 19th of July)
Looking at these numbers, it seems possible that Mario Kart Wii becomes the best selling game of the current generation on an individual platform, altough it has to be seen how long its legs are staying this far ahead of Halo's. If we combine the sales of the two GTA's and the two CoD's, the race becomes even more interesting: with both games currently over 9.5 million sold w/w, it's still a large gap to Mario Kart's 6.6 million. I have no doubt though that MK reaches a number over 10 million, so it has to be seen how long the FPS keep selling.
I think that the games I listed are the ones that will fight over the first place this gen (If we leave out the Wii series, that is). Of course, possible sequels to those titles like CoD 5 or a possible SMG 2 will have a shot at the crown as well, though it seems that usually the first game on a new platform sells better than the second intallment.
NOTE: I'm only talking about home console sales here, if we take in handhelds, things shape up quite differently.
Thoughts?
