| Tremble said: No it is with wii sports ... |
Ayayay...so much ignorance in so few words.
Okay, the NPD does not count bundled software titles as sold. This article is based exclusively on NPD data. So Wii Sports is not, in fact, included in the tie ratio here. It's not included in any NPD data, as far as I know, which is why it never shows up on the NPD charts. Additionally, when Nintendo itself released tie ratio data back in the summer, it had roughly the same number, and made it explicitly clear that Wii Sports does not count. (Does anyone have the link, by chance?)
Conclusion: Wii Sports does not count. You're the only one here who thinks it does. Your un-linked source is terrible: it claims that Wii Play has somehow sold 15.9 million copies in the U.S. alone, whereas the Wii itself has sold less than that. Consider finding a source that has some idea of what it's talking about, please. Until you come forth with convincing evidence, Wii Sports is not part of the tie ratio.
Second...
Oh c'mon you give a game (yes 10$ is giving a game for me) and then you're surprised it sells like hot cakes?
Bravo, you've moved on from the old argument that the game only sells because it's the only way to buy a wiimote. Problem is, Wii Play is one of the most played games on the system.
http://kotaku.com/5018904/nintendo-channel-reveals-hard-truths-about-wii-play-boom-blox-more
"To wit: did you think people only bought Wii Play for the remote? If so, you're wrong. The Nintendo Channel reports that its data-sharing users have played this game for more then four million hours, averaging nine hours per person. They're actually playing this game! The channel also indicates that people who own or rented Wii Play have played it an average of 9.75 times. So much for the remote theory."
You're 0 for 2, mate. One more strike, and you're out.
