The Top 50 games making the current Worldwide Chart that are in their 13th week of release or longer:
1. Wii Sports (Wii)
2. Wii Fit (Wii)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
4. Wii Play (Wii)
5. Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village (DS)
6. Nintendogs (DS)
7. Lego Indiana Jones (360)
8. Kung Fu Panda (360)
9. Brain Training (DS)
10. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
11. Mario Kart DS (DS)
12. New Super Mario Bros (DS)
13. More Brain Training (DS)
14. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
15. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
16. Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
17. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
18. Carnival Games (Wii)
19. Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii)
20 Sega Superstars Tennis (360)
21 Rhythm Heaven Gold (DS)
22 Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
23. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
24. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
25. Imagine: Teacher (DS)
26. Madden NFL 09 (360)
27. Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
28. Big Brain Academy (DS)
29. Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? (DS)
30. We Ski (Wii)
31. Wall-E (DS)
32. Guitar Hero III (Wii)
33. Halo 3 (360)
34. Madden NFL 09 (PS2)
35. Uncharted (PS3)
36. Imagine: Babies (DS)
37. Madden NFL 09 (PS3)
38. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
39. Deca Sporta (Wii)
40. Call of Duty 4 (360)
41. Mario Party DS (DS)
42. Cooking Mama 2 (DS)
43. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
44. Imagine: Fashion Designer (DS)
45. Petz: Dogz Fashion (DS)
46. Lego Indiana Jones (Wii)
47. My Weight Loss Coach (DS)
48. Carnival Games (DS)
49. Big Brain Academy (Wii)
50. Monster Hunter Freedom 2nd G (PSP)
Games in their 13th Week:
Made The List:
* Imagine: Teacher (DS)
* Madden NFL 09 (360)
* Madden NFL 09 (PS2)
* Madden NFL 09 (PS3)
Missed It:
* Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii)
* Madden NFL 09 (PSP)
By Platform, exclusives in parenthesis:
DS - 21 (18)
Wii - 14 (9)
360 - 7 (1)
PS3 - 6 (4)
PSP - 1 (1)
PS2 - 1 (0)
NOTES:
* It seems like, with a few exceptions, 360 & PS3 games have no legs compared to the Wii & DS. Is this more because 1) The HD fan bases are more intent on buying games early? 2) Nintendo owners are more budget conscious, and so buy fewer games per month, dragging out the sales cycles of better games? 3) Releases for HD consoles grow stale more quickly? 4) Fewer good new releases for Nintendo systems force owners to buy older games instead? Or are there other factors?
* Madden All-Play for the Wii not only didn't open as strongly as its competitors, but it's clearly being out-legged, too. Given Wii's install base advantage in North America and the fact that Madden All-Play was billed as being the full game + additional modes, this has to be seen as something of a problem. Is this simply because Madden-philes from last generation have migrated to the HD consoles en masse? Is the All-Play marketing to blame? Or something else?
* Even taking into account Japan, where it competes, there is no competition between the DS and PSP. But then, on this Legs List, there's no competition at all for the DS from any system. Consider Nintendogs: in its 186th week of release, it sells more than any PS3 or 360 game on this list, including Grand Theft Auto 4, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Halo 3. How long will it take the new top titles, like Fable 2, Gears of War 2, or LittleBigPlanet to drop underneath Nintendogs? I don't know, but does anyone doubt that it's going to happen? Incredible.
