| Yakuzaice said: You left out DMC4 on the PS3 list. |
That's true; I was working with this week's worldwide software charts. Not only did Devil May Cry not make the top 200, it didn't even make the top 50 PS3 games sold this week. I didn't think it would be possible for a game to be a top seller in 2008 and not even chart in the top 50 for that individual platform, but apparently it is. (This doesn't exactly speak well for the game's legs...)
Regarding many of the comments here, I'm not trying to argue one way or another as to whether Wii's software titles are "good", or whether the console's lineup successfully caters to the tastes of the core gamer. What I'm trying to show with this thread is that Wii's success can be entirely explained by high-profile exclusive software sales, as opposed to some phantom explanation like "waggle", "casuals", "marketing", or whatever other buzz word the gaming industry happens to seize upon.
Most of the gaming media seems to believe that this generation is "different from all the others". But it's not. Wii has the most desirable exclusive software, and that's why it's selling so well.
End of 2008 totals: Wii 42m, 360 24m, PS3 18.5m (made Jan. 4, 2008)
