1UP- Boogie Bombed, NPD says 68,000 sold in all of August

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mrstickball said:
I don't understand? Mario Party 8 got nearly as bad reviews (64% average to 60.5% average), but has sold 20x since launch.

So should we say that EA should take note: Crappy non-Nintendo games don't sell, but as soon as "Mario" or "Nintendo" appear on an otherwise horrid title, they sell like ice cream at a Jenny Craigs event?

 

Except most of Mario Party's reviews attributed their low scores to the games lack of progress in the Mario Party series. And unlike reviewers who have to, most gamers haven't played Mario Party 1 through 7, so that complaint isn't really an issue. 

Also, why does everyone act like Until the Wii, Mario Party was a crappy game that no one ever bought?

America	Others	Total
	Mario Party	Nintendo	0.88	1.24	0.58	2.70
	Mario Party 2	Nintendo	1.08	1.27	0.15	2.50
	Mario Party 4	Nintendo	0.92	1.13	0.39	2.44
	Mario Party 8	Nintendo	0.75	1.25	0.35	2.35
	Mario Party 5	Nintendo	0.73	0.96	0.36	2.05
	Mario Party 3	Nintendo	1.02	0.72	0.17	1.91
	Mario Party 6	Nintendo	0.60	0.85	0.11	1.56
	Mario Party 7	Nintendo	0.47	0.90	0.11	1.48
Totals (8 matches)	6.5	8.3	2.2	17.0