Nintendo's (hard)core games outsell 360s/PS3s

[thetonestarr]

outlawauron said:

Pyro as Bill said:

This isn't another argument about the definition of hardcore so before I start I'll clarify my definition of (hard)core. I don't mean TBAG games (Tits, Blood And Gore), my definition is pretty much the same as Nintendo's ie core games, Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc. I'm not including Wii Sports or Wii Fit or any other "casual" games that sold millions, I'm only going to include the top 10 games that people knew about and played before the Wii came along, the non-expanded audience if you will.

For 360 and PS3 I'll just use the top 10 sellers instead of taking out any "casual" games.

1. MKart  - 15.84  
2. SSBB - 8.59  
3. SMG - 8.11  
4. MarioParty8 - 6.53  
5. ZeldaTP - 5.28  
6. Animal Cross. - 2.99 
7. PaperMario - 2.76  
8. Warioware - 2.22  
9. Mario strikers - 1.96  
10. Metroid - 1.52  
    

Total = 55.8M       360 Top10 = 55.61M     PS3 = 34.94M

So what's my point?

My point is that even without Nintendo's new "casual" games it appears that Nintendo classics are more popular than the 10 best selling games on 360 or PS3. I was suprised by how well Nintendo's latest iterations had sold. It also appears that their are more core/old school gamers on the Wii than 360 or PS3 or maybe Nintendo's core buy more games.

I'm sure someone will mention that the combined core audience of 360/PS3 is greater than Wii. I'd just like to point out that the 360 had a 1yr head start and I could have included Duck Hunt at 23M.

Since when are those hardcore? Brawl, Mario Kart, and SMG are mainstream casual games like GTA, Madden, and CoD. The rest are just casual titles. (2 party games, a sports game, and a sims rip off)

First, since when wasn't CoD core? Just because a game is embraced by the mainstream & casual doesn't mean that it doesn't have very hardcore elements to it.

Second, due to that, the rest of your argument is null as well. And by what you're saying, it doesn't sound like you've even played most of those titles.