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mjc2021 on 22 May 2009
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RolStoppable said:

What? You think this is a response to another thread? No... but in some way... yes.

First, let's take a look at the top 10 selling first party games on two carefully cherrypicked consoles. Bear in mind which console has the largest userbase.

Wii

  1. Wii Play - 23.17m
  2. Wii Fit - 19.12m
  3. Mario Kart Wii 15.71m
  4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl 8.41m
  5. Super Mario Galaxy 7.91m
  6. Mario Party 8 - 6.53m
  7. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 5.25m
  8. Link's Crossbow Training - 3.82m
  9. Wii Sports - 3.55m
  10. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 3.17m

PlayStation 2

  1. Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec - 14.87m
  2. Gran Turismo 4 - 9.65m
  3. Eye Toy: Play - 3.86m
  4. SOCOM - 3.44m
  5. The Getaway - 3.37m
  6. Jak and Daxter - 3.21m
  7. God of War - 3.21m
  8. Ratchet and Clank - 2.93m
  9. SOCOM II - 2.65m
  10. Everybody's Golf 3 - 2.62m

Not much to add here, the numbers speak for themselves. If you were a third party, which console would you prefer? Of course you would pick one for which the most successful publisher in gaming history doesn't release any games, because this takes the biggest competition you have in this industry out of the equation.

It makes perfect sense. Or so they say. Although this strategy could become a problem for third parties if the Nintendo console is marketleader. Then again, it might not. If the market is big enough, it shouldn't be too hard to sell games.

Werbung in eigener Sache: Is an excellent first party lineup a liability? Read the answer here.


I wasn't debating that Nintendo does a great job moving first party software. I was pointing out it doesn't do a great job moving out quality 3rd party software.

I see few of the top selling 3rd party Wii games in your collection.