I live in a very famous and not large city, mentioned in "I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash.
I've seen two Wii consoles ever in town here, on a shelf ready to be bought. Only one of those was unsold after walking out of the electronics department
Metroid is amazingly cool in control scheme. It plays hot. It feels hot. Also takes some getting used to, which is a slight challenge to veteran dual analog stick folk.
Numbers: Checker Players > Halo Players
Checkers Age and replayability > Halo Age and replayability
Therefore, Checkers > Halo
So, Checkers is a better game than Halo.