I think a game is succesful if it makes enough money to cover the cost of it's development and advertising cost.(simple example) a game that cost 5million to make, and if they make $25 from each game sale, then it will have to sell atleast 200,000 copies to be profitable.
so larger, more blockbuster type games that cost a boatload of money to make needs more sales in order to be considered succesful, unlike say a small puzzle game on xbox live marketplace that cost considerably less to make.
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mario kart wii friendcode - 0387-9491-4552
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150vg$ bet(with haggy) mk wii 2009 worldwide sales > any 360/ps3 game released in 2009.
current mk wii worldwide sales (jan 9th): 553k
