(NES) super mario bros 2: 7.46 mil
(NES) super mario bros 3: 17.28 mil
uhh... does that fit the criteria? :P
edit: you cant just not include every sequel that happens to launch on a new console that has a larger install base.... Every single sequel that launches on the SAME console will always launch to a larger user base then the previous iteration... You will never get a perfectly fair comparison
Bet With routsounmanman: By the end of Q1 2008 Capcom WONT have announced a RE5 Wii Edition OR a new RE (classic gameplay) for the Wii (WON)