| DM235 said:
And I wasn't expecting them to sell equally, but NSMBWii is selling so well as if they're giving away real gold coins with each game. |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii captures the most important values the Wii stands for. In short, if you buy a Wii are very likely to be interested in the game. It's also based on one of the best known characters in the world and it's a spiritual sequel to the second best selling games in the world. Everybody knows it, everybody can play it, everyone that has a Wii shares some of the values the game is based on.
Now look at Little Big Planet. It really doesn't go well with the rest of the Playstation library. Quirky and fun isn't really the image the PS3 has, is it? It's more closely associated with epic and techniqually superior games. There are no iconic characters, no recognition, no really mindblowing innovations. Just a critically acclaimed game that has a bunch of minor innovations that makes it feel fresh.
And really, almost 3 million is not at all bad for a PS3 game. Not at all bad. It's the 11th best seller on the PS3, according to VGChartz numbers. New Super Mario Bros. Wii is currently nr 10 on Wii, according to the same source, even though that's going to change next week...
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