Mario Kart Wii has crossed 20 MILLLION!!!!!

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CGI-Quality said:

Squilliam said:

CGI-Quality said:

Squilliam said:

Less is more?

Why would fans care about a game that sells 20 million, when they could have multiple games and have then seem moderatley. Come to think of it, most fans dopn't care that Mario Kart Wii sold 20 million copies.

I'm not saying that sales don't matter to anybody, as obviously the devs would love them to be high. But why should any GAMER care that this game just crossed 20 million? It was a success before that so 20 million just proves that it's a monstrous success. If there are more games to play with less sales though, I don't see why the majority would care for ONE game that does this. More games = more incentive to buy a said console, thus, the industry continues forward.

The PlayStation 2 wasn't a success story because Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec sold 14mill+. It was because of the plethora of titles that graced the console, which to this day, is the highest in history.

A game which sells more is a game which is probably better than a game which sells less. A lot of movies and games seem to sell well because they sell well as people wonder what the fuss is about. Since people have limited attention/money then choosing games which are popular is a less risky way to make your purchases.

COMPLETELY subjective. So tell me then, is Call of Duty instantly better than Halo? Is Final Fantasy better than Mass Effect? If you answered yes or no you wouldn't be wrong either way. Just because something sells more, or less, than something else doesn't make that prouct "better". And it's quite subjective no matter what.

Half-Life 2, F.E.A.R, & Killzone 2 are games that sold no where near Halo-like numbers. Many people, including myself, still prefer those 3 over it. Therefore, the sales theory doesn't hold much weight.

Half-Life 2, counting all ports and Orange Box, is probably close to Halo 3.

Going by VGC numbers, its already at like 6m. Its missing Orange Box (PC) numbers and I'm sure HL2 (and Orange Box) sold a lot digitaly. I'd also say the HL2 (PC) numbers here are lower than they really are, but thats just my guess based on how VGC doesn't really track PC games much and I don't remember seeing any of them changing often. I think the same for Diablo (II/LoD) anyway

My guess is, HL2 got to like... I don't know, perhaps 8-10m? Maybe I'm overestimating OB, DD and the missing sales (like others for OB and previously mentioned HL2 PC sales )

edit: I found this.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21319  
It says HL2 sold 6.5m and Orange Box 3m. That makes it 9.5m for December 2008. I'm sure its over 10m now.