Why New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 10m units?

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nordlead said:

Carl2291 said:
It's a console 2D Mario Platformer released in the holidays just after a pricecut and also advertised majorly.

it would have sold 10m just based on the first half of your sentance. The second half (holidays on) is just why it did it in 8 weeks.

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Anyways, NSMBWii sold 10m for the same reason tetris, super mario bros, pac-man, and other similar games sell. It is simple to pick up and play, (run, jump is the core mechanic) and is fun, however it also allows for a much more "hardcore" style of play (speedruns and such). Nostalgia may have caused some people to pick it up, but since Wii is only owned by kids and grandparents I don't see how anyone could have nostalgia for a game they never played.

Haha.

Nice