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3.45 million Wii, 2.50 million 360, 1.56 PS3
This game has fallen out of the top 30, but even if it never sells another copy it's not going to be passed up by any other music game in the foreseeable future. The future is looking quiet and it will continue to fall on this list, but it's already made more money than its place would suggest. June Writeup: In a way this is sort of a last hurrah for the rhythm-based music genre: all the innovation and teamwork-based appeal of the Rock Band franchise combined with the sheer brand power of Guitar Hero collided in a perfect storm to create one of the highest-grossing music games of all time. After this, most agree that the series went downhill, and some blame this on oversaturation but one also has to wonder: where else was there to go? With PS2 sales counted, this just barely misses the 9 million mark; I don't even wat to think about how much money that is. |
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2.62 million 360, 1.73 million Wii, 1.66 million DS, 0.80 million PSP, 0.55 million PS3
You know, for this update I checked to see whether or not Arkham Asylum would fit on this list. It doesn't. This continues to be the best-selling Batman game, and it continues to sell very briskly. Still the smallest of the big three LEGO games, but it's still a juggernaut in its own right. It actually climbed a rank since June! June Writeup: Holy frijoles, Batman! Yet another LEGO SKU that's made it htis high at least partially due to aggressive bundling, LEGO Batman manages to hit a quirky middleground between 60's camp and modern seriousness in the guise of LEGO, which makes everything as safe and approachable as can be. It's the least-selling of the big three LEGO games this gen, but that's nothingn to sneeze at. |
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This game has sold a respectable 100 thousand units since June. Wii Party will probably kill it off for good, but as of now it's the best-selling Mario Party ever. if Wii Party is successful enough, it may hold that title in perpetuity. June Writeup: The best-selling game in the Mario Party franchise may also be its last: with the announcement of Wii Party, it looks like Nintendo may be retiring the plumber's board game shenanigans altogether. As such, it's unlikely that it will ever be surpassed in its own franchise. It will be interesting to see whether or not Wii Party can surpass this game in terms of accolades and revenue. |
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It doesn't look likely that there will be a Cerebral Crystal (or whatever), so this will hold onto its spot as the second-highest-selling third pillar in the franchise. Sales have slowed down, though, and will likely stop altogether when Black and White land. June Writeup: Pokemon Platinum is one of those special Pokemon games that stand as a third pillar in any given generation - relegated to lower sales than Diamond and Pearl, it still manages to strut its stuff like nobody's business. It passed up Crystal as the second-best-selling Third Pillar in the franchise, but it has exactly no chance of ever passing up Yellow (which has more than double Platinum's sales). |
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2.32 million 360, 1.61 million PS3, 1.49 million Wii, 0.80 million PSP, 0.73 million DS
Turns out? People still love Star Wars, and Jedi, and lightsabers. The sequel's coming! I expect it will elbow its way onto this list within the space of a year. If that game improves on this one in the same way that other listed sequels (like Assassin's Creeed) have, we're going to see a new force on the list. June Writeup: You know what people love about Star Wars? Jedi. You know what this game let you do? Play as a Jedi. You could slice people and objects with your lightsaber, shoot lightning, throw TIE Fighters around, and watch two men hold a tenuous embrace as they spiral outward into cold oblivion. Its sales are, of course, no surprise. |
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Another hundred thousand sold since the last time this list was updated. Come to think of it, Wii Party won't kill this game off. In theory, it could pass up Mario Party 8! That should be fun to watch. June Writeup: You know, it really says something when a single DS Mario Party outsells any other two games in this series from past generations. Do people just like Mario, or Parties, or what? |
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Hey, this game has actually stalled out altogether. We may not be tracking it anymore, or it may have stopped selling altogether. It had a really good run though, didn't it? It will probably stay in the top 50 until the very end of the generation, and that's definitely worth some accolades. June Writeup: For being Brain Age Lite, this sold incredibly well. Actually, it sold incredibly well anyway. This is one of the best-selling and most unique games that's doomed to be forgotten next to a bigger, burlier, more intuitive cousin. |
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3.48 million Wii, 2.81 million DS
In spite of not selling as well as its predecessor, this game continues to kick ass. It's climbed three places since June. Daaang. June Writeup: The sequel to the megahit Mario and Sonic hasn't set the world on fire to the same degree that its predecessor did, but this is the kind of game that should have legs enough to keep climbing the ranks. Who would have thought over a concept almost no one initially took seriously? I mean, it's sporting events, and one of them is Sonic. |
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3.39 million PS3, 2.82 million 360
Another three-place climber! In a few more months, this game will pass up Resident Evil 2 as the best-selling game in the franchise! I could check that number, but I won't, because I know one of you will correct me if need be. This game is still selling hot! June Writeup: What do people love? They love Resident Evil. What else do people love? Co-op shooters. How much do people love co-op Resident Evil shooters? Enough for it to sell about six million copies, chump! Not as universally praised as its predecessor, Resident Evil 5 still lit the charts on fire for obvious reasons. |
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Still the only PSP game on the list, and still selling pretty well for its platform - 70 thousand in the past three months. It's going to fall out of the top 40 soon, but its spot in the top 50 should be fairly safe. June Writeup: It's almost amazing how a side story collection of grand Theft Auto can still be a comparative sales titan. This is the only PSP exclusive on the list, and outsold every single PS3 exclusive, and all but one 360 exclusive. Pretty insane for a piece of hardware that traditionally has trouble moving software. With PS2 sales included, it's at around 9.5 million units. |
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