Cool. Thanks for updating the list.
So... 25 games have already sold 10 million copies. Kinect Adventures, Pokemon B/W and COD 2011 will all reach that mark as well. And then some others like Just Dance 2 are worth watching. Even if COD 2012 launched on next gen consoles, it might reach 10 million on the current batch. So there's a really good shot 30 games will sell 10 million.
And there's 11 games at 20 million, and that might reach to 15. Wii Fit Plus for sure, plus maybes on KA, B/W and COD 2011.
Compared with last gen, where I think just San Andreas sold 20 million, and probably less than 10 games sold 10 million. GTA III trilogy, GT 3 and 4, Pokemon 3rd gen and 1st gen remake. I don't know if all numbers are complete, but Need for Speed Underground 1 or 2 might have made it. And... that's it?
Thing is... the market was probably actually less healthy this gen. It just seems the sales are more concentrated towards the top titles. The 11 over 20 million are 9 Nintendo and 2 Activision. The 25 over 10 million include 17 Nintendo and 5 Activision.
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Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
