Best Selling Hardcore Games On Nintendo Platforms

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Soundwave said:

The list as pointed out in the OP was to give some context into what a game like ZombiU might sell.

We already know that Mario games sell well on Nintendo consoles, that doesn't really mean much if you're developing say ... Zombi U or Ninja Gaiden.

This list is intended to remove that and look at things from the POV of a publisher who doesn't have the luxury of putting Mario or Mickey or Lego, etc. into their games, by looking at the historical record of what games like that have sold on Nintendo platforms from 1995 onwards.

One of the interesting trends that becomes visible is that it's very hard to sell more than 3 million copies of a game without benefit of Mario/Zelda or a kids-friendly brand on the last three Nintendo game consoles (15-16 year period).

Presented that way, that's actually a much better point. Might I suggest, you included all that info in the OP because as it is, it's very misleading and imcomplete.