Galaki said:
Pretty sure I've read many times people say Mario is on decline/reharsh. |
While this thread may seem to indicate the opposite, their statements are somewhat true. Mario has been in a decline lately, although it's largely due to being in a generation gap. Here's a comparison of the yearly sales. Note that I'm just going by the top 100 yearly data, so all years are actually a fair amount (3-5 million) larger than they appear here. The disrepcancy should be relatively similar every year, though.
In 2012, Mario games in the top 100 have so far sold a bit over 16.5 million.
In 2011, Mario games in the top 100 sold a bit over 25 million
In 2010, Mario games in the top 100 sold a bit over 35 million
In 2009, Mario games in the top 100 sold a bit over 37 million
In 2008, Mario games in the top 100 sold a bit over 40 million
In 2007, Mario games in the top 100 sold a bit over 24 milion
In 2006, Mario games in the top 100 sold a bit over 13 million
In the 6th generation (2001-2005) all Mario games in total averaged around 12 million a year.
I'm not sure if Mario will manage to topple 25 million this year, but it should end somewhere in the 23-27 million range. Which is more than a double from the 6th generation, but just two thirds of what it did during its peak.
