Super Mario Kart and... The new hardcore Wii games of E3

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stof said:
One more thing. This is the list of Nintendo's best sellers on the gamecube

	Mario Kart: Double Dash	Nintendo	0.89	3.85	1.86	6.60
	Super Smash Bros Melee	Nintendo	1.44	4.06	1.08	6.58
	Super Mario Sunshine	Nintendo	0.87	3.73	1.31	5.91
	The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker	Nintendo	0.89	2.44	1.05	4.38
	Luigi Mansion	Nintendo	0.46	2.21	0.72	3.39
	Metroid Prime	Nintendo	0.12	1.92	0.73	2.77
	Pokemon Collosseum	Nintendo	0.71	1.17	0.62	2.50
	Animal Crossing	Nintendo	0.66	1.68	0.15	2.49
	Mario Party 4	Nintendo	0.92	1.13	0.39	2.44
	Mario Party 5	Nintendo	0.73	0.96	0.36	2.05
	Paper Mario 2	Nintendo	0.46	1.23	0.26	1.95
	Starfox Adventures	Nintendo	0.32	0.95	0.58	1.85
	Pikmin	Nintendo	0.56	0.78	0.27	1.61
	Mario Party 6	Nintendo	0.60	0.85	0.11	1.56
	Kirbys Air Ride	Nintendo	0.45	0.96	0.12	1.53
	Mario Party 7	Nintendo	0.47	0.87	0.11	1.45
	Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	Nintendo	0.25	1.03	0.15	1.43
	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	Nintendo	0.07	0.80	0.37	1.24
	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Nintendo	0.04	0.85	0.28	1.17
	Pokemon XD	Nintendo	0.35	0.58	0.21	1.14
	Mario Power Tennis	Nintendo	0.46	0.52	0.15	1.13
	Super Mario Strikers	Nintendo	0.21	0.43	0.42	1.06
	Donkey Konga	Nintendo	0.46	0.43	0.17	1.06
	Pikmin 2

Now it looks like within 2 years Nintendo will have given the Wii what it gave the Gamecube during its entire run. So far all we haven't heard anouncements for new Pikman, Starfox, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf or Kirby games.

So the Wii is outdoing the Gamecube in terms of traditional major games... The fact that they're reaching out to new gamers as well is a good thing, not a bad thing.

I'm going to quote this for emphasis, even though I've already said it 5 times. Only 6 games on the top 20 all time best selling Gamecube list do not have sequels released or announced for the Wii. Of those, several can be assumed to be in production (click the Pikmin link above for evidence). This was over the entire life span of the Gamecube, and we're still 8 months into the lifespan of the Wii. 

What more do people want? They seem to be churning out the hardcore titles as fast -- or even faster -- than ever before.