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RCTjunkie on 19 August 2010

Weekly sales history for Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

Summary of weekly unit sales from launch broken down by region (for first 20 weeks of sale)

Week Americas Japan EMEAA Worldwide Running Total
1 779,015 340,397 275,255 1,394,667 1,394,667
2 334,740 105,582 194,790 635,112 2,029,779
3 174,923 73,446 122,307 370,676 2,400,455
4 113,220 51,171 83,318 247,709 2,648,164
5 75,298 40,738 71,845 187,881 2,836,045
6 59,611 32,901 62,319 154,831 2,990,876
7 48,062 23,943 54,345 126,350 3,117,226
8 42,274 16,499 52,057 110,830 3,228,056
9 38,576 19,547 47,068 105,191 3,333,247
10 37,449 17,604 41,978 97,031 3,430,278
11 38,341 15,925 N/A 54,266

3,484,544
Totals: 1,741,509 737,753 1,005,282 3,484,544

With 3 months since release, Super Mario Galaxy 2 has about 3.5 million units sold. For a summer game, this is phenomenal. But what about for a Mario game? Should the sales be higher? Is this impressive sales? What do you expect for the holidays? Why hasn't this game helped the Wii?



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superchunk on 19 August 2010

Considering SMG is around 8.9m this is low as a total. But let's compare the sales graphs.

oh wait I can't as that feature doesn't exist anymore .....

All in all SMG2 will probably sell slightly less than SMG, but we really can't tell until after this holiday. In the end this is still a highly profitable game for Nitnendo so it can't be considered anything but a success.



aoixgp on 19 August 2010

"oh wait I can't as that feature doesn't exist anymore ....."

WAIT....It doesn't? I loved that feature. sigh

Anyway there is no Mario game for the holiday. When NSMW sells out again the holiday this will be a replacement.



flagstaad on 19 August 2010

I think it deserves better sales (they are still good), the game its great, and its more varied than the first one, also harder.



Soma on 19 August 2010

I think it's doing phenomenal numbers!

Just compare the first 5 weeks of both games.

Mario Galaxy

1 619,379 260,993 180,754 1,061,126 1,061,126
2 374,987 78,563 148,485 602,035 1,663,161
3 169,229 44,750 148,013 361,992 2,025,153
4 217,252 35,917 145,951 399,120 2,424,273
5 270,209 38,671 173,997 482,877 2,907,150

Mario Galaxy 2

Week Americas Japan EMEAA Worldwide Running Total
1 779,015 340,397 275,255 1,394,667 1,394,667
2 334,740 105,582 194,790 635,112 2,029,779
3 174,923 73,446 122,307 370,676 2,400,455
4 113,220 51,171 83,318 247,709 2,648,164
5 75,298 40,738 71,845 187,881 2,836,045

 

Very similar numbers but the first one released near the Holidays, and the second one during summer. And the legs are pretty good, it could be doing great numbers in the holiday too.



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Smeags on 19 August 2010

So far, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the second highest selling game released this year (and that's second to Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver... so it's nothing to be ashamed about. )

But... I'm hoping to have a consensus on how the game does by late January when the holidays are over with. That's where SMG2's real test comes. How will it compete against games like Donkey Kong, Sonic, Kirby, and Mickey? Heck, even New Super Mario Bros. Wii?

It'll be interesting to see how it does, no doubt about it. Hopefully it can reach 5 million by the time January rolls around. Shouldn't be too difficult.



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Kennyheart on 19 August 2010

It's selling not like I thought it would.I mean this is much better than the orignal but I am not surpirsed.3D mario games don't have mega sales like 2d.I wonder if it will outsell the orignal.



theRepublic on 19 August 2010
Soma said:

I think it's doing phenomenal numbers!

Just compare the first 5 weeks of both games.

Mario Galaxy

1 619,379 260,993 180,754 1,061,126 1,061,126
2 374,987 78,563 148,485 602,035 1,663,161
3 169,229 44,750 148,013 361,992 2,025,153
4 217,252 35,917 145,951 399,120 2,424,273
5 270,209 38,671 173,997 482,877 2,907,150

Mario Galaxy 2

Week Americas Japan EMEAA Worldwide Running Total
1 779,015 340,397 275,255 1,394,667 1,394,667
2 334,740 105,582 194,790 635,112 2,029,779
3 174,923 73,446 122,307 370,676 2,400,455
4 113,220 51,171 83,318 247,709 2,648,164
5 75,298 40,738 71,845 187,881 2,836,045

 

Very similar numbers but the first one released near the Holidays, and the second one during summer. And the legs are pretty good, it could be doing great numbers in the holiday too.

Damn, color me impressed.



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Gamerace on 19 August 2010

There's no reason this would boost Wii sales.  Fans of 3d Mario got a Wii for the original already.

Otherwise sales are fine given the time of year released and it should continue strong sales throughout the holidays.

I expect it to end 6-7m ltd, as not everyone loved the original (I never got into it, but I never cared for 3d platformers) or feel the need for the same game again.    Recently sequels on Wii have faired very poorly so SMG2 is an incredible exception to that trend.



 

Resident_Hazard on 19 August 2010
aoixgp said:

"oh wait I can't as that feature doesn't exist anymore ....."

WAIT....It doesn't? I loved that feature. sigh

Anyway there is no Mario game for the holiday. When NSMW sells out again the holiday this will be a replacement.


I don't think we need a new Mario game for every damn holiday season.  Nintendo over-uses that franchise enough as it is.