I believe it was Nintendo's idea to do this in the first place- move in on the "hardcore" market.

You're right- the voice acting IS terrible, but it doesn't detract from the game itself.

Next week's numbers will be more interesting methinks

So we did see Metroid gains in Japan, just not to the caliber i was hoping, and the lacklustre European results keep it behind Corruption either way

Seems like Metroid is better left a Western franchise, at least as far as sales go.

But... but... the wii is the do0mz!!! =(

Good Metroid numbers.... hope it sells more though. At least to clear the million like I always wanted.

Nice to see the wii back on top of the home consoles. Can't wait for the DS to become the best selling videogame console ever.

Good days are approaching.

Wow PS3 is attachment rate monster in 2010:

Wii 79M sold on 73,8 userbase= 1,07 (and that includes WS and WSR)

X360 58,1/42,9= 1,35

PS3 61,7/37,4=1,65

Other M actually sold slightly better than I thought. It'll probably hit million status with no trouble, though I don't expect the same numbers as the Prime series.

Wii barely edged out 1st place, not bad considering its competitors BOTH released console redesigns. Now all Wii really has to do is weather the Move and Kinect storms (the former of which I don't anticipate making much of an impact) and it's smooth sailing for Nintendo. The holiday season, Kirby, and especially DKC, are going to reignite Wii sales to near 2008 levels.

Regardless, I still think it may be a good idea for Nintendo to ready their next console for holiday 2012 or spring 2013 the latest. Either that or they really need to get going with more motion plus games, as well as the Vitality Sensor. More game like Galaxy 2 and Metroid Other M simply aren't going to cut it.

360 starting to come back to earth, but will get newfound boosts when Halo Reach and Kinect are released. Though I don't think either of these will give much of a sustained hardware boost. How 360 fares next year relies almost entirely on how Kinect performs, so MS needs to pray this thing is a massive hit if they want to maintain relevence in the hardware business. They don't have much in the distant future besides Gears 3.

PS3 won't get the large temporary boosts that MS gets, but I think in the long run the PS3 will outlast the 360. Move will not make much of an impact, though Sony seems to have a stronger lineup than MS from here on out, so that alone will help keep PS3 over the 360. When everything settles next year, it should be Wii>PS3>360, though the numbers will remain very close for the majority of the time, barring price drops or huge releases.

Agreed those are some impressive SW numbers for Sony. And we haven't hit GT5 even

Decent numbers for PS3.

Wii gets a good rise.....lets see where it'll stand as this boost is just temporary

DS rules all

P.S. never go to Liverpool by a 3 hour train journey, especially when trains get delayed. Journey time = 8 hours.....time spent there = 2 hours.....result = migraine and £70 loss

D-Joe said: 61 Need for Speed: Shift (X360) Electronic Arts 51 12,502 1,514,253 anyone know why?

Because more new people are buying the 360 slims and certain games get an increase because of that.

OT: So I guess Wii domination is back eh?