Those games aren't comparable at all. Mario Party wasn't popular in EMEAA before 8 and Just Dance was a random piece of shovelware that inexplicably caught on with the masses. Wii Party sold only one third of the next lowest selling Wii series game (not counting Chess for obvious reasons).

I agree with you in that it will keep selling, but a hardware mover it is not. Don't make fish through old threads to find examples of people saying it would outsell everything else combined times 10 this holiday.

Actually, not really. Mario Party 8 opened with 32K too and ended up with 2 million. No one really expected this tittle to sell 200K first week or sell like Wii Play (aside for some crazy dudes).

EDIT: some extra information: although Wii Play opened with 123K, it was released 8 December in EMEAA, in the  the holyday season, alas Wii Party wasn't. Also, correcting my previous information,  Mario Party sold 28K first week, so Wii Part did better than it.

Disappointing numbers for Castlevania and Enslaved..... well good news for me, since it seems they'll hit the bargin bin very soon it seems!

Mario Party wasn't popular in EMEAA before 8 

This is the "wii brand name" game thats been released, I expected more.

1- While it wasn't ultra-duper popular, I'd hardly call 2 million unpopular.

2-Why it is shovelware? Because it doesn't have HD grapix or because girls play it?

3- Only crazy people expected it to sell 300K or whatever FW on EMEAA, it was obvious it owuld perform more like Mario Part than the like the Wii sereis, since Wii Part is in fact, it's spiritual sucessor. Also, I can easily counterattack this argument by saying that Wii Party sold 3 times better in Japan, and will sell even more later.

4- I doubt it will move hardware too, but it will help somewhat during the holyday season, not selling "10 times" more than anything else, but it will help to sell more Wii Remotes.

Also, I think you should care more about how Castlevania and Enslaved flopped, you guys only want to take the attention on how a Wii game opened "bad" while those 2 HD games flopped reeally bad (and unlike Wii Party's legs, nothing can save them)

VGChartz has Mario Party 7 lifetime at 120k! Compared to Wii Sports Resort at 8.2 million. Poor damage control.

@ Beuli

Shovelware, in this context, refers to software that's been thrown together quickly on a low budget in order to make a quick buck.

Wii Sprts Resort sold better than Wii Party. I shouldn't be surprised b/c it is Europe and it only has been 2 days.

Very sad at both Castlevanie: LoS and Enslaved sales number on both X360/PS3 in Europe. Shame on you Europe!! 2 of the better action games to come out in months and no love. WTF! :(

Just because it has "Wii" in the name doesn't mean it is a Wii series for really. It is a lot more in line with the Mario Party series and that's obious. And what if Mario Part wasn't popular before 8? What does this has to do with it?

I'm not concerned about Castlevania and Enslaved. I expect second week to be higher than first week and great legs for the rest of the year.

Plus both should do much better in America.