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Joelcool7 on 23 October 2010

Reading the numbers on VGChartz its hard not to think poorly about WiiParty and judge Nintendo. But not everything is as it seems in most cases. WiiParty uses Mii's where as Nintendo used Mario in their past party game collections. So was switching from MarioParty to WiiParty a smart decision?

If you've played WiiParty what do you think does it match MarioParty quality? Is the game more fun then past Mario Party titles?

Today I openned my Nintendo Power to see an ad for Hudson developed Oops Prank Party and realized that without Mario Party Hudson has created their own similiar franchise. It got me thinking did Nintendo strain relations with Hudson when they dropped Mario Party in favour of WiiParty?

Was it smart for Nintendo to ditch MarioParty and go a new route with WiiParty?



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MrT-Tar on 23 October 2010

I know this is a little off topic, but I think Nintendo made the right decision with Mario party this gen.  They've only released 2, and both sell really well.  If Nintendo made a Mario Party 9 in 2008/9, 8 would have not sold as well.




radishhead on 23 October 2010

"Reading the numbers on VGChartz its hard not to think poorly about WiiParty and judge Nintendo. "

I thought that Wii Party was selling well :( Can someone throw some numbers at me?



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MrT-Tar on 23 October 2010
radishhead said:

"Reading the numbers on VGChartz its hard not to think poorly about WiiParty and judge Nintendo. "

I thought that Wii Party was selling well :( Can someone throw some numbers at me?

Wii Party (Wii) Sales Sales History (Launches Aligned)

Summary of weekly unit sales from launch broken down by region (for first 10 weeks of sale)


WeekAmericasJapanEMEAAWorldwideRunning Total
1 45,487 238,570 31,338 315,395 315,395
2 46,244 112,777 119,165 278,186 593,581
3 N/A 96,566 N/A 96,566 690,147
4 N/A 82,356 N/A 82,356 772,503
5 N/A 80,793 N/A 80,793 853,296
6 N/A 122,423 N/A 122,423 975,719
7 N/A 67,214 N/A 67,214 1,042,933
8 N/A 55,515 N/A 55,515 1,098,448
9 N/A 53,502 N/A 53,502 1,151,950
10 N/A 46,465 N/A 46,465 1,198,415
Ten Week Totals:91,731956,181150,5031,198,415 
Lifetime Totals:91,7311,115,723150,503

1,357,957






Severance on 23 October 2010
MrT-Tar said:
radishhead said:

"Reading the numbers on VGChartz its hard not to think poorly about WiiParty and judge Nintendo. "

I thought that Wii Party was selling well :( Can someone throw some numbers at me?

Wii Party (Wii) Sales Sales History (Launches Aligned)

Summary of weekly unit sales from launch broken down by region (for first 10 weeks of sale)


WeekAmericasJapanEMEAAWorldwideRunning Total
1 45,487 238,570 31,338 315,395 315,395
2 46,244 112,777 119,165 278,186 593,581
3 N/A 96,566 N/A 96,566 690,147
4 N/A 82,356 N/A 82,356 772,503
5 N/A 80,793 N/A 80,793 853,296
6 N/A 122,423 N/A 122,423 975,719
7 N/A 67,214 N/A 67,214 1,042,933
8 N/A 55,515 N/A 55,515 1,098,448
9 N/A 53,502 N/A 53,502 1,151,950
10 N/A 46,465 N/A 46,465 1,198,415
Ten Week Totals:91,731956,181150,5031,198,415 
Lifetime Totals:91,7311,115,723150,503

1,357,957




That sold well enough , if it didn't sell in the US as much as others than its DOOMED?!?



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radishhead on 23 October 2010

One of the adverts for Wii Party in the UK don't even show any footage of the game! It's just showing everyone the Mii-Creator. :(



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Mr.Metralha on 23 October 2010

The game is an evergreen.

It will beat the 10 million landmark without you noticing it !



VGhippy on 23 October 2010

Go reverse legs =D (power of word of mouth ftw)



nordlead on 23 October 2010

Wii party sold 1m in 12 weeks in Japan. Mario Party sold 1m in 30 weeks in Japan. I know there is a huge difference in systems sold between the launch times, but it seems like selling Wii Party instead of Mario Party was not a bad decission.




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miz1q2w3e on 23 October 2010
nordlead said:

Wii party sold 1m in 12 weeks in Japan. Mario Party sold 1m in 30 weeks in Japan. I know there is a huge difference in systems sold between the launch times, but it seems like selling Wii Party instead of Mario Party was not a bad decission.

well there you have it, Wii Party > Mario Party!

I like this move, this new (soon to be) series should help lift some of the weight off Mario's so people might finally stop blabbering about how he's in every game

haven't bought Wii Party yet but what i've seen so far is encouraging, a good replacement for Mario Party if I ever sw one... still gonna miss MP though :(

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