Yay Viva Pinata!

And no, coolestguyever, not every game can reach 1 million, Viva Pinata is a really good game. Saved by bundles though. I still need to get it for PC.

 Why do you say that? It's a fantastic title.

yeah, any bundled title.

hmm.. there was increase in usa too, did VP had a bundle there too?

To be perfectly fair, the game has been heavily bundled by Microsoft in both the US and Europe for quite a while now and wouldn't have sold nearly as many copies without it.

I myself have never played the game so I can't exactly comment on it...

the game isnt being bundled in the US, the platinum hits release is what has helped it here. In europe yes, it was bundled severely and that is where the bulk of the sales went. id say viva broke 500k on its own easily, but not passed 600k.

Still, rare have been hinting at a sequel, id guess a sequel along side the new DS game this year.

If Rare wants to make this game kid-friendly, the thing shouldn't be so bloody difficult. It didn't bother me (I really enjoyed the game and got to ~30th lvl or so) but I can't possibly imagine an eight year old being able to handle anything over 20th level.

That depends, while I agree that the interface should be vastly streamlined, kids can find enjoyment in doing things us adults might not think about. Like when you or I think progression we have to figure out the tough stuff, but ive seen kids play it in a more mindless fashion and enjoy it well enough.

Not enough to run and beg for it though. A sequel to viva needs a vast amount of improvement, the original was amazing, but online garden building, maybe rip off of animal crossing and create timed events based on the day, holiday themes, larger gardens, that kind of thing.

Great game!
And yes it was bundle in the end (Not US), just like Resistence & Motorstorm.