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During my usual internet click through for the latest and greatest information on gaming, I ran across the latest NPD numbers… GTAIV this, PS3 that, yadda, yadda, yadda. Then, I noticed the top ten Wii games sold last month. As I perused the list, one gigantic sore thumb stuck out at me: Boom Blox in only 9th place? Even worse than that, were the games that sold more units than Boom Blox, a game that I believe is one of the best, if not THE best reason to own a Wii.

Checkout the top ten and more ridiculousness, after the jump.

Ok, lets start off with the Wii top ten for April:

1. Mario Kart
2. Wii Fit
3. Wii Play w/ Remote
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
6. We Ski
7. Game Party
8. Super Mario Galaxy
9. Boom Blox
10. Carnival Games

Most would say that the list above appears to be a pretty good list, right? I mean, Super Mario Galaxy, WiiFit, SSBB and Mario Kart are all generally know to be better than average games. Here’s the problem: they’re all first party titles. They’re all made by Nintendo. Third party games are getting killed on the platform.

The NPD numbers for Boom Blox indicate that for April, Wii owners bought only 60,000 copies of the game. For a system with an estimated install base of about 10 million users in the U.S., that’s an attach rate of .06. (Gamedaily). That’s a paltry amount for a great family game that should appeal to everybody. This game should be a million seller, but it won’t get there, assuring an early demise for a game that should have been a great franchise for EA and all but assured Wii gamers that creative minds like Steven Spielberg would continue to make games for the platform.

Why didn’t Boom Blox sell? Who knows. Bad advertising? Not enough advertising? Lack of support from Nintendo? Lack of sophistication of the Wii install base? In the end, it’s a real disappointment to this Wii owner and it should be a disappointment to all Wii gamers.

When crap like WiiPlay, Carnival Games and Game Party (which received a 3.2 from IGN) are all on the top ten list, and two of them are ahead of Boom Blox, one of the, if not THE best game for the Wii, it’s easy to see why real gamers hate on the Wii.

Here’s to ten more years of Zelda and Mario rehashes… I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

i didnt see any boom box advertising.

I can´t take seriously that article.

I bought it. Don't blame me.

I plan on buying it it's just, It doesn't seem to be worth $50.

Well if they would have actually shown an ad with people over 12 years old playing it, we might have reason to say this. Since we don't, I'm going back to playing this game with my little bro.

Edit: Also, they only have a few weeks data on this game.

I saw a couple commercials hear and there. It got a decent amount of advertising (it was published by EA after all). And what does he mean by "real gamers?" Is he implying that there are no "real gamers" on the Wii?

Also check his new Wii fit parody (I loved the first one).

Wii fat parody:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDe7MPPZYgE&eurl=http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/why-gamers-hate-on-the-wii.html