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Louie on 05 January 2009
thekitchensink said:

Wii Sports is best-selling game of all time, according to VGChartz

156 Comments by Griffin McElroy Jan 4th 2009 5:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Sports


We're automatically skeptical of any reports coming out of an organization who uses the letter "Z" to pluralize, but we find it difficult not to believe in a recent finding from VGChartz (sigh), who claim that Wii Sports has surpassed Super Mario Bros. as the best-selling video game of all time. After compiling last week's software sales, they've concluded that Wii Sports has barely crept past the 40.24 million mark that kept SMB on top of the pile for a bajillion years.

Of course, its worth noting that both games were bundled with their respective platforms (except in Japan and South Korea, whose Wiis were Sports-less), greatly boosting their sales. We wouldn't be surprised if the report proves to be accurate -- nor would we be shocked if Nintendo is currently looking for the highest, broadest rooftop from which they can proclaim their latest sales triumph.

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Bah!  The letter 'z' is INFINITELY superior to the letter 's'!

 

Also, it's worth it to read the comments--some of them are hilarious in their ignorance.  Some took it to believe that the Wii has already outsold the NES XD

 

*Cries* The numbers are in the article, bohooo...

 



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Infamy79 on 05 January 2009
Fumanchu said:
That is interesting - I don't understand, if everyone gets it by default how can there be demand for it?

Are people losing their copies? Scratching their discs? Even still how many reported cases of this could possibly happen to create such a demand.

In any case I acknowledge the achievement and golf clap Nintendo on this feat. Congrats.

 

A good friend of mine got his Wii console 2nd hand and the Wii Sports disc was broken so they gave him SSBB instead as a replacement. He's been searching everywhere to find a new copy of it but he can't get it anywhere, clearly you can't get it at retail but there are no 2nd hand copies anywhere and I haven't been able to find one on ebay either.

And as much as I like my Wii, neither of us can get into SSBB, I know that will incite a riot on here, but I don't get the big deal, I'd rather play Wii Sports anyday. I won't let him borrow my copy either, he specifically comes over to my place just so he can get his Wii Sports fix.



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Millennium on 05 January 2009

Wii Sports may be the last true system-seller.



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DMeisterJ on 05 January 2009

vg-charts.com isn't taken.

Much more respect than the 'z'.



nordlead on 05 January 2009

I don't trust sites with a 'q' instead of a 'ck'




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Thrillhouse on 05 January 2009

They used a similar line that Kotaku used awhile back regarding the "Z" in the name.

So, should someone call them out for stealing material ?=)

http://kotaku.com/5018889/analyzing-the-accuracy-of-vgchartz



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JoeJ on 05 January 2009
Infamy79 said:
Fumanchu said:
That is interesting - I don't understand, if everyone gets it by default how can there be demand for it?

Are people losing their copies? Scratching their discs? Even still how many reported cases of this could possibly happen to create such a demand.

In any case I acknowledge the achievement and golf clap Nintendo on this feat. Congrats.

 

A good friend of mine got his Wii console 2nd hand and the Wii Sports disc was broken so they gave him SSBB instead as a replacement. He's been searching everywhere to find a new copy of it but he can't get it anywhere, clearly you can't get it at retail but there are no 2nd hand copies anywhere and I haven't been able to find one on ebay either.

And as much as I like my Wii, neither of us can get into SSBB, I know that will incite a riot on here, but I don't get the big deal, I'd rather play Wii Sports anyday. I won't let him borrow my copy either, he specifically comes over to my place just so he can get his Wii Sports fix.

 

Call Nintendo, tell them that your copy won't read. It's either free if you're lucky, or $15 if you're not for the replacement disc.  Good luck!



Infamy79 on 05 January 2009
JoeJ said:
Infamy79 said:
Fumanchu said:
That is interesting - I don't understand, if everyone gets it by default how can there be demand for it?

Are people losing their copies? Scratching their discs? Even still how many reported cases of this could possibly happen to create such a demand.

In any case I acknowledge the achievement and golf clap Nintendo on this feat. Congrats.

 

A good friend of mine got his Wii console 2nd hand and the Wii Sports disc was broken so they gave him SSBB instead as a replacement. He's been searching everywhere to find a new copy of it but he can't get it anywhere, clearly you can't get it at retail but there are no 2nd hand copies anywhere and I haven't been able to find one on ebay either.

And as much as I like my Wii, neither of us can get into SSBB, I know that will incite a riot on here, but I don't get the big deal, I'd rather play Wii Sports anyday. I won't let him borrow my copy either, he specifically comes over to my place just so he can get his Wii Sports fix.

 

Call Nintendo, tell them that your copy won't read. It's either free if you're lucky, or $15 if you're not for the replacement disc.  Good luck!

Will give it a go, thanks for the tip

 



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SuperSteveyLes on 05 January 2009

Thought it would happen, haven't played Wii Sports for a while but I might do later.



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hotrodx on 05 January 2009

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