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Forums - Sales Discussion - Megaton: Wii Sports is NOT the highest selling game ever! Not even close.

Khuutra on 01 February 2009
Fei-Hung said:
3 points I have to make. Nintendo didn't say Wii fit is the best selling Wii or nintendo game, they spoke generally in terms of sale.
Secondly, Bejeweled has been sold over last few years on pcs, smart phones, iPhones, itouches, xboxs and now psn.
Third and last point, at such a low price, whether bundled or not, it is very much possible to sell high figures. Add the total number of of users, mac users, 360 users, iPhone users, smart phone users and itouch users. This will give you a decent idea of how many potential buyers they have.

If nintendo said Wii fit was the best selling nintendo or Wii game, they would be correct, otherwise they are wrong. I am sure other games out there have also sold well past the 10 million mark because they are cheap and accessible through several platforms.

The company confirmed that Bejeweled and Bejeweled 2, combined, have sold 25 million copies.



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Mr Khan on 01 February 2009

Different leagues for different game types, right?



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coolestguyever on 01 February 2009

Wait a minute isn't GTA San Andreas for PS2 the best selling game ever? Oh wait, my mistake your counting BUNDLES.



griffinA on 01 February 2009
coolestguyever said:
Wait a minute isn't GTA San Andreas for PS2 the best selling game ever? Oh wait, my mistake your counting BUNDLES.

 

 GTA should enjoy that lead while it lasts, it's going to lose to either mario kart wii or wii fit



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Khuutra on 01 February 2009
coolestguyever said:
Wait a minute isn't GTA San Andreas for PS2 the best selling game ever? Oh wait, my mistake your counting BUNDLES.

Nah - Wii Play is.



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FishyJoe on 01 February 2009

iFart sold hundreds of thousands of copies, should that count as a game sale? At some point you got to draw the line.



dib8rman on 01 February 2009

@coolestguyever

Don't forget SA was bundled with PS2's for a while also. I'm sure you were just pulling our leg's though, I'm sure you knew this. ;)



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Dodece on 01 February 2009

I will put this discussion to an end. All of you are wrong on both sides of the debate, because neither game is the best selling game of all time. That honor goes to a game that has graced just about every gaming platform known. Annually sells millions of copies globally, and is over twenty years old. A game which defies estimates due to its very ubiquitous nature. Though it would not be unreasonable to estimate sales of half a billion.

That game would be Tetris. Most everyone on these forums has owned a version of this game. Most members of these forums probably own a copy of this game right now. These days its preferred device is mobile phones. Oh and do not even bother to say well its not console, or different devices matter. They do not it is the same game it was over twenty years ago, and it has graced about every console that has existed since its inception.

Bottom line Tetris puts all those other games to shame.



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JaggedSac on 01 February 2009
Dodece said:
I will put this discussion to an end. All of you are wrong on both sides of the debate, because neither game is the best selling game of all time. That honor goes to a game that has graced just about every gaming platform known. Annually sells millions of copies globally, and is over twenty years old. A game which defies estimates due to its very ubiquitous nature. Though it would not be unreasonable to estimate sales of half a billion.

That game would be Tetris. Most everyone on these forums has owned a version of this game. Most members of these forums probably own a copy of this game right now. These days its preferred device is mobile phones. Oh and do not even bother to say well its not console, or different devices matter. They do not it is the same game it was over twenty years ago, and it has graced about every console that has existed since its inception.

Bottom line Tetris puts all those other games to shame.

LOL.  I forgot about Tetris.

 



thanny on 02 February 2009
Dodece said:
I will put this discussion to an end. All of you are wrong on both sides of the debate, because neither game is the best selling game of all time. That honor goes to a game that has graced just about every gaming platform known. Annually sells millions of copies globally, and is over twenty years old. A game which defies estimates due to its very ubiquitous nature. Though it would not be unreasonable to estimate sales of half a billion.

That game would be Tetris. Most everyone on these forums has owned a version of this game. Most members of these forums probably own a copy of this game right now. These days its preferred device is mobile phones. Oh and do not even bother to say well its not console, or different devices matter. They do not it is the same game it was over twenty years ago, and it has graced about every console that has existed since its inception.

Bottom line Tetris puts all those other games to shame.

thats if you are counting all the different games in the series as one game, even if it is essentially the same thing.... hell, ive owned 3 or 4 tetris games. But they are all different versions so it doesnt really count...

 



 

 

 

 

 

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