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paulkelly1980 on 06 July 2009

I can’t speak for most countries but hear in the UK third party companies seem to be doing ok on wii. In fact ok may be an understatement as only ten yes just ten nintendo made games make the top 40! So why do some companys ahem thq still believe the old myth?

TOP 40 NINTENDO Wii (Full Price), WEEK ENDING 4 July 2009

LW

 

TW

 

 

Title

Developer

Label

Publisher

1

 

1

 

 

WII FIT

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

3

 

2

 

 

GRAND SLAM TENNIS

EA CANADA

EA SPORTS

ELECTRONIC ARTS

2

 

3

 

 

EA SPORTS ACTIVE

EA CANADA

EA SPORTS

ELECTRONIC ARTS

-

 

4

 

 

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10

EA TIBURON

EA SPORTS

ELECTRONIC ARTS

4

 

5

 

 

MARIO KART WII

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

5

 

6

 

 

VIRTUA TENNIS 2009

SUMO DIGITAL

SEGA

SEGA

6

 

7

 

 

INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS

A2M

LUCASARTS

LUCASARTS

-

 

8

 

 

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

EA BRIGHT LIGHT

EA GAMES

ELECTRONIC ARTS

12

 

9

 

 

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

KROME STUDIOS

ACTIVISION

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

18

 

10

 

 

ANOTHER CODE: R

CING

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

7

 

11

 

 

MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

SEGA

SEGA

SEGA

29

 

12

 

 

MARIO POWER TENNIS

CAMELOT

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

9

 

13

 

 

MYSIMS RACING

A2M

EA GAMES

ELECTRONIC ARTS

8

 

14

 

 

LET'S TAP

PROPE

SEGA

SEGA

11

 

15

 

 

GUITAR HERO: GREATEST HITS

BEENOX

REDOCTANE

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

13

 

16

 

 

GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR

VICARIOUS VISIONS

REDOCTANE

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

15

 

17

 

 

RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY

UBISOFT (FRANCE)

UBISOFT

UBISOFT

10

 

18

 

 

DONKEY KONG: JUNGLE BEAT

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

19

 

19

 

 

ANIMAL CROSSING: LET'S GO TO THE CITY

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

16

 

20

 

 

GUITAR HERO: METALLICA

BUDCAT CREATIONS

REDOCTANE

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

20

 

21

 

 

BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE

MONKEY BAR GAMES

D3P

D3P

14

 

22

 

 

SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT

SONIC TEAM

SEGA

SEGA

24

 

23

 

 

WINTER SPORTS 2009: THE NEXT CHALLENGE

49GAMES

RTL

KOCH MEDIA

21

 

24

 

 

SPORTS ISLAND 2

HUDSON

HUDSON

KONAMI

-

 

25

 

 

ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT

ACTIVISION

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

23

 

26

 

 

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

TREYARCH

ACTIVISION

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

22

 

27

 

 

HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE

N-SPACE

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

26

 

28

 

 

SUPER MARIO GALAXY

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

39

 

29

 

 

FAMILY TRAINER

NAMCO

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES

ATARI

33

 

30

 

 

SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL

SORA LTD

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

28

 

31

 

 

FIFA 09

EA CANADA

EA SPORTS

ELECTRONIC ARTS

25

 

32

 

 

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2

PIPEWORKS

MAJESCO

MAJESCO

-

 

33

 

 

OVERLORD: DARK LEGEND

CLIMAX

CODEMASTERS

CODEMASTERS

37

 

34

 

 

JOB ISLAND: HARD WORKING PEOPLE

HUDSON

HUDSON

KONAMI

30

 

35

 

 

PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT

KONAMI

KONAMI

27

 

36

 

 

PDC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DARTS 09

REBELLION

OXYGEN INTERACTIVE

OXYGEN INTERACTIVE

17

 

37

 

 

WII MUSIC

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

NINTENDO

34

 

38

 

 

FAMILY SKI & SNOWBOARD

NAMCO

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES

ATARI

38

 

39

 

 

DISNEY SING IT

ZOË MODE

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

36

 

40

 

 

PUNCH-OUT!!

NEXT LEVEL GAMES

NINTENDO

NINTENDO


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SaviorX on 06 July 2009

Let's Tap didn't do so bad.....



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noname2200 on 06 July 2009

Overlord: Dark Legend sold more than it should have.

And I know it didn't sell at all.



Skorpion on 06 July 2009

I think the THQ gripe was based on things like Hannah Montana and Ben 10 selling better than Super Mario Galaxy. While I think the THQ guy was out of line, I do agree that its a toss up at times when it comes to the wii. The amazon top 100 is littered with baffling titles. You're absolutely right that third parties can be successful, it just takes some thinking outside of the box and marketting, lots of marketting.



theRepublic on 06 July 2009
noname2200 said:
Overlord: Dark Legend sold more than it should have.

And I know it didn't sell at all.

What makes you say that?  Should I not pick it up?



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noname2200 on 06 July 2009
theRepublic said:
noname2200 said:
Overlord: Dark Legend sold more than it should have.

And I know it didn't sell at all.

What makes you say that?  Should I not pick it up?

I was very disappointed. Almost the entire game is railroaded (there's very few sidequests, or bonus items to be found that aren't in your direct path, so exploration is almost unnecessary). It's ridiculously easy (I lost a whopping ten units the whole game, and all but one of those were ones I sacrificed). The humor was good and fun, but the gameplay was sorely lacking. It's a fantastic rental, don't get me wrong, but I don't think I'll ever play my copy again.



SnowFlow on 06 July 2009
RolStoppable said:
If you look at the publishers list then you'll understand why THQ is hating on the Wii.

THQ gives PS360 games like Red Faction: Guerilla and Saints Row while their big "hardcore hitters" for Wii include deBlob and Deadly Creatures.  The PS360 games just look and sound like they were meant to sell more... Deadly Creatures seriously?.... it would of sold like crap on the 360 too.



SaviorX on 06 July 2009
noname2200 said:
theRepublic said:
noname2200 said:
Overlord: Dark Legend sold more than it should have.

And I know it didn't sell at all.

What makes you say that?  Should I not pick it up?

I was very disappointed. Almost the entire game is railroaded (there's very few sidequests, or bonus items to be found that aren't in your direct path, so exploration is almost unnecessary). It's ridiculously easy (I lost a whopping ten units the whole game, and all but one of those were ones I sacrificed). The humor was good and fun, but the gameplay was sorely lacking. It's a fantastic rental, don't get me wrong, but I don't think I'll ever play my copy again.

Wow, that sucks. It could've been really good with more dev time.

 

And when it flops, what will be to blame?



Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. "  thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."

noname2200 on 06 July 2009
SaviorX said:
noname2200 said:
theRepublic said:
noname2200 said:
Overlord: Dark Legend sold more than it should have.

And I know it didn't sell at all.

What makes you say that?  Should I not pick it up?

I was very disappointed. Almost the entire game is railroaded (there's very few sidequests, or bonus items to be found that aren't in your direct path, so exploration is almost unnecessary). It's ridiculously easy (I lost a whopping ten units the whole game, and all but one of those were ones I sacrificed). The humor was good and fun, but the gameplay was sorely lacking. It's a fantastic rental, don't get me wrong, but I don't think I'll ever play my copy again.

Wow, that sucks. It could've been really good with more dev time.

 

And when it flops, what will be to blame?

You. For not supporting hardcore games on the Wii.

I did my part.



paulkelly1980 on 06 July 2009

Don’t get me wrong though there are a lot of great games that failed on wii. But EA are starting to show if you put care into your development and market the game then the wii will print money for everyone