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Gnizmo on 20 November 2009

Excellent. I was waiting for this update. I suppose I could just look the info up myself, but then it lacks the pretty pictures.



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Erik Aston on 20 November 2009

Well, there it is. I will do more detailed updates each week through the end of the year, as things should change a bit more week-to-week, and another full update in January sometime!



"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."

Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.

Khuutra on 20 November 2009

Erik this is a good thread and you should keep doing it regardless of the amount of replies you get



Dgc1808 on 20 November 2009

Feels wierd that I only care for 2 games in the top 30...



4 ≈ One

Khuutra on 20 November 2009
Dgc1808 said:
Feels wierd that I only care for 2 games in the top 30...

Yeah

Might want to invest in expanding your collection at some point, they can be fun games



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scabab on 26 November 2009

Marked



famousringo on 26 November 2009

Should be fun watching MW2 and NSMBW clobber their way up this list.



"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event."  — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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Khuutra on 26 November 2009

Marking again!



TheSource on 27 November 2009

For those curious, these are the thirty biggest titles of the decade if you look at sales of Game X on a,b,c,d. I'll have an update of this preliminary decadal article from March with both a multiplatform and single-sku look. These thirty titles account for 10% of all brick & mortar video game software sold in 2000-2009

  Top 30 2000s Multiplatform Hits/Exclusives Publisher System(s) Debut Sales (Millions)
1 Wii Sports Nintendo Wii Nov-06 50.59
2 Wii Play Nintendo Wii Dec-06 24.75
3 Nintendogs Nintendo DS Apr-05 22.94
4 Wii Fit Nintendo Wii Dec-07 22.68
5 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Take Two PS2/Xbox Oct-04 20.06
6 New Super Mario Brothers Nintendo DS May-06 19.73
7 Mario Kart Wii Nintendo Wii Apr-08 18.44
8 Brain Age  Nintendo DS May-05 18.09
9 Pokemon Gold/Silver Nintendo GB Nov-99 18.02
10 Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Nintendo DS Sep-06 17.14
11 Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS Nov-05 16.18
12 Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire Nintendo GBA Nov-02 15.38
13 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Acti-Blizz Multi Oct-07 15.18
14 Gran Turismo 3: A Spec Sony PS2 Apr-01 14.89
15 Brain Age 2 Nintendo DS Dec-05 14.22
16 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Take Two PS2 Oct-02 14.20
17 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Acti-Blizz Multi Nov-07 13.39
18 Grand Theft Auto IV Take Two PS3/360 Apr-08 13.25
19 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2008 Sega Wii/DS Nov-07 11.75
20 Grand Theft Auto III Take Two PS2 Oct-01 11.60
21 Call of Duty: World at War Acti-Blizz Multi Nov-08 11.30
22 Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo DS Nov-05 11.10
23 Pokemon Yellow Nintendo GB Sep-98 10.60
24 Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green Nintendo GBA Jan-04 10.49
25 Halo 3 Microsoft X360 Sep-07 10.37
26 Gran Turismo 4 Sony PS2 Dec-04 10.36
27 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Acti-Blizz PS3/360 Nov-09 ~10
28 Need for Speed: Underground 2 EA Multi Nov-04 9.80
29 Need for Speed: Most Wanted EA Multi Nov-05 9.57
30 Need for Speed: Underground EA Multi Nov-03 9.30

 



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Khuutra on 27 November 2009

Is that going to get its own article, Source?