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--OkeyDokey-- on 04 January 2010
LordTheNightKnight said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
demonfox13 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
ph4nt said:
I think its selling faster than every game ever made.

MW2, 13 million in the same timeframe.

It will probably be the fastest to reach 20 million though.

Although among two consoles, and with the most expensive launch ever. Although that's not a knock on the sales as much as Activision blowing that much just for a big PR point.

Important to note 2 consoles that combined have ALMOST the same install base as the Wii itself so that comparison is null. I guarantee 60 million 360's sold would have that same number if not more (since the xbox brand is more known for its shooters).

I'm not going to deny direct competition has likely caused the sales split for the HD consoles, but again, Nintendo didn't have to buy the opening week numbers.

You think NSMB would have sold anywhere near as fast as it did if it didn't launch during the holidays with plenty of advertising and the stongest brand power in the industry on the most popular console of all time?

Really, it's stupid saying bu-bu-but this or that. Facts are facts. MW2 is the fastest selling game of all time. NSMB will break plenty of record of its own. It already has 6 consecutive weeks over a million and that's just as impressive.

You're doing the same "bu-bu-but", and huge launches are not the same as selling fast, especially since that term takes legs into account, and Mario has more legs, and trying to pretend that's just the holidays shows you haven't paid attention to other Nintendo games that didn't launch around this time.

You really go out of your way to miss the point, don't you?

"Nintendo didn't have to buy the opening week numbers".

So Activison hyped it to hell. That doesn't make its sales invalid. I pointed out that Mario also has a lot of things going for it that have helped it achieve what it has in such a short amount of time.

Don't you see? Me saying "bu-bu-but it's cuz the holidays" to downplay NSMB's sales is just as dumb as what you're doing.



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nordlead on 04 January 2010

this is a better graph as it shows every week, compared to yours which doesn't show the 8.2m sold by NSMBWii

http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=new+super+mario+bros+-+ds+[1582]&reg2=All&game2=new+super+mario+bros+wii+-+wii+[35076]&reg3=All&game3=&weeks=88

this is also an interesting graph. NSMBWii is on pace to beat San Andreas as the fastest selling game to 10m units. If it can sustain 2 more 1m weeks.

http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=new+super+mario+bros+wii+-+wii+[35076]&reg2=All&game2=Grand+Theft+Auto%3A+San+Andreas+-+PS2[3427]&reg3=All&game3=Call+of+Duty%3A+Modern+Warfare+2+-+X360[28848]&weeks=88




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LordTheNightKnight on 04 January 2010

"So Activison hyped it to hell. That doesn't make its sales invalid."

I did NOT claim the sales were invalid. Try actually reading the whole context of my comments.



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Beuli2 on 04 January 2010

Burgerstein, I think the criteria used is how many weeks the game takes to achieve 10 million sold. GTA San Andreas dis it in 9 weeks, and is number one.







Above: still the best game of the year.

Khuutra on 04 January 2010
burgerstein said:
Khuutra said:

Would you two cut it out

MW2 is the fastest-selling game ever within a specific timeframe

NSMBWii may be the fastest-selling game ever within a different timeframe, but it remains to be seen.

The whole "fastest selling" term just bugs me. By what criteria is it measured? The most sales in a week? The total number of sales divided by the weeks it's been out? I'm pretty sure I heard that in a commercial for something (probably MW2) and it just drives me crazy. It's just so ambiguous.

I think it has to be set down according to a certain timeframe. S'why I phrased it that way.

Like

Mario Kart Wii's sales are (I think) the fastest after 18 months. Wii Fit's would be the fastest in the same timeframe with aligned launches.



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GuyDuke on 07 January 2010

New Super Mario Bros Wii is the game that has the strongest legs ever. That's the record it broke.



Joelcool7 on 07 January 2010

Dang I bet against NewSuperMarioBros:Wii reaching 11 mill in launch year. Logically I picked the right side but Nintendo continues to defy logic. Arrg I'm screwed!



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