Cause more people probably downloaded it.

Yeah it's a shame.
The game that deserved the most sales on the Wii won't even make it into the top 10 best selling games on its platform in the end.

That's an astonishing thing when you think about it, and you're probably right. Right now it's eighth and will be ninth once Wii Fit Plus passes it.

I think it's just a case of shifting demographics. Mario Galaxy may be one of the greatest 3d platformers ever made, but the market for 3d platformers has declined. I think it's mostly the takeover of the teenager "cool" appeal. Platforming just doesn't lend itself to you being a badass dude killing other dudes nearly as well as FPS or brawling games.

If 3D platformers were still a desired genre, with other high quality games out there and not just movie license titles (and the awesome Rabbids Go Home), then there would be a lot more gamers looking to play Galaxy.

Platformers are declining in general and Galaxy isn't as pick up and play as NSMBW, or MKW. People like myself play in short bursts not long time periods.

Also, frankly I just didn't find Galaxy fun. Neither did my son and he loved Mario 64 and played through Sunshine. It was well done, and entertaining enough while playing it but it wasn't the sort of addictive fun NSMBW, Mario Kart or even Mario Strikers was for me.

Excuse me but who are you to tell me to take back what I'd said. If I didn't like SMG what's that got to do with you? Who said because I said it's not a masterpiece that it isn't a masterpiece. It's kinda obvious that lots of people loved it and reckon it is but I don't think so. That's my opinion on this and I'm sticking with it.

Saying it didn't sell because it wasn't a masterpiace is like saying orcarina of time should've sold 15 million.
That's what I meant. Though your opinion is not respected

F*#k me honestly... That is not the reason why it didn't sell as some people would've expected. Read my next sentence. That is where I say why it didn't. I'll say it again, AS PEOPLE HERE HAVE MENTIONED, IT'S JUST GOT TO DO WITH THE GAMEPLAY AND LIMITED MULTIPLAYER.

I said SMG is not a masterpiece because I didn't like it. Not to say that it's the main reason for not selling as expected by some.

Firstly I'm pretty sure it was meant tongue in cheek and secondly whether intentional or not the manner in which you stated your opinion comes across as though you are correcting some misapprehension of the OP. 

Right or wrong you have to be very careful about how you state opinions on these forums or people are likely to take it the wrong way.

lol its fun to mess with people. Anyway its hard to take someone's opnion seriously when I see their sig with playstaion fan writtin
all over it. lol. Though I shouldn't be talking