Super Mario Dethroned

dododummie · 01-07-2009, 09:55 PM

According to game-tracking website VGChartz, sales of Nintendo's pop-culture phenom Wii Sports have surpassed those of legendary platformer Super Mario Bros., making the breakout Wii title the best-selling video game of all time. And it only took two years and two months to do it.

The data is based on cumulative worldwide sales figures ending the week of December 27, 2008, which indicate that lifetime sales of Wii Sports have exceeded Mario's staggering 40.24 million units.

Shocked? Don't be. Unlike most video games that can be bought at retail, Wii Sports comes bundled with the Wii hardware in every territory other than Japan and Korea. In other words, if you bought a Wii, you bought Wii Sports whether you liked it or not (chances are, you liked it). With over 45 million Wiis sold worldwide to date, it's only logical that Wii Sports would start smashing records sooner or later.

And before you brand Wii Sports a false champion due to being bundled with hardware, consider that Super Mario Bros. was also sold as a bundle with the original Nintendo Entertainment System during its mid-80's heyday. Plus, Wii Sports has been a major hit even in non-bundled form, topping Wii sales charts in Japan at over 3.2 million copies sold in 2008 alone.

A new version of the game, Wii Sports: Resort, is due out later this year.

maefz · 01-07-2009, 10:04 PM

wii sports is my shit, cant fuck with me on the bowling.

8Plates · 01-07-2009, 10:09 PM

forget that.....mario still that business

tomek322 · 01-07-2009, 10:16 PM

mario the shit compared to wii man

psptigger77 · 01-08-2009, 02:57 AM

yeah word marios old skool knt go rong with the old skool

y2w902 · 01-08-2009, 09:29 PM

that wii sports is the shit tho, i still play super mario world for super nintendo

donn · 01-08-2009, 09:29 PM

never played

~~Haze~~ · 01-08-2009, 11:11 PM

wii sports bowling is tight

but nuttn to mario

imd_best · 01-09-2009, 07:09 AM

I fuck shit up @ wii bowling!!!!

But super mario bros. Is a classic!!!

Chopz504 · 01-10-2009, 06:09 AM

werd is still that nigga play on

yanks08701 · 01-10-2009, 11:25 PM

I've played a Wii once in my life....and loved that shit but its Super Mario till I die beeotch. The soundtrack to SMB beats Wii Sports all by itself.

01-07-2009, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
dododummie Status: Werd up Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 29 Posts: 622 Threads: 449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 27 Posts Rep Power: 9	Super Mario Dethroned According to game-tracking website VGChartz, sales of Nintendo's pop-culture phenom Wii Sports have surpassed those of legendary platformer Super Mario Bros., making the breakout Wii title the best-selling video game of all time. And it only took two years and two months to do it. The data is based on cumulative worldwide sales figures ending the week of December 27, 2008, which indicate that lifetime sales of Wii Sports have exceeded Mario's staggering 40.24 million units. Shocked? Don't be. Unlike most video games that can be bought at retail, Wii Sports comes bundled with the Wii hardware in every territory other than Japan and Korea. In other words, if you bought a Wii, you bought Wii Sports whether you liked it or not (chances are, you liked it). With over 45 million Wiis sold worldwide to date, it's only logical that Wii Sports would start smashing records sooner or later. And before you brand Wii Sports a false champion due to being bundled with hardware, consider that Super Mario Bros. was also sold as a bundle with the original Nintendo Entertainment System during its mid-80's heyday. Plus, Wii Sports has been a major hit even in non-bundled form, topping Wii sales charts in Japan at over 3.2 million copies sold in 2008 alone. A new version of the game, Wii Sports: Resort, is due out later this year.

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01-07-2009, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
maefz Status: RapAlbums.net O.G. Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,466 Threads: 140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 213 Times in 21 Posts Rep Power: 47	wii sports is my shit, cant fuck with me on the bowling.

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8Plates Status: Werd up Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 29 Posts: 650 Threads: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 2	forget that.....mario still that business

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tomek322 Status: Werd up Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 607 Threads: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Rep Power: 4	mario the shit compared to wii man

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psptigger77 Status: RapAlbums.net User Join Date: Oct 2008 Age: 36 Posts: 328 Threads: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 2	yeah word marios old skool knt go rong with the old skool

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y2w902 Status: RapAlbums.net O.G. Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 30 Posts: 1,241 Threads: 487 Thanks: 0 Thanked 393 Times in 132 Posts Rep Power: 151	that wii sports is the shit tho, i still play super mario world for super nintendo

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~~Haze~~ Status: BANNED Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 6,144 Threads: 3009 Thanks: 6 Thanked 199 Times in 89 Posts Rep Power: 0	wii sports bowling is tight but nuttn to mario

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imd_best Status: RapAlbums.net O.G. Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,240 Threads: 555 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 15 Posts Rep Power: 8	I fuck shit up @ wii bowling!!!! But super mario bros. Is a classic!!!

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yanks08701 Status: Werd up Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 958 Threads: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 2	I've played a Wii once in my life....and loved that shit but its Super Mario till I die beeotch. The soundtrack to SMB beats Wii Sports all by itself.