These Are The Biggest-Selling Wii, DS Games Of All Time

Holy crap! Personal Trainer: Cooking sold 18.4 million!

Phazon

@pslong9: Oh shit, true, true. My bad.

vid3oman64

@EtisArap:
hardly, nintendo's stock has been getting smashed in the past few weeks

anduin1

@DonWii: well but they're talking about lifetime sales... just for some titles maybe ? even so, it's saddening, no zelda on the charts... it was the only game i ever played on the wii. i'm glad i don't have one (my brother does).

@GhostWhoWalks: Its Skinney buddy!

@RedRaptor: That is how I felt 2 generations ago when I claimed Chrono Cross as the best game ever. I still do. Felt like an awesome adventure and I liked every bit of it.

Still need to try Valkyria Chronicles. Loved the demo.

Skinney is now KamikazeSim

@OpinionMan: Super Mario Bros was bundeled with the NES.

Yet Wii Sports' sales still blow it away and counting. The only way I can see Wii Sports' figures getting beaten would have to be another console pack-in to ensure a 1:1 ratio, assuming a future console can match the consumer voracity for the Wii. I suppose as video games become more widespread and the population grows, a usurper will come eventually.

I'm actually ecstatic to see that Mario Galaxies selling 8 million. Now make more games like it

rinerdar

@goldwings: I'm just as surprised *not* to see Twilight Princess. Are they telling us it didn't even sell a million? Worldwide?

@-MoN-: i accentally hit the send...

also i would estimate nintendo makes a 50% profit on those...
meaning they make 1.9 million form those 3 games alone...

wii sports has sold 2.2 BILLION dollars worth of games (assuming that wii sports costs $50)

wii play, 1.1 Bill

nintendogs 666 million dollars (ds games are 60% cheaper)

@CockroachMan: My thoughts exactly.

Anders Norén

@Deathbearer: Not sure why one might expect anything else.

Also, Nintendogs is a good game. I'd never play it for more than a few minutes, but it's a good game.

Wow, those games alone generate $21,367,313,900!!...give or take...

HALO-32

It saddens me that EBA isn't there.

@Twik63: Yup. Retarted for buying a product they wanted and for having a fun time with it. Those stupid idiots are so dumb for enjoying themselves. How can they be so brainless. Such filthy, stupid dumb-dumbs that it makes me want to puke at them. All 20 million of them, and not a single non-retard in the group. They are all retarted sheep who buy things only because they like having them, and fun. Doofuses.

@Legendary Hoamaru: good point. that game is awesome but let's not forget Bleach on DS. Great 2d fighter with some great online play too.

When will people learn to do some damn research before making dumbass comments about what DS/Nintendo or *insert company or console here* can or can't do?

@Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!: Yep. On the shelves.

vid3oman64

@vid3oman64: really? I could have swore I saw CoD4 on DS and CoD: WaW on Wii.

@Stormrider: Ah, yup. I failed to see the header that said "Nintendo DS". Well, that's surprising.

I'm very suprised at most of these rankings. Brain Age is #1 on the DS? Pokemon Platinum reached the top of the charts that quickly? It's sad to see that Pokemon Dungeon, Mario Party 8, Wii Music, and Mario Sluggers have sold that much, such dissapointing games.

@GhostWhoWalks:
Super Mario Bros was bundeled with the NES.

OpinionMan

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: I hope they invest it in making the next Nintendo console more than a Wii 1.5.

Valkrin

@Tizlor:
More like Fagbox gay60 amirite?

Brendan Gerry

I'm very surprised the cooking DS game sold that many. More than Mario Galaxy.

@vid3oman64: No, the article doesn't say that it lists the lifetime worldwide sales of every game for the Wii and DS. Just some of them. I'm guessing these are the ones that have had the greatest impact on Nintendo's revenues for the just-finished fiscal year.

pslong9

@Jiawei Sun: What's worse is that the amount of copies of Wii Fit are catching up to PS3 sales.

Shin-san

@RockyRan: Toyota was asking for bailout money, and Nintendo didn't. So, quite possible.

Shin-san

@concerning: Jump Ultimate Stars got the online just fine, and it's as close to an SSB game on the DS we are going to get.

@DonWii: Uh, if the article is to be believed, the report listed the lifetime worldwide sales of every game for the Wii and DS.

....so, that just makes this even more confusing. But it is supposed to be lifetime.

vid3oman64

@Fernando Paramo: I noted Nintendogs and Wii Fit because they are the biggest sellers and are the biggest perpetrators, and are of note in this article.

vid3oman64

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: Hm, yeah, true. Though there is a point where that's kind of a reaction to the 'hardcore' gamers being alienated by the recent Nintendo products.

But, you're right, there are many more 'casual' gamers than 'hardcore'. That's what I liked about games when I was younger: it felt like a personal treasure, like something only I knew about. I hate the terms 'casual' and 'hardcore' because I played games before the Wii and DS came out and I wasn't 'hardcore' then! There were two groups: us that played games, and those who didn't. Now Nintendo attracts the non-gamers and I'm forcefully pigeonholed into this putrid 'hardcore' demographic! That's bullshit! I play the real games! The ones that make you think and require skill! Not this bullshit yoga or picking up dog shit! Not ones dumbed down for an unskilled, undedicated majority! They're fuckin it up for the rest of us. They took away two attack buttons in Marvel vs Capcom 2 to pander to the braindead herd!

You can say this is nerd rage, you can say this is being anti-Nintendo, and, hey, fuck it, you're right. I don't give a damn.

vid3oman64

The best part of the Wii list is only about three of those titles are good. The rest are uber casual garbage. Yay for shit games.

The title is a little misleading since this only covers Nintendo branded games.

@CockroachMan: Didn't sell a million during the last year.

DonWii

@roy8000: Zelda didn't sell 1M in the last year, so it doesn't show up on the list. All of these titles did sell a million or more last year.

DonWii

@OriginalGman: If it didn't sell a million during the past year, it didn't show up.

DonWii

@BlueWizard422: this means their are at least 20 million retards (wii fit).

@vid3oman64:

You couldn't do smash bros online properly IMO. It requires too much split second timing, like any fighting game, only in ssb - arguably more so (I'm not just talking about hardcore gamers, casual ssb players need the same thing, it's just less noticeable). Also - making a ds ssb seems to kind of cheapen it? It's a "huge thing" when they release one - DS-ifying the game would kind of diffuse that.

concerning

Anyone know the lifetime sales of Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess or Phantom Hourglass? Last I knew, TP had surpassed 3 million sold, and that was only a couple months after release.

@UsernameOfTheDead:With a chief knife ;)

@wazzzup16: What? isn't that game for the fagbox?

@thePotatoFamine: gaylo oh wow. How original and not discriminatory.

wazzzup16

Why aren't these lists in any order?

Also why is Personal Trainer: Cooking tied with New SMB for second place on the DS?

@huppster: When they finish making up new puzzles. Some of the puzzles in the Japanese ones were Japanese specific (they wouldn't make sense in another language/country), so the non-Japanese Layton's used the universal puzzles from all three, thus leaving Layton 2 & 3 lacking content.

What I want to know is what do they do with all the money.

ctorrans

@sonofnone:

And also, the list is not arranged by total sales. So read the numbers first.

Fernando Paramo

@Hey_Blinkon: hahaha I know you were joking, but its still soo funny. Both of those companies are at least double what the number three company is worth

@BlueWizard422: Guess you didn't notice the "(includes those bundled with hardware)" next to WiiSports' number. Which means that almost EVERYONE that owns a Wii also has WiiSports. Kinda hard for ANY game to beat that.

@vid3oman64:

"Nope. Doesn't matter. They have Nintendogs and Wii Fit. Therefore, we have Call of Duty 4 and, well, that's about all I've been playing recently."

And the fucking sme thing with Nintendo haters: Why do you have to only note Nintendogs and WiiFit? Don't you seen in the list all the so called "hardcore" games (I hate that term).

They have released tons of games: more than MS and Sony. Problem is, Nintendo has to do it all alone, and MS and Sony don't: they have good third party support, that's why you don't notice that both MS and Sony have released less games than Nintendo.

Fernando Paramo

@Mudron: I think you have to take into account the price here, PT: C goes for $19.99 and Pokémon:D/P still go for $34.99. Then again, Pokémo: D/P came out two years ago, hmmm...

A_Red_Devil

@vid3oman64:Your forgetting one thing.

Hardcore gamers alone mean nothing when it comes to any real sales. VC and many, many other titles for non Nintendo systems reinforce this time and time again.

@RedRaptor: Sorry Skinny, but you've just been topped.

Its amazing, this makes Activision look like it is taking in small amounts compared to what Nintendo is selling. At least from what I can tell.

Eviltim

@sonofnone:

What are you talking about?

Super Mario Galaxy has sold more than ANY PS3 game to date.

Fernando Paramo

@the7k: They're fun to have! Every tried one? :D

vid3oman64

@Paladin58:
But Bungie made Gaylo...

I hate you Bungie.

@roy8000: It may not be on there because of the fact that it was available in two different versions, and neither one version was high enough in sales to make the list even though together they would be. Or not, who knows.

Zorantor

@Mudron: Clearly gamers are making a consistant effort to become better cooks so they can live on their own and not in their parent's basement ;)

@Stormrider: Well someone stole my copy of it so I'm going to have to pick it up again ;_;

Rhythm Heaven is probably the most fun I've had this year, it really deserves to sell well, I wish the commercial didn't make the game look terrible.

@Str8_Jihadin: Not like the online would be any better. Nintendo is so invested in the non-gamers, they're blind to the serious opportunities available in the 'hardcore' market, such as a good online system, which, in my opinion, would be the only reason to bring SSB to the DS. Add in the immense hardware sales that the game would bring about on top of the software sales and Nintendo would have to get another money printing press. (I know at least two friends that would probably buy DSs if it were to be made.)

Nope. Doesn't matter. They have Nintendogs and Wii Fit. Therefore, we have Call of Duty 4 and, well, that's about all I've been playing recently.

vid3oman64

@RedRaptor: I bought VC, and i am most definitely not the best at it. i'm stuck at the desert level.

@Luke Plunkett: I think they don't count Zelda because it was also available for Gamecube...

@LllusionX now has Valkyria Chronicles, bringing sales count...: Both, neither are on the list, and they definitely sold over a million. Luke says they just weren't on it, so Nintendo must have had a reason to leave one of their signature franchises off the list.

@Str8_Jihadin: I dont know if nintendo reads kotaku or other gaming sites "enough" to know that everybody wants that.

@Jiawei Sun: Have you played both of them. Kart may have gotten relatively poor reviews, but it was a hell of a lot more fun to play.

Poor Mario. Beaten out on the DS by measly mutts, and on the Wii by...well almost everything. I wonder if he'll eventually become the Mickey Mouse of the Nintendo empire: the invisible face of the franchise.

sonofnone

@LllusionX now has Valkyria Chronicles, bringing sales count...: Wait, were you asking about Z:PH or TP?

@sci-fi_wasabi: ...On the Wii...NAOW!

@vid3oman64: I want my new Mario and Zelda game...NAOW!

@CockroachMan:

Both games are definitely multi-million sellers... even Metroid Prime 3...

I don't know why those titles are not in the list.

Let me go to GoNintendo too see if I can find the complete list.

Fernando Paramo

@Valkrin:15 to 20% of what Nintendo makes is currently being funneled into R&D. Kotaku reported on it last year but I'm unable to find the story.

why hasn't nintendo hinted at a smash bros for ds? it seem like a good match to me

@OriginalGman: did it sell enough? I personally didnt like the game(because my DS screen is a peice of uncalibrate-able shit). i definitely wouldve liked it if i could use the D-pad.

@roy8000:

I'm 100% sure that Twilight Princess is over 5 million. I don't know why Kotaku didn't added the game.

Fernando Paramo

Mario Kart Wii >>> Brawl by almost a 2:1 ratio??!!

There is no god.

Jiawei Sun

@phinehas: No, it's the DS Rhythm Heaven game. But I imagine the number is so large because the game is very, very big in Japan. I don't know how the sales numbers are here, but they're probably only a fraction of that 1.9 mil.

Stormrider

@fusiongt:

This quotes from last week have been over NeoGAF, GoNintendo, VgChartz, Nintendo Everything and any other site with a heavy Nintendo fanbase... I guess that's why Kotaku hasnt reported this yet: aparently, Nintendo delayed all the last year games (unanounced) and they will show all those games and new games to be released this year. They used the New Play Control games as filler:

"As for our deployment during the latter half of this year, I would like to announce on the other day as it is not today's main topic. I
would like to address that Nintendo recognize that we have been short of new proposals during the former half of this year, so far.

From that viewpoint, we at Nintendo have to reflect on domestic Wii software deployment in the former half of this year. Like what had been to be released in the former half of this year was postponed to the latter, we were not able to reach the original goal - to regularly make new proposals."

Fernando Paramo

@RedRaptor: Great game no doubt. It's sad when a good game doesn't meet its sales potential, whether its VC on the PS3 or MadWorld on the Wii. I bought both so I can't do much else.

@Str8_Jihadin: They have enough monies.

@vid3oman64: What the hell? This went to the wrong message! I've seen this happen before....

vid3oman64

I guess it's safe to say they not strapped for cash. Poor guys must have a hard time finding a place to put all that money. If I was them, I would totally have a Scrooge McDuck money bin overlooking the city.

Weird.. according to VGChartz, Twilight Princess sold more than 5 million copies.. and Phantom Hourglass 4 million.. I know it's not the best source out there, but it gives you a good idea.

Anyway, what happened to them!?

What is Nintendo going to do with all that money...? Seriously. They must invest it in something, whether its R&D or buying a competitor.

Valkrin

@Deathbearer: in sales that is

Deathbearer

sad that Nintendogs owned the shit out of Super Smash Brothers...

Deathbearer

@OriginalGman: Also is that the most used picture on Kotaku?

@OriginalGman: No idea, wasn't on the list...

@JimElNino: This isn't about caring what people do with their time. It's saying "holy fuckballs Nintendo bathes in liquid benjamins."

I'm not calling you a douchebag, cause I don't know you, but to look at the article and look at our responses and erroneously say we're immature because we're worried about how people are spending their time is awfully douchebagish.

And besides, your avatar is the Tigers. Now that's a waste of time.

vid3oman64

@Skinney is now KamikazeSim: Yeah, and I think Valkyria Chronicles is the best game this gen.

How do you think -I- feel?

Piracy is killing the DS!

UsernameOfTheDead

@Str8_Jihadin: I secretly want this a lot, too.

@Skinney is now KamikazeSim: Yeah, it's an amazing game, but i don't think selling 8 million copies is anything to be sad about.

man that pisses me off that Professor Layton is a top seller and we still haven't seen sequels yet! WHEN?!?

huppster

@Sodders: Rhythm Heaven for the GBA, not the Rhythm Heaven Gold which was just released.

does that mean zelda TP hasn't reach a million?

Where is Zelda?

It's amazing when you see a bunch of sorta middle of the road titles like Mystery Dungeon pack in like a few MILLION, which is more than most games above the line. They will consider just over a million a really great thing.

And yes, I played Mystery Dungeon. Guess I'm not much help.

crazy numbers for sure. I'm kinda surprised Mario Kart sold more then Galaxy, well maybe not that surprised but compared to everything else, only 8 million? weird.

So, Wii sports beats Super Mario Bros for best selling video game...

*tear*

@EtisArap: But, that's Bungie's gig... :(

Why won't they make a Smash Bros for the DS?

Don't they want the monies!?!?!

Wait a second - Personal Trainer: Cooking has sold more copies that Pokemon Diamond/Pearl *combined*?

Mudron

SO MUCH BULLSHIT THAT SUPER MARIO GALAXY HAS SOLD UNDER 10 MILLION!!!!

That was probably my favorite game of this generation so far.

Skinney is now KamikazeSim

Frightening numbers if you for some reason care what other people do with their time.

I remember when I used to be like that, but then I turned 16.

@RockyRan:

To be honest I'd have to disagree. The automotive industry is much more lucrative than the video game industry could be.

Thats what I believe.

...Rhythm Heaven 1.9 Million? Already? Damn.

Jesus Christ. I am still, to this day, surprised every time I see the sales for Wii Fit.

I'm being 100% honest when I say that I don't expect it to take long until Nintendo has more money than freakin' Toyota.

OK, maybe not 100% >_>

RockyRan

@the7k: They are eager to share how close they are to controlling the world.

EtisArap

Cool... but I hope Nintendo isn't satisfied with this because I really want them to releas some good new first party games. I hope the new Wii motion plus or whatever it's called sparks them to get more good first party games out there. They've done everything right except the last year+ there really hasn't been good releases.

That is unbelievable to me. I mean, I didn't know there was that much money IN THE WHOLE WORLD. And Nintendo was able to make it. Insane. Move over Walmart and ExxonMobil.

Hey_Blinkon

Man, sure has been a lot of these damn financial reports for Nintendo lately.

Guess there's always time for more nerd rages.

@huppster:There was an article a few months ago which noted its on the way.
Its just hit a few snags.

Otherwise, whens the big E3 preview for Nintendo?
I just hope they try not to pull in the casual crowd this year again.
E3 is for teh c0r3.
But really, how the HELL am I supposed to explain some of the wierder Japanese games to my (grand)parents?

@Skinney is now KamikazeSim: Oh, whoops.

*stands up from his chair and screams in rage Kirk-style* TYYYYPO!

@OpinionMan: You still have to take into account that the Wii's been a monster seller for over two years straight. The NES sold well for its time, but videogames as a whole were still more novelty than anything else back then; it can't stack up to the retail monster that's been the Wii.

@JimElNino: Harsh words. But it's true: these numbers are truly, truly not frightening.

Luke's probably scared because these numbers might spell D.O.O.M. for "hardcore gaming" (and not because he cares about how other people spend their time). Which, under closer examination, they do not. Not really, anyway.

Gaming is changing, that much is true. But that's a good thing, right?

JTF

@the7k: Because they just released their financial reports? They're starting a new financial year which will end March 31 2010?

Supa_S

Wow.....surprising list. I'm big on Nintendo, and don't actually own any of the other current-gen systems (not a fanboy....a grad student with limited budget and even more limited time to game), but I only have three titles from this list, split between both systems (Wii Sports and Play, and Mario Kart Wii). It dosn't make any sense that there aren't any actual Zelda games on the list... That said, I'd like to see this list compared to Nintendo titles throughout the company's history.

QuincyCabelas

Hey,who doesn't love nintendogs??

@Qube: I think they must've only released the sales for certain games. If you look at the list, notice how it isn't actually like a ranked list of Top Ten or anything. They're in a largely random order. I'm pretty sure Twilight Princess MUST have sold more than Mario Super Sluggers, since TP was the game that single-handedly sold the Wii when it first came out.

nworobes

@Shin-san: Zip-adop-adoobop ZING!

New Super Mario Bros. and Kirby Super Star Ultra say that they need to get on the ball with more GOOD 2D platform releases.

Furysetzer

so wii sports sold more than all 50 odd resident evils combined? o_0

trevortibble

l@Phazon:

lol, that has to be a mistake. 1.84 million more than likely.

Avrum

Wow, 18 million for Cooking Guide is incredibly unexpected... It outsold Pokemon, which itself has sold insane numbers.

This list is actually inaccurate because many games are missing. This was taken from Nintendo's fiscal year million sellers list, meaning, only games that have sold over a million copies in the last fiscal year are shown.

Kenology18

The Wii franchise doesn't seem to be doing as well (in my sight) as the DS.

If you look at the lists, the DS has a fairly good spread of varied games.

On the Wii side, there's pretty much nothing there but the 3 Wii sports/exercise headliner games (can I assume that SportsPak II will eventually make it's way there too?) and Mario.

Y'know, I've only got Nintendo's stuff and really rather like their games, but still, creatively speaking....geez. Actually, truth t'tell, while I got the Wii first, I've got way more of the DS's games.

PsiWren

isn't CoD WaW one of the most played games on Wii currently? I could swore I saw that on the chart that Kotaku just ran yesterday or the day before. CoD4 on DS was a wasted effort if you ask me though but it's there so that counts for something.

what's really amazing is that most of those games are Still Full Price, and have not dropped since their release.

Thomaticus

@phinehas: "I'd never play it for more than a few minutes, but it's a good game." How can you say it's good if you would only play it for a few minutes? That's like saying "It's a good show, but I would only watch one episode."

@JTF: "Gaming is changing, that much is true But that's a good thing, right? " Take that back!

Wilky_McBadass

@Avrum: Why? Because people can't be interested in making new dishes for themselves involving simple to prepare recipes? It is an incredible offering - an interactive cookbook that allows you to sort the recipes by country or food group. You can have the software take note of all the food you don't like or can't eat, and filter the rest. Additionally, if you're unclear about what's involved for any of the steps in a recipe, short video sequences can demonstrate the proper techniques. A glossary is included of less common cooking terms, and even many common ones, so that even someone who knows nothing of cooking can jump in and get a good feel of how to cook something. And these aren't bad recipes either: to date I've tried out the recipes for lemon chicken, prawns with garlic oil, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and an Indian yogurt drink, lassi. The yogurt drink especially was a pleasant surprise, I hadn't known such things were easily prepared and it had a great taste. I wouldn't be so quick to judge things like the cooking software in future - even Brian Crecente gave it his seal of approval, and I understand the man has had quite a bit of experience in the kitchen. I'm not the least bit surprised it sold 18.4 million copies, it really is a worthwhile addition to any collection.

Colin Craig Pattinson

@nworobes: I thought Wii Sports was the game that single-handedly sold the Wii when it first came out.

Paviel