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1:00PM David Wildgoose | This is a strange one. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is best played with the classic controller or even a Gamecube controller. So when a retailer bundles it with an extra controller, which one do you think they’d pick? More »
Bargain Hunter: Isn’t This The Wrong Controller?
1:00PM David Wildgoose | This is a strange one. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is best played with the classic controller or even a Gamecube controller. So when a retailer bundles it with an extra controller, which one do you think they’d pick? More »
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The Best-Selling Wii Games Of 2009 Didn’t Come Out In 2009
9:00AM Stephen Totilo | An analysis by website Gamasutra of first-half sales figures for the three big gaming consoles shows that the Wii’s hits are older hits. More »
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How Many Hours People Play Nintendo’s Wii Games (Sorry, Donkey Kong)
1:00AM Stephen Totilo | Never mind what’s at the bottom of this barrel, here’s a list of 29 Wii games from Nintendo and the amount of hours people play them, per gamer. More »
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The Fastest Selling Game In Australia Is…
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Wii Fit. Well, fastest game to reach half a million copies sold, that is. More »
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Now, The Real List Of 2008’s Bestselling Games
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | The answer to the question “What was 2008’s bestselling game in the U.S.?” is “Wii Play.” Or is it? What about all those multi-platform, multi-SKU releases like Madden and Call of Duty: World at War? More »
What Was 2008’s Best Selling Game In The U.S.?
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | To be honest, we’re still not sure. The NPD Group released data for the “Top Selling Games Annual 2008″ with Wii Play coming in at number one, boasting 5.28 million copies sold. More »
December’s Biggest Game In The U.S. Is… Wii Play
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | Call of Duty: World at War couldn’t win the battle against the Wii in December, selling 150,000 units shy of Wii Play’s staggering 1.46 million copies. Yes, that’s a lot of Wii Remotes. More »
Analyst Pegs December Wii Sales At Record-Breaking 3.2 Million
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | Nintendo’s seemingly insurmountable lead in the U.S. became less “seemingly” in December, if EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich’s figure of 3.2 million Wiis sold last month is spot-on. “Simply put, Nintendo saved Christmas,” Divnich said. More »
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Halo 3 Beats Out Wii Play For Best Selling Video Game of 2007
11:42AM Michael McWhertor | Today’s NPD sales numbers reveal that Bungie’s Halo 3 was the best selling game in the United States in 2007, with a whopping 4.82 million copies sold. Nipping at Master Chief’s heels was Nintendo’s own Wii Play. It sold through a staggering 4.12 million units to the masses. Despite generally negative review scores, it would seem that Wii owners were consumed by the prospect of more mini-games (and a second Wii remote) nearly on par with the thirst that Xbox 360 owners had for more Halo. An impressive feat for Nintendo, but more impressive for Microsoft, considering Wii Play had a seven month head start on the first-person shooter. The top ten best selling games in the USA for last year are after the jump. More »