Super Mario Dethroned!!!

[annomo]

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.

[Genre]

Like you said, for every Wii sold there was a wii sport game. I just feel bad for the 40mil+ who just threw a nice chunk of change away I bought my Wii years ago, and I used it for a month. Just gave it away to a brother in-law about a week ago.

[kinghandles718]

Wii cool and all, but I'll never be a hardcore wii gamer. It's a temporary amusement for a little bit until you figure out "oh I don't have to stand at all for this game, I just need to move my arm a little bit." haha

hahaha good for Mario

[demonred]

The fact that a copy of it comes with every wii must have contributed to that...

[Pillowman]

Never really looked too much into the wii. It looks like more of a casual gamer's kinda thing, and i'm pretty wary of the technology still. I think it has great potential, but i think it still needs some more development.

[annomo]

my little bro beat me sitting down so its not realistic at all...

[screamoutloud]

man wii is for wimps, hard core gamers take on games like dead space. nintendo has lost it's interest in hardcore gamers. I don't really care. But it's sure it's a shame cause super mario bros was one of the best game ever made.

[maxcatch22]

I liked the Wii when it first came out but now it is just a platform for shovelware with the occasional amazing game. It's too bad that Wii Sports has broken that record because I'm sure it'll be another couple of generations before that record is shattered again. Wii Sports is fun and all, but it's nothing compared to the revolutionary Super Mario Bros.

[jetsonic]

i think wii fit doesnt deserve it!