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NPD Sales Numbers For June 2010

theMegaton — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:02:57 +0000

NPD for June changes things up a little bit with the Xbox 360 just barely taking the number 2 spot thanks to stock clearing sales on the old model 360′s and the release of the 360 short. Red Dead and Galaxy 2 continue to hold the first 3 software slots, while Toy Story 3 for DS and Lego Harry Potter Wii make a strong showing for licensed titles. Being beaten in the portable space by Toy Story 3 must be painful for Hideo Kojima whose Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker failed to chart on that unlovable loser the PSP. Alpha Protocol, Singularity, and Transformers should also commit seppuku for their horrible sales this month.

Nintendo DS 510,700
Xbox 360 451,700
Wii 422,500
PlayStation 3 304,800
PSP 121,000

Top 10 Games Sales

Red Dead Redemption 360 (Take 2) - 582,900
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii (Nintendo) - 548,400
Red Dead Redemption PS3 (Take 2) - 380,300
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 200,900
Just Dance Wii (Ubisoft) – 174,800
Wii Fit Plus With Balance Board Wii (Nintendo)
Toy Story3 NDS (Disney Interactive Studios
UFC 2010: Undisputed 360 (THQ)
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Wii (Warner Bros. Interactive)
UFC 2010: Undisputed PS3 (THQ)

Updating with the rest of the top 20:

11. Pokemon SoulSilver DS
12. Transformers War For Cybertron 360
13. New Super Mario Bros. DS
14. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 360
15. FIFA World Cup 360
16. FIFA World Cup PS3
17. Mario Kart Wii
18. Pokemon HeartGold DS
19. Toy Story 3 Wii
20. Wii Sports Resort

Also some numbers for specific games were released.
Transformers 360 did 132,000, and Wii Sports Resort in the 20 position sold less than 100,000 which should give you an idea of how bad some of this month’s other releases did. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker failed to even crack the top 20 selling only 52,000 copies. Even worse numbers for Green Day Rock Band which sold only 83,000 copies between ALL 3 of the console releases. Skate 3 only sold 253,000 copies in it’s first 2 months down forty percent from Skate 2, and Tiger Woods 11 dropped 68 percent from last year’s release, due entirely to Tiger’s unquenchable love of white meat being made public this year.

According to the twitter account of an IGN employee some bombs of the month are in this order:
Naughty Bear > Singularity > Sin and Punishment
Perhaps if Singularity, or Sin and Punishment had had any promotion whatsoever they might have had at least a remote chance of beating out Naughty Bear!

NSMB Wii The Best Selling Console Game Since Super Mario Bros In Japan

theMegaton — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:05:40 +0000

With the recent release of updated Famistu Japanese LTD sales numbers we can see the New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the best selling home console game since the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES. Now it’s still quite a ways away from topping the NES 6.81 million selling classic, but it does have the honor of beating the much beloved Super Mario Bros 3 for second best selling console game ever in Japan.

Thanks to donny2112 on GAF:

Best selling console games since 1996 according to Famitsu:

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 3,894,356
2. Dragon Quest VII (PS1) - 3,893,293
3. Wii Sports – 3,634,806
4. Wii Fit – 3,560,889
5. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) - 3,555,469

Best selling console games before 1996:

1. Super Mario Bros. (Famicom) – 6.81m
2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom) – 3.84m
3. Super Mario Kart (Super Famicom) – 3.82m
4. Dragon Quest III (Famicom) – 3.77m
5. Super Mario World (Super Famicom) – 3.55m

2.5D Super Mario Bros. Wii!!!!!

theMegaton — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:46:55 +0000

Holy shit!

From the Wii booth, the traditional style Super Mario Bros. logo with Wii on the end! Super Mario Bros. Wii

2D style blocks, fire flower!!, and goomba.

Here they are lightened up.

This is the real deal folks, pictures taken from the Wii booth shots at IGN. Put a bullet in Milo’s head Nintendo wins E3.