Mario Kart Wii tops global charts for 2008 News
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Mario Kart Wii was the biggest selling game across the UK, US and Japan last year, shifting nearly 9 million copies.
That's according to a Top Global Markets report - a collaboration between GfK Chart-Track (UK), NPD (US) and Enterbrain (Japan).
Wii Fit came a close second, followed by GTAIV, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and COD: World at War.
Grand Theft Auto IV led the pack back in August, when the only other change had been Guitar Hero III in place of Call of Duty: World at War.
Sales across all regions were up 11 per cent on 2007, with the UK market in particular noting a dramatic increase of 26 per cent. Japan, however, dipped by 13 per cent.
"Because of this amazing growth and coupled with the downturn currently being experienced in Japan, the UK market has for the first time overtaken Japan as the number two world market," said GfK Chart-Track's Dorian Bloch in a statement.
Bizarrely, Wii Play doesn't feature, despite topping US multiformat sales for the year.
| Title | Platform | Total sales | US sales | Japan sales | UK sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 8.94 million | 5 million | 2 million | 1.94 million |
| Wii Fit | Wii | 8.31 million | 4.55 million | 2.15 million | 1.61 million |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | PC, Xbox 360, PS3 | 7.29 million | 5.18 million | 256,000 | 1.85 million |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 6.32 million | 4.17 million | 1.75 million | 404,000 |
| Call of Duty: World at War | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS | 5.89 million | 4.46 million | N/A | 1.43 million |
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"Jesus wept. What a list of uninspiring games. "
I disagree. Mario Kart Wii. The latest in one of the best multiplayer racing series of all time. With Motion Sensitive steering aswell. Fantastic Wii Fit. Great new idea that pushes gaming into a completly new direction. Some love it, some hate it. Me personally i think the balance board alone is a great peice of kit. GTA 4. Im currently playing through this at the moment (Pc version) and although it has some floors imo its one of the best games i have ever played. The story and direction is absolutly amazing and although it didnt have as many distractions as SA the amount of content in the game (in terms of conversations, radio bulletins etc.) is amazing. Great music, great graphics, great driving, just all round great. Multiplayer and the video editor are also excellent. Super Smash Brawl. Another installment in an excellent series. Pure multiplayer fun. And with so much variety and unlockable content it puts the cheap ass achievements to shame. Quality. COD:WAW. TBH i haven't played this cause i found 3 and 4 a bit boring. But at least its not Wii Play I think next year it will be Wii Sports Resort taking number 1 if it gets released. |
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The UK GTA IV figure seems a bit odd.
Especially as according to the same people it had sold 1.5m copies in the UK up to july. Maybe 1.25 took their copies back. Top Global Markets Report Jan - July 08 Or more likely the Jap figure should be the UK one. Interesting to see how much momentum it lost after launch, only adding another million while the nintendo games added a few million each. |
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spitfire1945
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Hey, the numbers from UK and Japan are switched!!! Fix them!!! It's clear as the sun that GTA4, SSBB and CoD:WaW figures are misplaced, not so for the first two game on the list!
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