news.vgchartz.com - 1/3/2009
—
Posted by: Louie 03rd Jan 2009, Nintendo , 8,314 views According to VGChartz.com data, Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros. (NES), making it the best selling console game of all time Including VGChartz software data for the week ending 27 th December 2008, Wii Sports has ...
siliconera.com - 1/9/2009
—
siliconera.com —
On March 10, 2006 Nintendo filed a patent
for an "Accelerometer-based controller" in Japan, which is now...
registered on the US Patent and Trademark database. I wont bore you with the technical details because we know what it's for, the…
(more)
Nintendo Patent Reveals The Wii Remote Was Originally ...
business.timesonline.co.uk - 1/2/2009
—
business.timesonline.co.uk —
In its relentless quest for world living-room domination,
Nintendo is preparing to take on the might of...
the world's biggest broadcasters by launching its own television channel. Viewable by anyone with a Wii games console and an internet connection, ...
(more)
Nintendo to take on broadcasters with Wii TV
press.nintendo.com - 12/29/2008
—
press.nintendo.com —
WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL
CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL Dec. 29,...
2008 - Champagne? Check. Confetti? Got it. But you're not fully prepared for New Year's revelry unless your Nintendo game library is stocked with games ...
(more)
Welcome to Nintendo of America's Media Site
Comments
Blog Reactions
Wii Sports becomes best selling game of all time
TG Daily - All News —
... Games and Entertainment By Wolfgang Gruener Sunday, January 04, 2009 00:22 Including VGChartz software data for the week ending December 27, 2008, Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros (NES) at 40.24 million units, making it the best selling videogame of all time. Read the complete story here. ...
Wii Sports is best-selling game of all time, according to VGChartz
Joystiq —
... We're automatically skeptical of any reports coming out of an organization who uses the letter "Z" to pluralize, but we find it difficult not to believe in a recent finding from VGChartz (sigh), who claim that Wii Sports has surpassed Super Mario ...
Wii Sports Sells 50+ Million, Becomes Best Selling Game Ever
GadgetReview —
Hold the freaking phone! Wii Sports has now outsold the original Super Mario Bros Nintendo video game. Total sales for SMB was just over 40 million from 1985 to 1987. Wii Sports has sold an astonishing 50+ million units, making it the best selling video game ever. Course, it helps when a game is bundled with the system.
[VGChartz]
Wii Sports best-selling game of all time?
Joystiq [Nintendo] —
... Super Mario Bros. has been the best-selling game of all time for years now, but that throne may have been usurped by another Nintendo title: Wii Sports. According to VGChartz, Wii Sports has surpassed that coveted 40.24 million ...
Is Wii Sports Better Than Super Mario Bros.?
Technologizer —
Super Mario Bros. In terms of units sold, the answer is “yes.” VGChartz, a Web site that gathers game sales data, says the Wii’s flagship title passed Mario’s first big adventure as of December 27, 2008. But not everyone is happy about this. CNet columnist Don Reisinger says it’s an “insult” to compare Wii Sports to Super Mario Bros. and other classics. “It’s not that I dislike Wii Sports or haven’t enjoyed my time playing it,” ...
Super Mario Brothers dethroned as best seller
Technology - Channel Feed —
... According to game-tracking website VGChartz, sales of Nintendo’s pop-culture phenom Wii Sports have surpassed those of legendary 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. ...
it’s a-me, your best-(sorta)-selling game ever! wii sports!
technabob —
... If you want to check out the other 8 runners-up in the top 10 best selling games of all time, check out the original VGChartz article. For those too lazy to read the whole thing, here’s the summary: to have a game in the top 10 your company’s name must be “Nintendo”, and you must have bundled your video game with a console at some point. Nintendo + Bundling = $$$$. It’s that simple. ...
Related Content
Nintendo Wii Sports 2 and MotionPlus out July | News | TechRadar UK
techradar.com 4/9/2009 — Nintendo is launching its new Wii Sports Resort game alongside the new, much-improved Wii MotionPlus controller add-on in June in Japan and July in the UK and US. Wii Sports Resort is the follow up to the hugely popular Wii Sports and is sure to sell ...
Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus Out In July [Wii]
kotaku.com 4/9/2009 — Nintendo have today announced a release timeframe for Wii Sports Resort, the sequel to their insanely-popular Wii pack-in title, Wii Sports.
The game - along with the Wii MotionPlus peripheral...
Barack Obama Backs The Wii [The First Console]
kotaku.com 1/13/2009 — Sure, video games are raising our children and you can't vote with a Wii remote. Now that the voting is over, President-elect Obama finds time to kick back with a little Wii Sports bowling.
In an...
Wii MotionPlus Delayed? [Rumor]
kotaku.com 3/9/2009 — The writing was on the wall when Wii Sports Resort dropped off Nintendo's release schedule, but now there's further fuel being poured on the "MotionPlus delayed" fire, courtesy of IGN's Wii podcast....
There's lots of gaming action online —
Technology 1/3/2009
The three top video game consoles '” Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, and Nintendo's Wii '” each offer a variety of extras for users who plug them into a broadband Internet connection.
Tech Test Drive: Pinball Hall of Fame (For Wii and PS2) —
Technology 1/3/2009
This probably is the most realistic pinball game for any console. The designers certainly did their homework, paying close attention to details in replicating the silver ball and bumpers, as well as the lights and sounds from the original machines.
Follow TechBlips on Twitter
![[Japanese] Nintendo DSi LL Report Released LL Is A Matrix Of Size](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/11/23/dsi_ll_ll.jpg){kind=small}
