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Super Mario dethroned

Discussion in 'Gaming Forum' started by Fin D, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    Story here.

     
  2. GISH

    GISH ~mUST wARN oTHERS~

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    mario is still better.
     
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  3. Medieval954

    Medieval954 New Member

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    According to game-tracking website VGChartz,

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    While it'll eventually happen, VGChartz is the last place any article should reference for sales numbers. Shame on Yahoo!.

    Also, Super Mario Bros. is the better game but Wii Sports is the greatest killer app in console history.
     
  4. unifiedtheory

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    Those numbers are so ****ing flawed it is not even funny.

    We'll sell you a game system that is meant for head to head/family fun but only give you 1 controller with it, defeating the whole point of buying the system. Then we'll offer you 2nd controller and LOOK, it comes with a free game! Then we'll count our controller sales as "games sales".

    Whatever.

    A comparison would be XBOX 360 being sold with ZERO memory and Microsoft selling the only memory expansion available for $29.99 and including a free game with it.
     
  5. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    I think someone cares a LITTLE too much :tongue2:
     
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  6. Medieval954

    Medieval954 New Member

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    Uh, Wii Sports ≠ Wii Play.

    The article is talking about Wii Sports. The game bundled with the Wiimote is Wii Play.

    Relax. :wink2:
     
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  7. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    how many people have bought socom: confrontation just for the blu tooth headset?
     
  8. TrueDolFan

    TrueDolFan Minion of Satan

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    What a got damn shame.

    SMB is still the single most important video game ever created. It single-handedly resurrected the entire video game industry.
     
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  9. Blade

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    I did but i then returned Socom and complained about the game and they gave me 40 bucks back.

    I still dont see how they can count Wii sports as a game (in game sales) when it comes with every wii sold. Mario will forever be KING.
     
  10. kthurmus23

    kthurmus23 Canada's #1 Fin Fan

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    If it wasnt for Mario (Nintendo) Wii would not exist today so Mario still is better. :up:
     
  11. daphins

    daphins A-Style

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    Super Mario Bros. came with the NES system too. Kind of the same thing IMO.
     
  12. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    Regardless of numbers:

    Super Mario Bros. 3 = Best game ever
    Sonic The Hedgehog 2 = Second best game ever
    Super Mario Bros. = Third best game ever
    Super Mario Bros. 2 = Crap on a stick.
     
  13. daphins

    daphins A-Style

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    Dude I just bought Super Mario to get Duck Hunt....

    :shifty:
     
  14. Get Up And Go

    Get Up And Go New Member

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    HOW DARE YOU:angry:
     
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  15. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    That game wasn't even a Mario game. It's just another game that they inserted Mario into in order to make a sequel.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros_2
     
  16. Get Up And Go

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    It isn't not Mario's fault that the Japanese thought that Super Mario Bros.: the Lost Levels was too hard for kids like you. j/k:lol:
     
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  17. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    :lol: :tongue2:

    Nah. It's just that I don't think that the style of play fits into the Mario series. The game itself doesn't suck, I should say as far as Mario games go it's my least favorite.
     
  18. Get Up And Go

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    I LOVED it when I was young but I haven't played it since.
     
  19. peastri

    peastri iD'Artiste Luxury Box

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    As much as I agree with you (as Mario, in it's context, was a far superior game) you have to remember that Mario was packaged with the console too. I remember my first NES came with Mario Bros. and duck hunt. Damn duck hunt was an awesome game Then when my brother got his first SNES it came packaged with Mario all stars which included the first Mario, the second Mario, the third Mario, Super Mario and some other random Mario. Yep you guessed it, I was pretty much all Mario'd out by the time the '64 came along :chuckle:
     
  20. Medieval954

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    Top 20 Best Selling Console Games of All-Time (Non-Bundled)

    20.08M* Pokemon Red, Blue, and Green - GB
    20.03M* Nintendogs - DS
    18.00M Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES
    16.15M Wii Play - Wii
    14.89M Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - PS2
    14.77M* Pokemon Diamond and Pearl - DS
    14.48M Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! - DS
    14.00M Super Mario Land - GB
    13.00M* Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire - GBA
    12.12M Mario Kart DS - DS
    12.03M Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! - DS
    12.00M Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - PS2
    11.82M* Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen - GBA
    11.00M Super Mario 64 - N64
    10.85M Gran Turismo - PS
    10.00M Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES
    9.81M Final Fantasy VII - PS
    9.53M Mario Kart Wii - Wii
    9.53M Animal Crossing: Wild World - DS

    *All Versions Combined


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    Best selling single SKU of all-time :D

    Wii Play will pass it by the end of the year.
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  21. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    ^Wii play is bundled.
     
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  22. Get Up And Go

    Get Up And Go New Member

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    It is barely a game.
     
  23. Medieval954

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    :rolleyes:
     
  24. Get Up And Go

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    Final Fantasy VII is my favorite game on that list. I'm very nostalgic over the old Mario games BUT VII is the best game there.
     
  25. peastri

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    wow, at least I can say I don't get sucked in by marketing :lol: I think I only ever owned two of the games on that list and only one of them I actually bought.
     
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  26. baboo72

    baboo72 Bleeding aqua & orange

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    I'm the same - of that list I've only played the orginal GT!
     
  27. VanDolPhan

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    All that it matters is that Nintendo can still print money.

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  28. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    I concur sir. It's my favorite game of all time. If Sony remakes it, makes a sequel, a prequel, or whatever, I'll buy a ps3 just for that.

    (I bought a psp just for crisis core)
     
  29. TrueDolFan

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    All I can say is WOW.

    16 of the top 20 selling games of all time were first-party Nintendo titles. That's simply incredible.
     
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  30. Get Up And Go

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    Crisis Core rocked my socks off:lol:
     
  31. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    that it did. I thoroughly enjoyed that game. Played it for 4-5 hours at a time. Unfortunately I can't say the same for any other psp game. I liked patapon and god of war was alright for the few hours it was, but the psp is such a disappointment otherwise.
     
  32. Get Up And Go

    Get Up And Go New Member

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    I'm one of the PSP owners:couch:
     
  33. Stitches

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    10 of those 16 are spin-offs of the same two "characters" though.

    Another 10 of those 16 are handheld games (5 of which are only up there because of multiple variations of the same game).

    I'd be more interested in a list that was console exclusive.


    Or I'd be interested in a list of the top 20 games where the buyer was the player. :shifty:

    Yes I am insinuating that many games on the list were bought for children.
     
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  34. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    Nah. The pokemon games are great games, and that's why they sell so well. If they were crap, they wouldn't be that high. Sure, i don't play them anymore, but I'm not ahamed to admit I did own pokemon red, yellow, and gold.

    And excluding a game cause it's a handheld, (Especially a DS game, which costs 29.99) isn't right. They're quality games and a lot of fun to play. Hence their mass appeal, and thus incredible sales.

    Make it fun, give it mass appeal, and attract all ages...Seems Nintendos on to something...
     
  35. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    I've had multiple Pokemon games myself, they are great, but that doesn't mean that each iteration isn't pretty much the same game every time.

    I said I'd at least like to see a top 20 console list and see if it is 8/10's nintendo.
     
  36. Medieval954

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    Top 20 Best Selling Home Console Games of All-Time (Non-Bundled)*

    18.00M Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES
    16.16M Wii Play - Wii
    14.89M Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - PS2
    12.00M Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - PS2
    11.00M Super Mario 64 - N64
    10.85M Gran Turismo - PS
    10.00M Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES
    9.80M Final Fantasy VII - PS
    9.53M Mario Kart Wii - Wii
    9.37M Gran Turismo 2 - PS
    8.76M Wii Fit - Wii
    8.61M Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - PS2
    8.47M Mario Kart 64 - N64
    8.01M Halo 3 - 360
    8.00M Donkey Kong Country - SNES
    8.00M GoldenEye 007 - N64
    8.00M Halo 2 - XB
    8.00M Super Mario Kart - SNES
    8.00M Tomb Raider - PS
    7.47M Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Wii

    *Approximations as of November 2008 (Wikipedia)
     
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  37. Get Up And Go

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    I've owned my fair share of Pokemon games:loser:
     
  38. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    That is much closer to the sort of distribution I would expect.
     
  39. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    Am i the only one thats a little saddened by the fact that there isn't ONE zelda game on that list? Possibly the greatest and most consistent series in gaming and not one of them is a top 20 seller of all time.
     
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  40. Get Up And Go

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    You would think that Ocarina of Time or the original would be on the list.
     

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