In addition to the first day sales figures, some early numbers from Famitsu have been released for the whole week, including hardware sales that show a massive leap for the PlayStation 3 following the launch of the new White model, plus a price drop. Due to the increase in adverts for Wii Play and Wii Sports, both games launch back into the Top 10, whilst Super Mario Galaxy holds up quite respectably in its second week, also helping to keep Wii sales at a healthy 35,000. Check out the numbers below:
Nintendo's anticipated Wii platformer aiming to beat away challenges from the likes of Bioshock, Orange Box and Call of Duty 4.
Super Mario Galaxy currently has 97 Metacritic points, making it the highest rated next-gen game available. It is even topping the likes of Halo 3 as well as Call of Duty 4.
The beautiful visuals and compelling gameplay in this week's release of Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo Wii is also appealing to younger children who haven't polished their coordination skills. While teens and adults will want to hog the game for themselves, Super Mario Galaxy offers a new mode that allows children to enjoy the same experience with an older family member.
The Bitbag writes, "Well how do you think Shigeru Myamoto got all those moves programmed into Super Mario Galaxy?
GameSpot's next Live Gameplay Marathon arrives November 12, and features the Nintendo mascot's first cosmic encounter.
Super Mario Galaxy, Assasin's Creed and Crysis lead the pack of new releases for the week of November 12, 2007!
Yes, The Game Of The Year (GOTY) discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect.
According to IGN's GamerMetrics, the current top ten most-anticipated titles are as follows (ranked by percentages of mindshare among IGN's audience):
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Kotaku reports:
As gamers await the release of these two revolutionary and already blockbuster games, for now Nintendo Wii's Super Mario Galaxy holds off Activision's COD 4 in pre-orders.
Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii will be launching a day earlier in selected stores around the UK. Eight Stores in total across the UK and Ireland will be selling the game to anyone from the hours of 6pm-9pm on Thursday 15th November as well as handing out prizes to the eager fans that turn up.
Toys R Us will reportedly offer a free $25 gift card with the purchase of Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo Co.'s Wii home video game system.
G4tv.com sat down with X-Play Producer-Extraordinaire Mike Benson to get his fresh-off-the-console impressions of Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. As always, G4tv.com will leave the full, detailed review to X-Play, but read the article for what Benson had to say about what will surely be the among the biggest Wii releases ever.
According to Japanese blogger 'Sinobi', which regularly updates with early sales figures, Koei's Wii-exclusive RPG 'Opoona' - which has been getting positive previews and good magazine coverage - has sold only 2,500 copies on its first day with 3.7 million Wii's in Japan. Ace Combat 6, with fewer than 500,000 Xbox 360 in Japan, has passed 35,000 units.
From Destructoid:
With Mario's latest adventure hitting consoles in the coming weeks, details have leaked on the unlockables for those hardcore enough to collect and earn just about everything a Mario can do.