GamesRadar - Wii Play

NPD Reports Nintendo Wii Tops Canadian Sales Charts (News)

Apr 18, 2008

While Microsoft is knockin' 'em dead in Europe, Nintendo of Canada has revealed today that, following yesterday's report, the Wii is the top selling current-generation platform in the Great White North, with lifetime sales of 813,000 units since its November 2006 launch.

Pachter: PS3 Outsold 360 in March (News)

Apr 14, 2008

PlayStation 3 outsold Xbox 360 for the third month in a row, but the Nintendo Wii overshot the combined sales of its rivals, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.

Ahead of March's NPD Group sales data, due to release this Thursday, Pachter forecast PS3 sales of 365,000 units, edging out sales of 310,000 for Xbox 360.

In a Monday investor note, Pachter predicted that Nintendo will come out on top for yet another month, with Wii sales of 700,000 during March's five-week retail period.

Current European (Spain, Sweden, Germany) Software Best Sellers (News)

Feb 25, 2008

Nintendo platform titles head the latest Spanish and German software charts, while Guitar Hero III occupies the top spot in Sweden.

Spain

01. Wii Play (Wii)
02. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (DS)
03. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
04. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Wii)
05. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
06. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
07. Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition (PS3)
08. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
09. Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)
10. Burnout Paradise (PS3)

Germany

01. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
02. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (DS)
03. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
04. Professor Kageyamas Math Training (DS)
05. Wii Play (Wii)
06. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
07. Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)
08. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
09. World of Warcraft (PC)
10. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Feb 19, 2008

Wii Play continues its impressive stay in the Nintendo Wii charts...

The ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Feb 12, 2008

Will the release of PDC World Championship Darts 2008 be enough to knock Wii Play off the top?

ELSPA Weekly Charts - Nintendo Wii (News)

Feb 5, 2008

Wii Play fights back once again to reclaim the top spot in the Wii chart...

Kotaku:Nintendo Million Sellers Revealed (News)

Jan 29, 2008

Wii

Wii Sports - 17,850,000
Wii Play - 9,230,000
Super Mario Galaxy - 5,190,000
Mario Party 8 - 4,350,000
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4,300,000
Super Paper Mario - 2,160,000
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 2,000,000
Mario Strikers Charged - 1,650,000
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1,140,000
Link's Crossbow Training - 1,070,000
Wii Fit - 1,050,000

Nintendo DS

Nintendogs - 17,790,000
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl - 14,170,000
New Super Mario Bros. - 13,140,000
Brain Age - 11,710,000
Brain Age 2 - 9,840,000
Mario Kart DS - 9,670,000
Animal Crossing Wild World - 9,200,000
Super Mario 64 DS - 5,780,000
Big Brain Academy - 4,610,000
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 3,820,000
Pokemon Ranger - 2,610,000
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness - 1,540,000

Halo 3 Beats Out Wii Play For Best Selling Video Game of 2007 (News)

Jan 18, 2008

Today's NPD sales numbers reveal that Bungie's Halo 3 was the best selling game in the United States in 2007, with a whopping 4.82 million copies sold. Nipping at Master Chief's heels was Nintendo's own Wii Play. It sold through a staggering 4.12 million units to the masses.

01. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) - 4,820,000
02. Wii Play with Remote (Wii) - 4,120,000
03. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) - 3,040,000
04. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) - 2,720,000
05. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 2,520,000
06. Pokemon Diamond (DS) - 2,480,000
07. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) - 1,900,000
08. Guitar Hero II (PS2) - 1,890,000
09. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360) - 1,870,000
10. Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 1,820,000

Japan 2007: Nintendo Dominates Top 10 Software Sales (News)

Jan 13, 2008

January 11 - Nintendo claims eight of the top ten selling games of 2007 in Japan, looking at the latest figures from Enterbrain, publisher of the Famitsu magazine.

Only Capcom's PSP title Monster Hunter Portable 2 and Square Enix's Dragon Quest IV manage to break Nintendo's hold on the top ten.

The list of Japan's Top 10 software of 2007, with their units sold, is posted at MCV.

simExchange: Nintendo is Changing the Industry (News)

Jan 9, 2008

A report today from Jesse Divnich at the simExchange says Nintendo has turned casual games and gamers into the primary forces driving the videogame industry. Using data from the holiday 2007 shopping season, the firm said that one factor in the industry's growth has been a larger-than-expected next-generation adoption rate among casual gamers. (GameDaily, 01/09/08)

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Jan 2, 2008

With the amount of Wii consoles sold in the Christmas rush, surely everyone is expecting Wii Play to top the chart...

Brain Training tops Spanish, German charts, No Xbox 360, PS3 titles in top ten (News)

Dec 19, 2007

Nintendo's DS Brain Training games have topped the charts in both Spain and Germany.

Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training is at number one in Spain, with sequel More Brain Training taking the coveted spot in Germany.

Neither the Spanish or German top ten has any PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 games, with Wii, PlayStation 2 and DS the dominant formats.

The top ten for each country follows:

Spain, week ended December 9

1. More Brain Training (DS)

2. WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2008 (PS2)

3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)

4. Imagina Ser Mama (DS)

5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)

6. Imagina Ser Disenadora De Moda (DS)

7. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)

8. Mario Party (DS)

9. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)

10. WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2008 (PSP)

Germany, week ended December 2

1. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)

2. More Brain Training (DS)

3. High School Musical - Sing It (PS2)

4. Need for Speed Pro Street (PS2)

5. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

6. FIFA 08 (PS2)

7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)

8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

9. Wii Play (Wii)

10. Need for Speed Pro Street (PC)

NPD: 2007 Sales So Far - Plus Top Sellers of the Year (News)

Nov 16, 2007

The best selling games in units sold, across all platforms, for the year are as follows, with more year-to-date sales data available at the source.

¿ Halo 3 - 3,700,000
¿ Madden NFL 08 - 3,200,000
¿ Guitar Hero II - 2,800,00
¿ Wii Play with Remote - 2,500,000
¿ Pokemon Diamond - 2,100,000
¿ Pokemon Pearl - 1,500,000
¿ Spider-Man 3 - 1,400,000
¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock - 1,400,000

Xbox Officially Wins September (News)

Nov 7, 2007

The official NPD numbers are in for September, and the Xbox 360 swept, even beating out the Nintendo Wii for that month.

We think it has something to do with Halo 3.

Here are the hard Numbers, from industry analysts at the NPD Group:

Hardware

Xbox 360: 527,800
Wii: 501,000
Nintendo DS: 495,800
PlayStation Portable: 284,500
PlayStation 2: 215,000
Playstation 3: 119,400
Game Boy Advance: 75,000

Nintendo's Best-Selling Wii Games: Six First-Party Million Sellers (News)

Oct 27, 2007

Nintendo revealed six first party-published Wii games that have sold over a million copies worldwide on October 26. IGN reports five out of the six:

1. Wii Sports: 11.1 million
2. Wii Play: 6.3 million
3. Mario Party 8: 2.9 million
4. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree: 1.8 million
5. Mario Strikers Charged: 1.3 million

IGN has apparently made an error and omitted the sixth title. According to user comments at IGN and Wikipedia, the missing title could be either The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3.61 million), Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (1.82 million), or Super Paper Mario (1.74 million).

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Oct 23, 2007

The unthinkable has happened, Wii Play has finally been knocked off the top of the Wii charts...

BAFTA asks UK gamers to cast their votes in the PC World Gamers' Award (News)

Oct 5, 2007

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has appealed to UK gamers to vote for their favourite titles in the PC World Gamers' Award.

The category is the only one at this year's BAFTA 2007 Video Game Awards that will be decided by the public. Closing date for an entry is Wednesday 17th October 2007. The winner will be announced at Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London on Tuesday, October 23.

The full PC World Gamers' Award shortlist features 8 titles:

* Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training on DS (Nintendo)
* FIFA 07 on PS2 (EA Sports)
* Football Manager 2007 on PC (Sega)
* Gears of War on Xbox 360 (Microsoft)
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on PSP (Take-Two)
* Resistance: Fall of Man on PS3 (Sony)
* Wii Play on Nintendo Wii (Nintendo)

Entrants may cast their vote online at www.obsessedwithgames.co.uk. All voters are eligible to win a range of prizes, including four pairs of tickets to the awards show, a day at EA's development studios, a PS3, and an Xbox 360.

Boogie bombs: American Software Sales (News)

Aug 15, 2007

American chart for week ending 11th August 2007 is released and as you can see, EA's high profile Wii game Boogie didn't have a strong debut (the reason behind PS2 version rumors?) and couldn't get to top 10 which is dominated by Nintendo.

US Chart for Week Ending 28th July 2007 (News)

Aug 2, 2007

Software and hardware sales in the US from VGchartz. Guitar Hero II takes the number one spot for software sales while the Nintendo DS was the best-seller for hardwares.

Hardware: Console Weekly Total
DS - 140,151 (-4%) 13,730,938
Wii - 95,171 (-3%) 3,974,505
PSP - 59,483 (-9%) 8,864,934
PS2 - 54,701 (-10%) 44,524,847
PS3 - 43,498 (-4%) 1,738,147
X360 - 34,174 (+5%) 6,607,403
GBA - 23,725 (-0%) 40,768,173
GC - 1,656 (-2%) 12,697,057
Xbox - 11 (-58%) 15,933,106
Total 452,570

Presenting the king of naff add-ons: the Wii Billiards controller (News)

Jun 27, 2007

GamerSquad just stumbled across the Wii Billiards controller. Available at the Hong Kong-based Goldenshop for $13 (£6.50 / €10), plus postage and packaging, the Wii Billiards cue now almost certainly tops the league table of futile, ineffectual add-on tat that produced on a seemingly daily basis for Nintendo's little white box. Boo!

Bestselling crap (Feature)

Jun 26, 2007

In general, we think you've got pretty good taste in games. You've made massive successes of stellar franchises like Ratchet & Clank, The Elder Scrolls and Katamari Damacy. You tend to like the things we like, and that's part of why we enjoy writing for you and telling you about all the cool games we think you'll get excited about playing. Sometimes, though, you ignore our advice, which breaks our hearts a little. It's bad enough when you do it by passing up kickass experiences like Okami or ...

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Jun 19, 2007

Wii Play and Mario Strikers Charged Football continue to battle it out at the top of the chart...

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Jun 12, 2007

Can Mario Strikers Charged Football hold off the competition of Wii Play at the top of the Nintendo Wii charts?

'Rejected Wii Play Games' delight, nauseate (News)

May 28, 2007

The general consensus on Nintendo's Wii Play is that it offers pretty good training in the use of the Wiimote, but tends to get repetitive and thus fails to really succeed as a standalone title.

Well the folks over at Loading.Ready.Run clearly wanted more than this rather bland execution, and they've imagined a number of mini-games that for whatever reason - mostly poor taste - Reggie and company decided to leave out of the final product, but should maybe reconsider. For instance, Shooting is pretty fun, but perhaps the way to really speak to today's youth would have been with WiiDriveby, where the gunman gets points for every "hater capped." Other rejects range from tedious (Paperwork Mario, Why are Wii hitting ourselves) to cruel (BiiHeading, Seal Hunt) to gross (WiiPii, Prostate Exam) to just plain weird (Rhythm Gymnastics? Cii-Section?). Hit the Read link to catch the entire list [Warning: possibly NSFW due to sexual innuendo and animated urination].

See a humorous video with the rejected concepts after the jump.

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

May 22, 2007

Can Wii Play possibly be number one for yet another week or is there a new game at the top spot?

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

May 15, 2007

Is Wii Play set for yet another week at the top of the Nintendo Wii chart?

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Apr 24, 2007

Is Wii Play still the top of the Wii charts or is there a new number one?

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Nintendo Wii (News)

Apr 17, 2007

Sonic and the Secret Rings faces some tough competition this week. Is it still number one?

Nintendo Wii Controllers Dominate Amazon Best Sellers List (News)

Mar 12, 2007

The Nintendo Wii Controller is dominating the Amazon Best Sellers List! This lists the most popular Video Game items on Amazon.com and is updated hourly. It is rare that they are in stock, so that may have something to do with it...

As of this post, the top 3 include:

Wii Fad, or Genius Way to Bring in New Gamers? (News)

Mar 12, 2007

"If Wii newbies migrate to those games, we can start talking about Nintendo changing the entire culture of entertainment."

"Could the Wii be a short-lived fad? Not likely, but impossible to rule out. Could its converts - people with almost no previous gaming interest - turn out to be a relatively small pool of consumers? Sure."

"The "mom" factor shows signs of emerging as a Wii theme. Before the console launched, there was considerable speculation about whether the Wii could draw in meaningful numbers of new women players. But consider this tale from the blogs:

"I also brought my Wii console home for Christmas, and my mother, who I have never seen try any game except for 'Tetris' in her life, after seeing what my brothers and I were doing, asked to play some 'Wii Sports' tennis! It was definitely a moment to get out the camera and take a picture!"

"I thought she would enjoy it and then let others play. No! She proceeded to play game after game for over an hour! I have been completely amazed at how the Wii brought that out of her (finally!) and how she can now appreciate my love for gaming."

Nintendo's Wii Play Hits Number One At Amazon (News)

Feb 15, 2007

Wii Play is Wii Sports Lite?
Japanese gamers got to see Wii Play months before we did, but now that it's finally available in North America, Nintendo's Wii Play is now numero uno on Amazon. And it's no surprise really; it costs $49.99 and includes not only nine minigames, but a Wiimote as well.

Wii Play (Review)

Feb 12, 2007

After spending no more than an hour with Nintendo's latest assortment of minigames, we'd unlocked everything there was to see. Considering the simplicity of all nine included games, it's plain to see that this is actually a $10 budget game bundled with a "free" Wii Remote, which runs about $40 anyway. But even if the value is suspect, there's still a decent amount of fun to have - just dont expect another multiplayer explosion like Wii ...

Wii Lineup For First Quarter 2007 Expands Nintendo's Global Phenomenon (News)

Jan 24, 2007

Fans Will Find Dozens of New and Classic Games Everyone Can Play.

- Feb. 14 Wii Play with Wii Remote Nintendo
- March 27 Disney's Meet the Robinsons Buena Vista
- March Bust-A-Move Bash Majesco
- March Prince of Persia Rival Swords Ubisoft
- March TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Ubisoft
- March Bionicle Heroes Eidos
- March Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII Ubisoft
- Q1 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 EA
- Q1 SSX Blur EA
- Q1 The Godfather Blackhand Edition EA
- Q1 Medal of Honor Vanguard EA
- Q1 Sonic and the Secret Rings Sega

Wii Play Reserves Filled (News)

Jan 14, 2007

For those planning on putting down some money on Wii Play at GameStop/EB Games, your out of luck. According to local Gamestop's and EBGames they have reached there allotment for reserves,and there computers will not allow anymore. Not only is Wii Play a highly anticipated game pack, but don't for many this is another way and possibly the only way to get a Wiimote.

Wii Play (Preview)

Jan 2, 2007

By way of introduction, every new hardware innovation needs a readymade software demonstration - Super Mario 64 showed us how to use an analog stick, for instance - and Wii Play is designed to introduce the delights of the Wii controller (Japanese players didn't get a free Wii Sports with purchase). It does that by clumping together nine mini-games. And thats it. Simplest game of the year. Its not quite as limited as it sounds, though. There are all sorts of different control methods here, ...

Wii Play (Screenshots)

Dec 21, 2006

Wii Play and Wii Sports outsell Zelda (News)

Dec 5, 2006

Famitsu reports that early Wii software sales in Japan put Wii Sports and Wii Play ahead of Zelda.

Everyone expected The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to clean up in the Wii sales chart for the launch period, and this has been the case in North America. However, Japanese gamers had other ideas.

According to figures released by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, the top selling Wii launch title was not Zelda, but Wii Sports with sales of 176,800 over the launch weekend. In Japan the game is not bundled with the console as it is in North America and Europe, but this hasn't stopped the game reaching 47% of Japanese Wii owners.

Behind Wii Sports comes Wii Play, a collection of nine mini-games designed to highlight the different uses of the Wii remote, and shifted an impressive 171,888 units. Zelda finally makes an appearance in third place with sales of 145,068 units.

First-party software leads Wii sales in Japan (News)

Dec 5, 2006

Enterbrain has revealed software sales figures for the Nintendo Wii in Japan, with first-party developed titles leading the pack on the first weekend of release.

Wii Sports was the best-selling game, racking up sales of 176,880 units, with Wii Play reaching 171,888 units.

Fan-favourite The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was the third best-selling game, shifting 145,068 copies, way ahead of the number four game, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, which reached 63,086 sales.

Tecmo's Super Swing Golf was the only third-party title in the top five, selling 12,673 copies, while Ubisoft's Red Steel, a title receiving a lot of press in the US and Europe, sold just under 9000 units to become the eighth most popular launch game.

The software tie-in ratio for the home console stands at 1.69, with Enterbrain reporting over 372,000 Wii's were sold over the first weekend in the region.

Wii mini games bundled with a Wii Remote (Europe) (News)

Nov 22, 2006

Are you ready to play? No matter what your gaming experience Nintendo has just the game for you to play with your friends and family. Wii Play consists of a selection of nine very different mini-games on one game, which are designed to help you master the unique Wii Remote, whilst also providing hours of entertainment. To ensure you can enjoy Wii Play with your friends, the game comes bundled with a free Wii Remote. Wii Play launches on Nintendo's new Wii console on the 8th December 2006.

Wii Play - Info and Screens (News)

Nov 10, 2006

Info and screens for every mini-game in Nintendo's, Wii Play!

More impressions from opening night of the Nintendo Fusion Tour (News)

Oct 3, 2006

GamingNexus has a second set of impressions up from the Fusion Tour's stop last week including some new information about the Wii mote's storage capability and the Wii Play game (on the second page of the report)

Wii mote included in Wii play (News)

Sep 20, 2006

We found your second Wiimote, guys. Play.com has Wii Play (Hajimete no Wii), a collection of minigames designed to show off the Wii's capabilities, listed as including a second controller (but maybe not a nunchuk). Think Wii Sports, but without bigheads. Or, y'know, sports. And hey, instead of being included with your console, it's included with your second Wiimote! So where's our Wii Ultimate Bundle that includes all this stuff for a premium? Since we're going to buy it anyway, if only to get all old school with Duck Hunt.

Wii European launch details announced (News)

Sep 15, 2006

Today at a press conference held in London's Docklands, Mr Iwata, Global President of Nintendo Co., Ltd. unveiled a new dimension in home entertainment. Nintendo announced ways to involve every member of the family in gaming via the new Wii console, as well as the much-anticipated price, date and software line-up for the console's European launch.

Change Something (Easter Egg)

Mar 6, 2008

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Dual Guns in Shooting Range (Hint)

Apr 24, 2007

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Asleep/Music (Easter Egg)

Apr 24, 2007

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Platinum Medals (Unlockable)

Mar 7, 2007

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Tease the Mii (Easter Egg)

Feb 23, 2007

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Different Laser Hockey Paddles (Hint)

Feb 14, 2007

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