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Post by IceMeteoR on Jan 8, 2009 7:39:35 GMT 7
 From Yahoo News (Games) Wii Sports is best-selling game everJock blockbuster topples Mario. By Ben Silverman Well, that didn't take long. According to game-tracking website VGChartz, sales of Nintendo's pop-culture phenom Wii Sports have surpassed those of legendary platformer 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. The data is based on cumulative worldwide sales figures ending the week of December 27, 2008, which indicate that lifetime sales of Wii Sports have exceeded Mario's staggering 40.24 million units. Shocked? Don't be. Unlike most video games that can be bought at retail, Wii Sports comes bundled with the Wii hardware in every territory other than Japan and Korea. In other words, if you bought a Wii, you bought Wii Sports whether you liked it or not (chances are, you liked it). With over 45 million Wiis sold worldwide to date, it's only logical that Wii Sports would start smashing records sooner or later. And before you brand Wii Sports a false champion due to being bundled with hardware, consider that Super Mario Bros. was also sold as a bundle with the original Nintendo Entertainment System during its mid-80's heyday. Plus, Wii Sports has been a major hit even in non-bundled form, topping Wii sales charts in Japan at over 3.2 million copies sold in 2008 alone. A new version of the game, Wii Sports: Resort, is due out later this year Wii Sports: Screen Shots  Hayyzzz.. Favourite ko parin si Mario! haha.. ;D |
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Post by chris on Jan 8, 2009 8:12:17 GMT 7
Have read this article also. Ok lang, things come and go. When you're on top, there's no other way but to go down sooner or later!  I remember skipping classes just to be able to play the Mario Bros.(different versions of course) on a nearby family computer rental/shop! ;D |
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Post by IceMeteoR on Jan 8, 2009 9:34:17 GMT 7
hehe.. I even enjoy parin the Mario 3.. hehe.. may fave Mario Game haha.. ;D sabagay.. parang gulong lang yan eh.. I think its for publicity nalang din ng Nintendo just to make issues on Wii.. hehe..  |
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Post by chris on Jan 8, 2009 9:44:07 GMT 7
hehe.. I even enjoy parin the Mario 3.. hehe.. may fave Mario Game haha.. ;D sabagay.. parang gulong lang yan eh.. I think its for publicity nalang din ng Nintendo just to make issues on Wii.. hehe.. Buhay pa family com mo(where did I kept that old console?)? ;D King Kupa(right spelling?) probably, is one of the most dirtiest-sounding name that I ever heard! ;D |
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Post by IceMeteoR on Jan 8, 2009 10:46:30 GMT 7
di na.. wala na yung family com ko.. hehehe..
I think the Real Name is King Bowser... In Japan he called Koopa.. Koopa "turtle like" hehe.. ;D
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Post by warfreak on Jan 8, 2009 10:49:16 GMT 7
ok lang, legendary icon na si Mario. buti na lang wala pa crossover si Mario noh?
Mario = Red Blue
OP = Red Blue
Storm tyrant = Red Blue
;D
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Post by chris on Jan 8, 2009 11:15:30 GMT 7
ok lang, legendary icon na si Mario. buti na lang wala pa crossover si Mario noh? ;D There's even a freaking short-lived cartoon series for the franchise if my memory serves me right?  Crossover? Wait till takara runs out of gas and makes some absurd mistake for a freakin' mario-tf crossover(just like what they did w/ that micky thing)! ;D |
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Post by IceMeteoR on Jan 8, 2009 11:28:48 GMT 7
I know the cartoon series.. yun ba yung may live action na Mario tas may cartoon din?? hehe..  |
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Post by chris on Jan 8, 2009 11:30:25 GMT 7
I know the cartoon series.. yun ba yung may live action na Mario tas may cartoon din?? hehe.. Ata(the joys of getting older and starting to loose some good, old memories)? ;D |
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Post by IceMeteoR on Jan 8, 2009 11:48:50 GMT 7
haha kulit.. oo ganun talaga.. haha.. ;D
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