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    Let's Break Down Nintendo's Biggest Selling Wii Games (Let's!)

    You've seen us break down Nintendo's DS sales. Now let's look at the Wii sales! Since this includes the Christmas quarter, sales are looking good, in both Japan and The West.

    These are the sales numbers for the period April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and include not just total Wii game sales, but a break down of the sales in Japan and "not in Japan", along with total lifetime sales. Yup, lifetime sales.

    So let's breaking down. Yes. Let's.

    Wii Sports (includes software bundled with console)
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 18.95 million
    *of which
    Japan: 470,000 units
    Overseas: 18.48 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 40.5 million units

    Mario Kart Wii
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 13.67 million
    *of which
    Japan: 2.2 million units
    Overseas: 11.46 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 13.67 million units

    Wii Fit
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 12.16 million
    *of which
    Japan: 1.38 million units
    Overseas: 10.79 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 14.01 million units

    Wii Play (Wii Remote bundled)
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 9.4 million
    *of which
    Japan: 300,000 units
    Overseas: 9.09 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 20.91 million units

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 3.2 million
    *of which
    Japan: 210,000 units
    Overseas: 3.04 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 8.1 million units

    Animal Crossing: City Folk
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 3.2 million
    *of which
    Japan: 1.22 million units
    Overseas: 2 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 3.22 million units

    Wii Music
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 2.5 million
    *of which
    Japan: 420,000 units
    Overseas: 2.08 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 2.5 million units

    Link's Crossbow Training (Packaged with Wii Zapper)
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 1.7 million
    *of which
    Japan: 250,000 units
    Overseas: 1.49 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 3.44 million units

    Super Mario Galaxy
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 1.56 million
    *of which
    Japan: 40,000 units
    Overseas: 1.5 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 7.6 million units

    Mario Party 8
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 1.42 million
    *of which
    Japan: 100,000 units
    Overseas: 1.3 million units
    Life-to-date Total: 6.28 million units

    Mario Super Sluggers
    Apr. - Dec. 2008
    Total: 1.2 million
    *of which
    Japan: 220,000 units
    Overseas: 980,000 units
    Life-to-date Total: 1.2 million units


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