<![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Bunnies are overrated.

Protector one

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin:

You are a idiot.

Mario & Sonic will very likely fund the development of more of your beloved 'REAL games' then you will ever know and none of them will sell half as well as this title has.

Also, you silly git, SEGA made the game. SEGA, tool. Not Nintendo.

Foxstar Sixtail

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> All the hardcore rage in here makes me lol. Just lollll. It's not a bad game, just lukewarm. Hardcore gamers should remember that if they don't want Sega to vanish into history, they need mega hits like this...

..ah fuck who honestly gives a damn about what hardcores want anyway? They have crap for marketshare compared to causal gamers.

Foxstar Sixtail

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @GameraTheGreat:

Wow. Just wow. "We" adult gamers? Speak for yourself and only yourself, dude. If you spent even half the amount of time it took you to write your cynicsm-filled rant actually reading the comments people have left here you'd see that there is actually a helluva lot of "adult" commenters who like this game: Huckleberry, VC-Junkie, jayntampa, IanC, tme2nsb, kidnicky, RockByron, etc., etc.

But--oh noes--God forbid you'd have to shovel through "kid" titles like this one to get your gaming fix.

If a 5 million copy selling "kid's game" like this is such a huge deal to you....then you, sir, need a life. There are children starving to death in Africa and a growing hole in the Ozone layer, and meanwhile pathetic jackoffs like you throw a hissy fit over the prospect of not being able to buy video games that suit your so-called adult tastes.

Poochy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Whew!!! I was pretty worried we were going to make it through a post about a non-violent Wii game having good sales without the word "sheeple"! Dodged a bullet that time.
I said it earlier,and I'll say it again,it's an awesome game. I wouldn't call myself a "hardcore gamer",because I'm not overweight or emotionally stunted,but today I played Devil's Crush,Vigilante,Wonder Momo,Purilara,and I'm about to play some Darius Gaiden,so I'd hardly call myself a sheeple. It's just that this game is awesome. What's not to like about Track & Field with motion control and your own custom avatars?


kidnicky

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I'm glad Sega finally has a game that sells REALLY well.

reptile168

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @GameraTheGreat:

Its already done on PS2 and DS why the comment now on Shovelware?

PirateMan

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> 5 million? Jesus, I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

Rebelphoenix83

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Ninja-Z:

I agree with Ninja-Z

This isn't a second rate game, more like a game on the party levels and remember they done some good advertising unlike other games which have been mentioned. Its a fun game and is better than Mario Party IMHO. The reviewers probably have arm cramps after the first running match and refused to play this. OMGZ my arm hurts!!

@OMGitsDarkMatter:

Again companies ignore advertising and want word of mouth alone to carry the title.

PirateMan

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> And yet Zack & Wiki bombs.

OMGitsDarkMatter

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> God damn I hate sheeple.

kgetz3

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Um..... seriously does Cream have a bloody shank/shiv in hand?

TheUsedVersion

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I bought this game. It's fun with friends. And with alcohol and friends. Which is about every night for me.

Hi, my name's Greg and... and I think I might have a problem.

I'll just assume that the people who dislike this game don't have friends. Which is okay. Not everybody can be loved.

GregoriusH

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Speak for yourself, Fahey. My sister got the game for Christmas and she's really enjoying it, so it doesn't just sell on character name alone (she doesn't know that much about Sonic). The game is functional, the games are pretty enjoyable and people need to calm down. There are better games, yes, but this game isn't the Death of All Gaming©.

Pretty sure the PS2 had its fair share of dubious top sellers, also.

Ninja-Z

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin: I've played both versions, and I can tell you honestly that you are full of shit. ;] Of course it's not the best game. I doubt it was even trying to be. Once again, it's for the CASUAL gamer.

Badmouthing this game will get you nothing.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Herodito: No.... No they don't.

I rented it, played it for 40 mins, and stopped. That's FULLY taking into consideration my FUN factor... or utter lack there of.

Duscrom

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Another day, another bitchfest on Kotaku in the comments about the "death of gaming" because of casual games.

You guys are all making this game out to be worse than it is. It's a 75/100 kind of game, one that can be fun but isn't spectacular. We're not talking about Ninjabread Man, here.

Oh, here's another thing that might be disillusioning for you guys: Did you know that the Best Picture of the Year is often NOT the film with the best ticket sales?

The More You Know.

Huckleberry

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @quen: It IS shovelware with a AAA lisence and a used-to-be-AAA lisence backing it up. The gameplay is non-existent and the motion controls are very very spotty.

Play the game before you go around correcting people.

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Nintendo is fucking evil....seriously.

For years I wished they would take their throne back and own the industry again but not like this. When you get to #1 by marketing absolutely terrible games, and continue to overcharge on your obsolete hardware, legacy games, and software it becomes a serious problem.

This isn't trolling btw, more like venting my frustrations because this is the kind of garbage that is taking mindshare and development resources away from REAL games.

If Square wasn't busy making travel companions, dogs listening to symphony music, and whatever new-fangled non-game genre they come up with...I wouldn't have to wait till 2010 for FF XIII.

DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Foul indeed.

KM91

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> If made by Nintendo, I bet this title would be labeled "best game ever".

Orta

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @TitillatedOcelot: Okay, let's try once more. The term 'shovelware' means cheap crap that's rushed out to cash in on unsuspecting buyers. This is really easy to spot on Wii and there's a huge quantity; google 'Ninjabread Man' if you missed it, or check some of the dubious PS2 ports. This game, on the other hand, isn't a port, was clearly a high budget production, which you can tell from the two prestigious/expensive licenses (and Sonic), doesn't appear to have been particularly rushed out - it's in plenty of time for the Olympics - and, as all the reviews say, it's average rather than terrible. Far from duping unsuspecting purchasers, the game delivered exactly what they expected. Just look at this thread to see.

It's minigames, and perhaps it's not up to Nintendo standards of polish, and certainly it's not a great game, but it's not shovelware.

If you played the game and you didn't like it, I'm sorry about that (personally I didn't play it and have no intention of doing so)... but it's not shovelware.

Again, there is shovelware beyond imagining on Wii. This ain't it.

quen

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I love the SEGA that remains in my memories from the Dreamcast era and previous.

Today's SEGA makes me sad.

BlueFiberOptics

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I purchased this game a while back, and it's a pretty fun quick-fix game.

VC-Junkie

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I KNEW IT!

Psudonym

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Jeez - and we haven't even hit the Olympics yet - this is gonna easily break 6 mill (!)

Aegis: Gentleman mercenary for hire...

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Well . . . I don't like the game personally, but it's still a win for the gaming community. So on that note, rejoice! Any publicity for us is good.

Aiwokote

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> You know, when he originally made his comments, I suggested he was probably correct -- and was thoroughly trashed on here (other than a couple other voices that were more supportive).

It's nice being right. :D It doesn't happen to me that often, so I'll bask in the glow for a moment.

While the game wasn't great, me, my four nephews nephews (two at 17, one at 9, and one at six) and two nieces (19 and 10) had a grand ol' time playing this together. It's a great family game even if it's not a great "gamer" game. Once they'd gone home for the holidays, I sold the game ... buy, it was definitely worth the money I invested in it.

jayntampa

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Oh man, a mob is a fickle crowd. I agree with the above sentiment that if this was just a pure Mario game, people would be worshiping at the feet of its idol. Perhaps just to get another shot at Princess Peach upskirt, but they would be there nevertheless.

This is the same crowd that will flock to Smash and praise it as the greatest invention since humans evolved thumbs, even though it basically has the same formula. Nostalgic IPs + quick gameplay + Mario = $$.

Banking on NEStolgia is Nintendo's bread and butter though. That is why you cannot demo any of the VC titles. The older gamers think to themselves "Oh yeah, Kid Icarus was awesome! I gotta get this!" Then you buy it, play it for 5-10 minutes and you cry as another childhood memory is ruined by harsh reality. Can't return it though. And Nintendo knows you are gonna do it again with Rad Racer.

Aprotosis

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @KirbyMorph: Again, it's a game for casual gamers. ;] They don't care about reviews.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I've had 5 different casual gamer friends buy it. They all said the same "I liked it, it's fun." Congrats to Sega they advertised this game heavily and it sold 5 Million.

Kinburn

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Things like this make me dislike the Wii's popularity. It's a great system, but goddamn, so many games have never been rewarded this well for being so shitty on any other system that I know of.

KirbyMorph

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> My sister bought the Wii version, and I actually thought it wasn't as bad as the reviews make it sound like. It can be prety fun when 3 other players join in the competition.

ELUNO

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> A friend of mine has this game, and aside from being tiring/sore wrist inducing - its actually pretty fun. It isn't COD4 or Mass Effect, but it is a fun Olympic-sports game w/ familiar characters. Christ, some people need to get a life, what exactly did you think it was going to be?

OrionTheSmiter

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Ryumeka: Um..apparently it is.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> It's not terrible, just not a million seller.

Let alone 5 million!

Ryumeka

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @GuardianEarth: Wow, I wish I was as smart as you. :] Seriously, you get a cookie for your comment.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Because no Sony or Nintendo games get bought based on brand name alone.

GhaleonUnlimited

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I've been playing games for nearly 30 years, and I must say, this game is pretty decent. I didn't buy it (someone else did), but it was worth the money.

tme2nsb

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> You know what - this is twice ive read entires on blogs today having a go at this game and the "idiots" buying it.

Well call me an idiot then - i bought it on the Wii. Its good.

IanC

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Nice. It's the old Sega fare. Sega comes up with idea. Sega creates shitty game based off of idea. Sega sells millions because of stupid little children or deranged mascot fans (I'm guessing mostly Sonic fans). Sega continues to make shitty games.

Mario and Sonic was not more than a rent unless you really like at least one of the two franchises.

GuardianEarth

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> If you have a room full of drunk people, this is the greatest game ever made.

_MARVKO_

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> It does seem like everyone's opinions about this game are mixed. I personally have only played the DS version of it (borrowed it from a friend). I wouldn't say it's a fantastic game, but it definitely had enough content to last a couple days if you're keen on breaking some records. Single player's a bit on the easy side: the AI makes very obvious mistakes when their actions are observable at the same time.

At the end of the day, however, it's about playing against your peers. Granted, the download play is only limited to 6 events, and takes a ton of time to load, but it's still really fun regardless trashing talking your friends while beating them in Dream Canoe, Mario Kart style.

Dyslexic_Alucard

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Frankie23: I've never had a good triple jump. =(

Smash_Bro

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Wow, the amount of negativity in here is intense! I got this as a Christmas present from my girlfriend's mother, so I felt obligated to open it up and try it out. Shock and awe, I actually quite enjoy this little game. No, it's not "mature", there's not a lot of depth to it, and it is basically a mini-game comp, but it's fun (fun is number one!) and there's a decent amount of skill involved in some of the minigames. Getting the triple jump juuuuust right is a true moment of pride.

Frankie23

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Foul, indeed.

Yoshi3gg

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> This game deserves the five million sold. Well, I don't know about the DS version as I haven't played it, but the Wii version is incredible.

It has the best Mii integration of any game to date. That's enough to move copies right there, seeing you and your friends throwing hammers and jumping on trampolines.

I don't think I've ever played it by myself, but everytime me or one of my roommates or family members or friends from work throws it in the Wii, we have a blast. Then we feel extremely tired afterwards (swimming is a beast!) so it's actually like we did the event.

Haters just don't get it!

Smash_Bro

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Somewhere in Japan, Suda 51 weeps.

liquid_kore

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> You know, if this was just a Mario game, I'm sure most of the haters would be jerkin' off to it.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Cucco: This was one of the most shallow gaming experience I have had in a while. However, I can't think of a better time that I've had with a rental in the past few years.

Benjo

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> It's an excellent game. Me and my 3 friends who are all "hardcore" gamers play this thing to death.

Rock-Byron

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @brent_w: Or maybe it doesn't interest me. I don't like Mario or Sonic. I grew tired of both a long time ago. Clearly, I'm not in the majority, but that's where I'm at.

TitillatedOcelot

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @quen: Um...what? I certainly failed at comprehending what you just said there. I don't understand how the word "Olympic" is some magic word that ensures that a game is going to be great. And for the love of all things holy, don't back up your argument by claiming that having Mario in a title makes it great. There are well over 200 titles that Mario appears in, and they're not all gems.

TitillatedOcelot

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Oh. My. God.

But on the positive side, this shows the sheer power of the growing casual market.

Not to mention the continual power of the franchises.

Mario's mustache - I've felt it! - is made of gold.

vanderblade

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> her ears are backwards CAN'T UNSEE IT.

Risky

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @kidnicky:

At least there's one other person on Kotaku other than me who isn't pissed off that a Sonic game had some success.

Crash McCloud

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Maybe I'm being a little bit of an idealist here, but, wouldn't the overwhelming success of a mediocre party game mean the parent company has a little bit more money and a little bit more room to take risks on niche titles?

The real point of my comment is to point out the following line, "...the two most beloved icons in the entertainment industry."

*Charlie Chaplain sadface*

Zegridathes

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> My sister bought this for her wii, and we played it Saturday. It could've been better, it could've been cheaper (I'd never pay $50 for this game) but it wasn't the horrible game that some people seem to think it was.

h0mi

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> All the "this is sad" posts, just remember this:

When he made the 4 million comment, there were about 5 million "lulz" on the Internet, claiming the guy was out of touch with reality.

Well, the reality is that this guy pwned the haters. Sure his game is bad... but he can wipe his tears with dollars all the way to the bank.

(maybe Euros, given the state of the USD)

WiNG

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Is it just me or does Cream have a bloody shank in hand?

TheUsedVersion

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> It's almost unbelievable licensed crap like this sells 5 million units and I'll never see my BG&E sequel. Almost.

ca$h

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> It's not selling based only on characters. It also has the Olympics license. That's probably a third of the sales right there.

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Go Mario!
Go Sonic!

Ra Ra Ra.

Aww brings back memories of those Olympic games I used to play on my pc with my friends, utterly ruined many keyboards and fingers in the process of kicking their asses.


charsuipau

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @TitillatedOcelot: Did you even play this game?

I suspect a lot of people bad mouthing this game have never even tried it ... they just heard "mini-games" and wrote it off as shovelware.

To you people I say: You have shovelbrains.

brent_w

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Sorry you guys are nerds,this game rules. I play it till it hurts (literally).

WTF is "depth" in regards to video games,anyway? Who gives a shit? The game's fun.

kidnicky

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> So, Sonic is living on Mario's life support now?

Sad, sad fate...

SuperMaxZero

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> My little cousins (ages 8 & 10) have this game and love it. To heck with reviews, if a game sells well, then it's a success. I can also guarantee that as much of a bad rap the game gets, it's certainly better than 80% of the kid-oriented offerings. This is especially true when it comes to multiplayer, which is what undoubtedly "makes" the game for people.

But just imagine people: With sales like this, how much will Brawl sell? I am seriously thinking Halo 3 numbers (overtime, as it hasn't had much advertisement). A core gamer-adored title AND a game popular with kids (relatively speaking, minus the T rating)?

Nintendo better have a lot of copies ready.

KenzinFive

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Wargamer234,Sieg Zeon!: The number of casual gamers far outweighs the hardcore ones. Why don't people understand that?

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I rented Mario & Sonic, and found it was actually a surprisingly good game. Sure, I wouldn't recommend it to any hardcore gamers, but if you accept it for what it is: a bunch of minigames starring Mario and Sonic, then it does a damn good job.

ImBigBob

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> oh god,the horror,this game selling Five Million,and better games struggling for a lifetime half-million sales

Wargamer234,Sieg Zeon!

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> "engaging and accessible gaming experience"

oh the laughter.

littletad

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Playstation: I'm the same way. My little brother loves this game and makes me play it with him all the time on Wii. I personally own the DS one, because it's portable, and I wanted that little pin..;]

This game is geared towards the casual gamer, which the "hardcore" nerds don't seem to understand.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Old-school Sonic fanboy: Well dood, I play this game on daily basis but not because I like it, my 4 years old neph loves this game alot.

IMO this game, hmm is okay.. leaning toward bad design.. it's not intuitive and fun enough. The swimming game is just plain stupid in my opinion. The shooting game is alright. The dream race is kinda interesting. The ping pong is just ridicullously annoying as h*ll.

I can go on and on :)

Playstation

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Gam:
Hey I resent that I play loads of quick multiplayer games to pass the time!

lets see COD4, Crysis, BF (any of the iterations), CSS!


charsuipau

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Why... why can't a game just be "fun" anymore? I bet a lot of the people here that say its "shovelware" or "total suck" never even played the game in the first place.

"Dur it has mini-gamez! Its gotter sucx!"

Yes, I know it sucks that sometimes a game that is quality does not get as much sales as it should sucks, but stop spewing bile at other fun games just because you don't find them deserving. The games still fun.

ScytheRexx

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I guess that means there are at least five million furries.

aaa

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Old-school Sonic fanboy: Mini game compilation that basically just attracts gamers due to having Mario and Sonic together on the cover. Yes we should be proud of consumers buying in mass a game that is selling purely on name recognition and influences other developers to follow the trend of minigames.

Kyle81

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Oh noes! A well-selling Sonic game? We can't have that, now can we? Quick! Shoot the game down with insults that the core fanbase of this game will never read! Brilliant!

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> The game is not all that bad. Really it is not bad at all it is a solid 3 out of 5. U have to play it what do u want out of a Olympic game. They really did the best with what they had. I think all should play it and i am as "hard core" as the next gamer.

MasterMind77

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> No matter what I hear about this game, I'm just not interested in buying it. Or really even playing it.

Eliwood

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Did anyone expect this to be anything more than a fun multiplayer game?
It's got Mario and Sonic at the Olympics. Gimmicks gimmicks gimmicks.

Clearly people who don't get that don't have any friends to play with, was stuck to 1 player and expected a bit more than they should've, or never played it.

It's a party game nothing more, not the next gta or mgs just a quick multiplayer game to pass the time.

Gam

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Well, my Dad bought it. Everyone in the house regretted it but him, but of course he's the only one that never plays video games so I guess it's not his fault.

jamosthefifth

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> So there are a million poor bastards that bought this?

Rebelphoenix83

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Come on the general public doesnt need a PEREFECT game to have fun. So why all the negativity?

majortom1981

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> To be fair, it was the best game Sonic has been in since who knows when. That will change when SSBB is released though ;)

Struct09

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Shovelw@TitillatedOcelot: Shovelware? Does that term even accurately apply at all to this game? I'd try wikipedia to figure it out but something tells me I'll have a more enjoyable time on urban dictionary.

Don't quite understand all the fiery rhetoric as to how this game/trend somehow is ruining gaming, ie the "people are stupid" comment, or "by gamers, for gamers" remark.

All it ends up sounding like is a bunch of losers going waahhh wahhh wahhh.

Markez

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> "Congratulations Sega for proving once again that a game can sell based on characters alone."

Nintendo does this often. Calm it down.

Do Kesubei

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> What a negative writeup. I'm sure it's better than all the real popular shit that kids always buy. Like those 2 final fantasy games coming out this month? Give me a break. You know they'll suck even more than their predecessors did, but will sell millions on name alone. So when are you gonna complain about that?

MoarFightos

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Zack & Wiki, No More Heroes, I cry for you.

Heliophage

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I'm not sure if anyone realizes it, but this is an excellent game when mixed with alcohol.

452

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @TitillatedOcelot: If you think Mario and Sonics at the Olympics is 'shovelware' you're apparently failed at comprehension (and DDI have some games they want to sell you).

I'll give you three clues as to why this game was clearly a high-budget production and not shovelware at all: 1) 'Olympics', 2) 'Mario', 3) .... okay let's make that two clues.

quen

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Well, that clinches it. The word that will sum up this gaming generation: Shovelware.

TitillatedOcelot

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Love the picture!

Everard

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> i love watching dr.eggman swimming.

carbonelli

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> "Mario and Sonic sell five million."

In other news: People are stupid.

Sherlock_the_Barbarian

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> This was a good game (on the Wii anyway)

Shimmergeek

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I recently got both the DS and the Wii versions and I actually found both of them to be quite entertaining.

Not expecting anything excellent from the start might have helped but then again I still play and enjoy both Athlete Kings and Winter Heat every once in a while.

Alcochetano

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB: Being a little overly dramatic aren't we?

Mario & Sonic is at the very least, 20 times the game that any of Data Design Interactive's releases will ever be.

Don't go around calling a mediocre to decent game the "epitome of suck" ... when we really do have games which actually are the "epitome of suck" to worry about.

brent_w

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Ichidou:

then you don´t need the game. having fun with friends doesn´t need anything besides them. Even telling jokes and having booze. No booze? you can wrestle.

Anyway... this could be a good game. I don´t get why fun for everyone must equal bad gameplay. It asn´t like that on old days... anyone can play tetris.. and it´s a good game. Even Zuma, that casual thing... it actually fun and solid. Why make a stupid game with horrible gameplay...

Wyld

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Why the hate?
I have not played the Wii version, but I find the DS game to be a LOT of fun. The single player games offers tons of challenges with circuits and individual missions, plus the trivia minigames (some are boring though), plus the collection of medals, emblems and crowns. Add to that the incredibly fun multiplayer and online leaderboards (some crazy records there).

Sure, some games don't work as good as they should, but I still think this game is the most complete Olymplics game package I have ever played.

It's just lacking actual wi-fi multiplayer, but personally I rather play with people in the same room.

Hugoku

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Oh boy...if developers start cashing in big on BS titles like this, we adult gamers will have to wade through the child drivel in search of games like a prospector sifting through sand to find that speck of gold......shoot me now, please.

GameraTheGreat

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I played the DS version and I thought it was terrible. Well then again I think all collections of mini-games are terrible.

JustJake

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I'll admit too, this game is balls, but that doesn't stop me from having fun with friends.

Really, it's all about WHO you play the game with.

Ichidou

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @amazinglarry: I'm 22, and when we rented it, my cousins (21 and 19) and I were having a damn good time. One of my cousins ended up buying it.

CubeKnight

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Is funny, a lot of people forget about the Fun factor when reviewing or assessing games.

Herodito

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Oh come on this was a good game. At least it's the first game with Sonic in it that didn't leave us swearing at the TV for 8 hours.

Nintendo should seriously think about buying the rights to Sonic again.

Crash McCloud

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> "SEGA® Corporation today announced that its history-EXPLOITING video game title, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games™, has sold five million copies worldwide in just over three months."
Fix'd

In any case, while there isn't a whole lot of depth (or often times sense-sonic just got beat by bowser... in a race...) there is a certain charm to the game and it's fun to play with my younger siblings.

Robling

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I think games of this order should be coined 'McGames' for obvious reasons.

FightingChance

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I wouldn't say it's a great game, but it's a good fun game. I have the Wii version and while it doesn't have the characters fighting like in SSBB, it's still just plain, quick, fun. That's all it is, FUN. I love the field race in the game with the items to attack everone (not sure what the real name of the event is called)

se37

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Holy Crap, I didn't believe this would ever happen.

ghnvt

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Not a great game but it's actually pretty fun.

Ollivander

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> the hell? who's buying this thing??? i figured sonic would be too old for most kids to recognize, and the older generation who grew up with it would consider it too.. sucky.

geekgrrl

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Ah the discerning taste of 21st century consumers, assuring that exquisite, licensed based games like this one continue flying off the shelves...

meandering_drivel

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> It's a good game! Most critics gave it bad reviews without even playing it. Douchebags.

Earthslide

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @ Beano

Sad times indeed then :(

Mr Brolly

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> According to VGChartz this game is well underway of becoming the most successful game Sega has ever produced. Only Sonic The Hedgehog 2 stands in its way with 6.02 milion copies sold.

Beano

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Having never played it, I can't form an opinion one way or the other but I find it interesting that people either consider this one of the worst games ever or really fun, which leads me to suspect it might merely be 'average' and if that's the case it doesn't shock me that it sold 5 million on the Wii. I mean, its got Mario and Sonic and thats pretty much all kids need to see to want the game for their Wii.

Gray665

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> You know, maybe some people actually like the game? What a concept!

Old-school Sonic fanboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> @Hikikomori: The only solution is for developers to stay independent so that they can make the games THEY want to make and not have corporate overlords dictating the creative agenda.

By gamers, for gamers.

ErskinPig

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> The game isn't great, but it's surprisingly fun. I play it with my older brothers and I play it with their kids.

LedRush

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> First Mario Party, then this. Look out, the casual population are taking over! If mediocrity sells, then "meaty" games are done for. (looking at Twilight Princess and No More Heroes sales in Japan...)

Hikikomori

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> The game is very good, but it could have been better.

DonWii

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Games that sold less than that on the Wii:
Zack and Wiki
RE:4
RE:UC
...okay. Forget that. Every game but Wii Play and Mario Galaxy.

That's depressing.
This game was the epitome of suck.






Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Frankly I preferred the struggling, near bankrupt Sega that turned out so much weird and wonderful stuff to the corporate licensing machine it's become today.

Dragonzigg

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> I take my gaming fairly seriously, and for whatever reason I actually enjoy this game. There is no denying it's not really all that great great, but I just plain have fun playing. It's weird and it sort of scares me to think about it.

Double J

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Its terrible

Sinharvest

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> While I haven't myself played it, my 21 year old brother and his friends can't get enough of it. Maybe they're just easily satisfied? I don't know - but they won't shut up about it.

amazinglarry

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> 8-year-olds are a powerful force.

njhardcoreguy

]]> <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> i can't believe it. it's such a bad game haha.

Cucco

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