EA and Activision have released dozens of games on the Wii, and sold a bunch. But once people get these games home, how much do they play them? I pulled the stats. Some results are pretty. Not all.
The following data was pulled from the Wii’s Nintendo Channel, which has collected the playing history from more than two million gamers. Kotaku tracks these numbers monthly — with a new top 10 posted yesterday. I strive to extract at least one interesting slice as a bonus. For a full explanation of where the data comes from check yesterday’s post.
https://kotaku.com/the-10-most-avidly-played-wii-games-in-america-as-of-n-5395956
EA’s Wii Games*
Average total playing time per Nintendo Channel user, since the game’s launch
Rock Band 2 – 45 hours, 30 minutes
FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play – 34 hours, 21 minutes
Rock Band – 31 hours, 47 minutes
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition – 28 hours, 52 minutes
Madden NFL 08 – 28 hours, 39 minutes
MySims – 25 hours, 46 minutes
Madden NFL 09 All-Play – 24 hours, 18 minutes
MySims Kingdom – 22 hours, 9 minutes
Need for Speed: Uncover – 22 hours, 1 minute
Tiger Wood PGA Tour 08 – 21 hours, 26 minutes
Need for Speed Carbon – 20 hours, 17 minutes
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play – 19 hours, 10 minutes
NBA Live 09 All-Play – 18 hours, 28 minutes
The Sims 2: Pets – 18 hours, 15 minutes
Need for Speed: Pro Street – 18 hours, 1 minute
NCAA Football 09 All-Play – 17 hours, 50 minutes
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – 16 hours, 47 minutes
Skate It – 16 hours, 22 minutes
The Sims 2: Castaway – 14 hours, 41 minutes
Boom Blox – 14 hours, 21 minutes
Boom Blox Bash Party – 13 hours, 45 minutes
Madden NFL 10 – 12 hours, 38 minutes
The Beatles: Rock Band – 12 hours, 1 minute
Boogie Superstar – 11 hours, 21 minutes
EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis – 11 hours, 50 minutes
Littlest Pet Shop – 11 hours, 25 minutes
Monopoly – 11 hours, 1 minute
SimCity Creator – 10 hours, 11 minutes
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 9 hours, 10 minutes
MySims Racing – 8 hours, 32 minutes
Boogie – 7 hours, 43 minutes
SimAnimals – 7 hours, 17 minutes
EA Sports Active – 7 hours, 15 minutes
MySims Party – 6 hours, 57 minutes
NASCAR Kart Racing – 6 hours, 34 minutes
AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack – 6 hours, 21 minutes
Nerf N-Strike – 6 hours, 2 minutes
Rock Band Track Pack, Volume 2 – 5 hours, 43 minutes
Activision’s Wii Games
Average total playing time per Nintendo Channel user, since the game’s launch
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – 57 hours, 51 minutes
Call of Duty: World at War – 49 hours, 28 minutes
Guitar Hero: World Tour – 35 hours, 18 minutes
Guitar Hero: Metallica – 17 hours, 57 minutes
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows – 17 hours, 13 minutes
Quantum of Solace – 16 hours, 20 minutes
Little League World Series 2008 – 13 hours, 21 minutes
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith – 13 hours, 14 minutes
Call of Duty 3 – 12 hours, 28 minutes
Spider-Man 3 – 12 hours, 28 minutes
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits – 12 hours, 15 minutes
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – 11 hours, 29 minutes
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground – 10 hours, 45 minutes
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter – 8 hours, 45 minutes
Shrek The Third – 8 hours, 27 minutes
Monsters Vs. Aliens – 8 hours, 22 minutes
Cabela’s Legendary Adventures – 8 hours, 15 minutes
Kung Fu Panda – 7 hours, 35 minutes
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2009 – 7 hours, 26 minutes
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – 7 hours, 17 minutes
X-Men Origins: Wolverine – 6 hours, 19 minutes
NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 – 4 hours, 56 minutes
Cabela’s Trophy Bucks – 4 hours 50 minutes
Rapala’s Fishing Frenzy – 4 hours, 29 minutes
*Games that are either too new or too unpopular to be played muchdon’t appear in the Nintendo Channel data.
Any surprises here?
