The answer to the question "What was 2008's bestselling game in the U.S.?" is "Wii Play." Or is it? What about all those multi-platform, multi-SKU releases like Madden and Call of Duty: World at War?
Turns out the answer is still Wii Play, with almost all things considered. MTV Multiplayer got the NPD Group to cough up the multi-platform titles for games like Madden NFL 09 — which comes in 11 flavors — and World at War which was released for six platforms in 2008.
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The total tally puts Madden, not Mario Kart Wii in second place, with 5.25 million copies sold.
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