There is no doubt that you've heard the Great stories of how 3rd party games just dont compete with Nintendo in sales and thats why the Wii doesnt have great exclusives... well about two years ago i looked into the subject and blew the doors open on how Nintendo actually had more million selling 3rd party games than all of the PS3 million sellers combined. Well here we are at the end of the Wii life cycle and i decided to see where did the 95 million world wide sold Console ended up witht he Wii U around the corner in comparison with its HD cousins. The Answer Might surprise you!
This is a list of 3rd party games that have sold at least 1 million copies on the Wii Proving that 3rd parties and the gaming media have had a view on low sales for the wii that has been widely blown out of proportion.
There are a TOTAL of 135 million sellers on the Wii and 100 of those are from 3rd parties, Thats right only 35 out of the 100 titles arent 3rd party games. To put that in perspective there are 142 million sellers on the xbox 360 and 120 of those titles were 3rd parties only 20 titles separate the 360 and the wii for 3rd parties, the ps3 has 136 total million sellers (only 1 title more than the wii), and 108 titles are 3rd party games... only 8 games separate the 3rd parties on the PS3 from the Wii... The situation in REALITY with an actual look at the numbers shows all three systems are A LOT closer than 3rd parties and the overall media would have you believe.
Full List of 3rd party milion sellers below.
9 million mark for units sold and below Just Dance 2 Ubisoft
8 million mark Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games SEGA
7.5 million mark Just Dance 3 Ubisoft
6.5 million mark Just Dance Ubisoft
6 million mark Zumba Fitness 505 Games
4.75 million mark LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga LucasArts
4.5million mark Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Activision
4.25 million mark Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sega
4 million mark Michael Jackson: The Experience Ubisoft Carnival Games Take-Two Interactive
3.75 million mark EA Sports Active Electronic Arts
3.5 million mark Guitar Hero: World Tour Activision
3 million mark Cooking Mama: Cook Off 505 Games
2.75 million Mark Disney Epic Mickey Disney Interactive Studios Sonic and the Secret Rings Sega
2.5 Million Mark Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Sega LEGO Batman: The Videogame Warner Bros. Interactive Deca Sports Konami Game Party Midway Games My Fitness Coach Ubisoft
2.25 million mark Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Sega LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures LucasArts Call of Duty 3 Activision Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition Capcom Rock Band MTV Games Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party Konami Monster Hunter Tri Capcom
2 Million Mark LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Warner Bros. Interactive Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party Ubisoft Sonic Unleashed Sega uDraw Studio THQ Call of Duty: World at War Activision Game Party 2 Midway Games Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 Ubisoft Monopoly Electronic Arts
1.75 million mark High School Musical: Sing It! Disney Interactive Studios Just Dance Kids Ubisoft Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010 Activision Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Activision The Beatles: Rock Band MTV Games Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy Ubisoft GoldenEye 007 Activision Big Beach Sports THQ Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip Ubisoft We Ski Namco Bandai Toy Story Mania! Disney Interactive Studios MySims Electronic Arts Wipeout: The Game Mindscape Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels LucasArts Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2 Konami
1.5 Million Mark Active Life: Outdoor Challenge Atari Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Capcom Carnival Games: Mini Golf Take-Two Interactive MySims Kingdom Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition Activision Game Party 3 Warner Bros. Interactive Disney Sing It: Pop Hits Disney Interactive Studios Guitar Hero 5 Activision Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play Electronic Arts Hasbro Family Game Night Electronic Arts The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return Sega Smarty Pants Electronic Arts Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour Disney Interactive Studios Rayman Raving Rabbids Ubisoft Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Activision Hasbro Family Game Night 2 Electronic Arts EA Playground Electronic Arts
1.25 million Mark Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis Take-Two Interactive High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! Disney Interactive Studios Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 Deep Silver Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout Ubisoft Sonic Colors Sega Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge Conspiracy Entertainment Need for Speed Carbon Electronic Arts Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Activision Ben 10: Protector of Earth D3 Publisher Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Konami LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Activision Call of Duty: Black Ops Activision Toy Story 3: The Video Game Disney Interactive Studios Deal or No Deal Zoo Games The Sims 2: Castaway Electronic Arts Boom Blox Electronic Arts Disney Sing It Disney Interactive Studios Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey Disney Interactive Studios EA Sports Active 2 Electronic Arts NERF N-Strike Electronic Arts Rabbids Go Home Ubisoft The Sims 3 Electronic Arts Zumba Fitness 2 Majesco Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Electronic Arts Sega Superstars Tennis Sega Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Sega FIFA Soccer 10 Electronic Arts FIFA Soccer 08 Electronic Arts EA Sports Active: More Workouts Electronic Arts
1 Million Mark Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 Electronic Arts The Biggest Loser THQ Need for Speed: ProStreet Electronic Arts Rock Band 2 MTV Games
In conclusion there are definately some casual games on that list, but the reality is there are also a lot of great 3rd party games there that not only made its way on the wii but sold at least a million copies. That doesnt even include that games on the wii cost a fraction to develop for compared to 360 and PS3 and in most cases don't even have to sell over a million units to become profitable. So next time you read about how terrible it is to be a 3rd party developer and put a game on the Wii it might be nice to remind those people about this list.
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