New Black Wii Super Mario Bundle Cuts Gamecube Support In U.S. As Well
By Ishaan . October 11, 2011 . 8:28amNintendo of America will also continue to sell a standard Wii bundled with Mario Kart Wii.
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Nintendo of America will also continue to sell a standard Wii bundled with Mario Kart Wii.
The holiday effect is very evident in this week’s top-20 chart, which depicts a number of popular games seeing a boost in sales.
You’ll find the usual suspects on 2010′s best-selling game list.
And Tomodachi Collection and God Eater were the best-selling new franchises for the year.
Nintendo’s Super Guide feature was almost cut from New Super Mario Bros. Wii due to scheduling constraints.
Mario, of course. Numbers 2, 9, and 10 may surprise you though.
Final Fantasy XII was #10 on the list. The others are more obvious.
Yes, they’re coming to North America, too, albeit with a few differences. Oh, and Nintendo of America confirmed the FlingSmash + Wii Remote Plus bundle as well.
The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association picked New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Heavy Rain as some of the top video games in Japan.
New Super Mario Bros., the Nintendo DS game, jumps back on the top 10 chart.
Pokémon HeartGold/Soulsilver, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii were the sales highlights of Nintendo’s first fiscal quarter.
Back in the days of the NES, Nintendo toured the country with now collectible Nintendo World Championship cartridges. This summer, Nintendo is doing something similar for Wii.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is selling slowest in Europe, and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata pointed out why in the company’s investor briefing.
Satoru Iwata believes that the Japanese audience tends to be overwhelmed by the free-form exploration in 3D Mario worlds.