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Here Are the Best-Selling Wii and DS Games of All Time

Very big numbers

By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor

18th of May 2009, 06:17 GMT

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Nintendo is one of the biggest companies involved in the video game industry these days, thanks to the dominance it has on both the hardware side, with the Wii and DS, and on the software side, holding many extremely popular and profitable IPs in its hands.

But many people have begun to wonder just how good Nintendo has it, at least in terms of video games sold across the world. In answer to this question, the Japanese company itself has revealed its own internal statistics regarding the best-selling DS and Wii games of all time.

The results are mind boggling to say the least, revealing just how popular its titles truly are, despite the fact that they aren't hardcore properties that would appeal to the bulk of average gamers. These mostly casual titles have smashed the opposition and have made Nintendo the powerhouse that it is today. Here are the numbers:

Nintendo DS

Nintendogs - 22.2 million
New Super Mario Bros. - 18.4 million
Personal Trainer: Cooking - 18.4 million
Brain Training - 17.4 million
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - 16.8 million
Mario Kart DS - 14.6 million
Brain Training 2 - 13.7 million
Animal Crossing: Wild World - 10 million
Super Mario 64 DS - 7.5 million
Mario Party DS - 5.8 million
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - 4.5 million
Pokemon Platinum - 3.7 million
Kirby Super Star Ultra - 2.3 million
Pokemon Ranger - 2 million
Rhythm Heaven - 1.9 million
Professor Layton - 1.6 million (does not include Japanese sales, as not published by Nintendo in Japan)

Nintendo Wii

Wii Sports - 45.7 million (includes those bundled with hardware)
Wii Play - 22.9 million
Wii Fit - 18.2 million
Mario Kart Wii - 15.4 million
Smash Bros. Brawl - 8.4 million
Super Mario Galaxy - 8 million
Mario Party 8 - 6.7 million
Link's Crossbow Training - 3.76 million (includes those bundled with Wii Zapper)
Animal Crossing: City Folk - 3.3 million
Wii Music - 2.65 million
Mario Super Sluggers - 1.2 million

There's not much you can say after seeing such a chart, filled with numbers that defy almost all logic. Let's hope that Nintendo will continue to produce quality titles and won't rest on its laurels anytime soon.

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