PALGN writes: "Hurtling nine metres per second towards the apex of the Eureka tower for Nintendo's preview of Wii Fit last Tuesday, a thought struck. Will the gaming public gravitate towards Wii Fit, and its Balance Board peripheral, as quickly as we were speeding towards the top of the highest residential building in the world? The device, when first announced at E3 last year, has been viewed with suspicion in some quarters, who see it as evidence of Nintendo's abandonment of their hardcore fans. Having now tried the device and caught a glimpse of its potential, we can confirm that to write Wii Fit off is a mistake.
By holding the preview 89 floors above Melbourne, Nintendo seemed keen to make an impression. And the venue alone for the preview was statement enough (check out some photos in the media panel). To add to that, the event was hosted by another Nintendo Australia celebrity ring-in, Mark Beretta of Channel Seven's Sunrise fame. Though the setting for the preview was awe-inspiring, the breathtaking views never threatened to distract from Wii Fit itself. The idea of Wii Fit is typically simple - to get people tracking (or in many cases, actually doing) their exercise, and to have fun doing it."
This hardcore gamer grandma has put nearly 4,000 days into Wii Fit!
The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 best-selling exclusives in the U.S. since 1995, and Nintendo holds all 10 spots.
And the #1 game on this list is also the #1 game (and accessory) to be found at the local goodwill.
Take a look at the 50 best selling games of all time https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Nintendo has always had the most mass appeal, my Mother would play Mario.
There's landslides and then there's this. Wouldn't be surprised if the top 50 was mostly Nintendo games.
VGChartz's William D'Angelo: "Today we take a look at the top 10 best-selling games for yet another platform. Up to this point we have looked at the original PlayStation, the Nintendo 64, the PlayStation 2, the original Xbox, the GameCube, the Nintendo DS, and the PSP. This week it's the turn of Nintendo's most popular home console, the Wii.
The Wii is the fifth best-selling video game platform in history and the third best-selling home console in gaming history. It is also the best-selling home console not released by Sony. It sold 101.18 million units lifetime."
Just like the DS list, every game on the Wii's list has sold over 10 million. Not even PS1 and PS2 did that. That's very incredible
