Mario Galaxy Sales Out of This World

Despite a slow start in Japan, Super Mario Galaxy is taking off in North America. Nintendo announced today that Super Mario Galaxy has sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of availability.

"Super Mario Galaxy had the strongest one-week debut of any Wii game to date and has also become the best-selling Mario title ever in its first week, with U.S. sales of more than 500,000, based on internal sales figures," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "It makes an easy gift choice as the holiday shopping season kicks off."

[wiizy]

the best mario game of all time and in my opinion and soon will be the best game of all time...

[PMR_21]

grow up

[Brainiac 8]

I think you should follow your own advice. If you are at the point where you feel it's just not cool to enjoy light hearted cartoon romps, then it is you who needs to grow up.

My guess is your 15 or 16 to still be doing the whole "I'm a grownup!" schtick.

[otherZinc]

See Super Mario 3 and get out & play more games and you will find better than Mario Galaxy.

[monkey602]

I'm thinking of trading in 2 old Wii games for this. (I havent got the money to buy it :D)

[superman]

My flatmate just got this game for his wii, damn i love this game so much. Played it till 3 a.m this morning. Best mario game ive played since 64.

[PS360WII]

Off to a good start. Wonder why it's selling a lot better in US than in Japan. Is it out in the UK yet?

[ItsDubC]

I'm pretty sure it's out in the UK so it'll be interesting to see the sales figures there. But ya, it seems like Japan all of a sudden lost interest in Mario this time around. Maybe Italian plumbers have a bad rap in Japan this year...

[PS360WII]

Yea Japan is certainly fickle these days. They have been in love with anything Nintendo for the past couple years but they don't give Mario the Nintendo guru the attention. No worries and yes will be intresting how many UK bought.

[desolationstorm]

I actually have 3 copies of the game bought it online to get it cheap but didnt want to wait for it so I picked up a copy from walmart. Then I walked into gamestop the next day and they had coins so I bought a copy there. Ill be returning the other copies today. I love this game not to far in it but have 12 stars and will pack on a lot more these next few days.

[jjfunaz]

I'm suprised its not selling more. Everyone who has a Wii and been waiting for a quality game. THIS is what you were waiting for.

I don't play my wii enough, so it took me a while to get used to the controls, but once you do amazing game.

[wiizy]

grow up.. you can almost smell a hater..

[wiizy]

i love super mario bros3,it use to be my favorite.. but in my opinion galaxy is better... and yeah if you cant enjoy a little humor girl or guy with that girl pic that you stole...if you cant enjoy humor right now then you must be a ps3 owner