Saturday, June 14, 2008

How Far Wii've Come: A Look at the Wii's Success in the Past 6 Months

There's no doubt that the Nintendo Wii has been extremely successful over the time of its release until now. In 2007, games such as Wii Play and Super Mario Galaxy propelled the Wii. In 2008, three main games did this for the Wii.

First up is Mario Kart Wii. MK Wii came out on April 29th in the states and since then, it has been doing great. In its first week, Mario Kart Wii sold 1.12 Million!!!! Along with that, it brought a new way of control to the Wii, via the Wii Wheel. Lastly, Mario Kart Wii got great reception from reviewers, due to the large amount of content, as well as the smooth online gameplay.

Secondly, there's the revolutionary Wii Fit. Due to the limited shipments, Wii FIt sold out before even making it to stores!! Wii Fit uses a great system of control, using the Wii Balance Board. It has never been seen anywhere else before Wii Fit!!

Finally, Nintend's ace in the hole was released this year, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Brawl received 9's and 9.5's all over, and sold 2.7 million copies in America from release to April 1st. People were waiting years for this game to come!!! And now that it has come, everyone wants it. Therefore, it has that many songs.

Overall, the Wii has had quite a selection of games this year, with all of them doing great. I hope for this success to continue for Nintendo's sake!!

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