US Wii sales pass 30m units
Wii Play, Guitar Hero III best-selling first and third-party games
Sales of Nintendo's Wii have passed 30 million units in the US in the 45 months since release.
The best-selling Nintendo game on the system is Wii Play, followed by Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit. Activision's Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock is the best-selling third party title, followed by Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games from Sega and LucasArts' LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga.
"More than any other videogame system in history, Wii has expanded the world of videogames to new audiences," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
"This milestone is another reminder that people want fun games they can play with others – all at a value-minded price."
Top 10 first-party games for Wii:
- 01 Wii Play
- 02 Mario Kart Wii
- 03 Wii Fit (with Balance Board)
- 04 New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- 05 Wii Sports Resort
- 06 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- 07 Super Mario Galaxy
- 08 Wii Fit Plus (with Balance Board)
- 09 Mario Party 8
- 10 Link's Crossbow Training
Top 10 third-party games for Wii
- 01 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
- 02 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
- 03 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
- 04 Carnival Games (Take-Two)
- 05 Game Party (Midway)
- 06 EA Sports Active (EA)
- 07 Just Dance (Ubisoft)
- 08 Rayman Raving Rabbids (Ubisoft)
- 09 DECA Sports (Hudson)
- 10 Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games (Sega)