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Amazon Releases Un-Surprising Top 10 List
12/31/2009 Written by Kyle P.
Amazon, the premiere online retailer, recently released their “Top 10 Selling Videogame of 2009” list. The list is, unfortunately, not so surprising.
Amazon’s 2009 best sellers in videogames:
- Wii
- Wii Remote Controller
- Wii MotionPlus
- Wii Nunchuk Controller
- New Super Mario Bros
- Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board
- Wii Sports Resort
- Wii Fit
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360)
- Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
It is pretty obvious the Wii and its games were a popular commodity this holiday season. Presumably that is where much of the sales came from. But, let’s be honest, who didn’t see that coming? However, many PlayStation products made their mark in the top 20:
- PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Controller (#11)
- Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 (#13)
- PS3 120GB Slim (#17)
- Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves (#18)
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December 31st, 2009 at 9:36 AM
I’ll never understand the Wii. Apparently there are millions and millions of people out there who want to play video games, but only if they’re dopey and childish.
December 31st, 2009 at 9:43 AM
I have three family members that have a Wii and only Wii Sprorts that came with the system….they are now collecting dust.
December 31st, 2009 at 11:27 AM
I still favor my PS3, but I recently got a Wii and I’m not going the stupid Wii Sports + Wii fit route…I don’t want any of that crap. I want legitimate games. I’ve picked up twilight princess, okami, and madworld. I’m looking into No More Heroes & The Conduit as well…not as much the conduit, but I’d like to actually see for myself if the control scheme is as fluid as everyone says it is.
December 31st, 2009 at 12:50 PM
If Sony want’s to surpass the Wii in sales,(At least even close) they’re going to have to do an advertising campaign for family friendly games. I would suggest explaining what LBP truly is. (Not just a platformer like mario)
My little cousin, 4 at the time, got a Wii on release. He thought that it was the best thing in the world. He would play Wii Sports and Mario and that’s it. He knew nothing of LBP. So I advertised it to them by taking the private beta over to their house during a party. He was sooooo attached to it that when I left he cried. Yes, he cried because he couldn’t play LBP. My uncle later bought the family a 160gb PS3 and LBP for Christmas. I don’t think that PS3 has been shut off since last year.
Their Wii was in his bedroom but it is now on a shelf collecting dust because it was replaced with a Slim PS3.
December 31st, 2009 at 2:10 PM
@Brent
Nice bro! The thing is though, the only hope Sony and Microsoft have to compete against nintendo is the Motion Controls. Because that’s all that is appealing to people. Time and time again I overhear my friends talking to their friends and something about the Wii gets thrown in there, how they want to get Wii Fit, and get back in shape with it (this is true stuff, people are actually buying into these ads that Wii Fit is their REAL DEAL no GIMMICKS way to get back into shape). Yet it is a gimmick only made possible with the motion controls. You know that both Sony and Microsoft are going to go the same route of their own get in shape games using the motion controls.
December 31st, 2009 at 5:46 PM
@ G-Xael
Statistics as well as research proved Wii fit isn’t as effiecient in losing weight as going to the gym or running outside you aren’t burning the same calories and thats the down fall. You have to devote double to triple the time into Wii fit than you would going to a gym three-times a week. And who really has the time/patience for that? These people are misinformed and buy into this fad.
another problem too is, that people label the Nintendo Wii as a “party Console”, truth is, it’s not. What can you play on the Nintendo Wii with relatives/friends who are male and over 18? Nothing. We do not want to play: Wii Resort, Wii Fit, Wii Active, Wii Running, Wii Jumping, Wii stretching, etc. The reason I bring this up is because most of the Wii’s games are single too two player with the exception of those named above and a few others. And don’t appeal to those older than 12. So Xael tell Ronnie to stop acting like a little girl, no one wanted to play the Wii. I heard Derick Whispering to Brandon about killzone 2 awesomeness every minute and Brandon agreeing.
December 31st, 2009 at 5:54 PM
@ G-Xael
By the way I was agreeing with you about Wii Fit being a gimmick
December 31st, 2009 at 6:43 PM
lol yeah
January 1st, 2010 at 7:05 PM
First, is Amazon the only group of people who actually think that video game accessories deserve to be a part of a top 10 video games list?
Second, Zer0 Rynx…9 out of 10 people know that a running up stairs burns 50% less calories than running on a stair master.