Wii Are The Champions!

Jan 7th, 2009

That...really didn't take all that long. Wii Sports has been officialy crowned the biggest selling video game EVAR, thanks in no small part to being bundled with the Wii itself in 90% of the known world. That's not a slight on Wii Sport's achievement, though, as the previous record holder had a similar advantage.

Shocked? Don't be. Unlike most video games that can be bought at retail, Wii Sports comes bundled with the Wii hardware in every territory other than Japan and Korea. In other words, if you bought a Wii, you bought Wii Sports whether you liked it or not (chances are, you liked it). With over 45 million Wiis sold worldwide to date, it's only logical that Wii Sports would start smashing records sooner or later.

And before you brand Wii Sports a false champion due to being bundled with hardware, consider that Super Mario Bros. was also sold as a bundle with the original Nintendo Entertainment System during its mid-80's heyday. Plus, Wii Sports has been a major hit even in non-bundled form, topping Wii sales charts in Japan at over 3.2 million copies sold in 2008 alone.