Game tracking website vgchartz.com announced that for the week ending 27th December 2008, Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros (NES) at 40.24 million units, making it the best selling video game of all time. The game, bundled with the Wii (just like Super Mario Bros was with the NES in the 80s) in every country outside of Japan and South Korea, reached that milestone after just over 2 years (110 weeks) of sales. The new version, Wii Sports: Resort, which will be released later this year, will fuel continued demand, with some thinking that it could eventually reach the 100 million unit mark.
If you’re shopping for a DS this holiday season, Amazon is currently offering the Nintendo DS Lite Limited Edition Red Mario with New Super Mario Bros. Bundle and the Nintendo DS Lite Limited Edition Ice Blue with Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! and Carrying Case Bundle each for $134.99. Note that these are “pre-orders,” and they would not be processed and shipped until Friday, November 28th.
For the limited edition DS, this is a good deal. The next lowest Black Friday price I’ve seen is Walmart’s. They are offering the same bundle for during their Black Friday sale for $136. The benefit of the Amazon deal is that you can avoid the sales tax and get free super saver shipping. An added bonus – you don’t have to get up at 3 am and wait in line on Friday!
Mark | January 7, 2009
