1Up writes: When legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto introduced Wii Fit at last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, you could almost hear the collective clatter of a million gamers furiously pounding out epitaphs to their favorite hobby. Here was the inventor of Mario and Zelda completely ignoring his brilliant work in progress, Super Mario Galaxy, in order to talk about what appeared to be a glorified bathroom scale. Wii Fit, hardcore gamers proclaimed, would be the death of videogames.
This hardcore gamer grandma has put nearly 4,000 days into Wii Fit!
The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 best-selling exclusives in the U.S. since 1995, and Nintendo holds all 10 spots.
And the #1 game on this list is also the #1 game (and accessory) to be found at the local goodwill.
Take a look at the 50 best selling games of all time https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Nintendo has always had the most mass appeal, my Mother would play Mario.
There's landslides and then there's this. Wouldn't be surprised if the top 50 was mostly Nintendo games.
VGChartz's William D'Angelo: "Today we take a look at the top 10 best-selling games for yet another platform. Up to this point we have looked at the original PlayStation, the Nintendo 64, the PlayStation 2, the original Xbox, the GameCube, the Nintendo DS, and the PSP. This week it's the turn of Nintendo's most popular home console, the Wii.
The Wii is the fifth best-selling video game platform in history and the third best-selling home console in gaming history. It is also the best-selling home console not released by Sony. It sold 101.18 million units lifetime."
Just like the DS list, every game on the Wii's list has sold over 10 million. Not even PS1 and PS2 did that. That's very incredible
"As a videogame, the audience looks at a price of $100 and thinks, 'That's very expensive,'" Miyamoto admits. "But for people who are purchasing exercise equipment or fitness DVDs -- in those terms, $100 is actually very cheap." -Miyamoto
I guess this sums up why people are going crazy for them.
"It's about setting a goal, finding a path to that goal, and then determining a new objective -- which, in my mind, is very much the same as what you do in a Mario game."
True, but Mario is fun.
I just don't get Wii Sports and Wii Fit.
I suppose I can't comment on Wii Fit as I haven't tried it, but I got a Wii on release day, with Wii Sports. Zelda, unfortunately, didn't turn up until 4 days later.
Man, I was gutted about that. After 30 minutes on Wii Sports I'd had enough.
I get frustrated with it because I just don't get it. I've had mild fun playing Wii Sports with friends, but it's the same type of fun I get playing a boardgame like Pictionary or Trivial Pursuits.
I keep playing because I think: maybe I haven't got to the point of appreciation yet. I keep thinking there must be another mode that I haven't discovered. One that everyone else knows about except me. How come all this people thing the game is sheer brilliance, and I think it's utter rubbish. Basic, simple, admittedly it's novel, but once that novelty wears off you're left with a bare bones experience. One that gets old very quickly.
Wii Sports has certainly never come close to the excitement I've had in a Call of Duty 4 team deathmatch.
The Wii-mote just doesn't work as well as I thought it would. I've not played a single game where you get one-to-one motions. It's always make a swipe then watch the Wii interpret the move.
Can someone explain the appeal of Wii Sports and Wii Fit to me?
same was asked about motion controlls....
People really scared for such nonsens?.....
>_< people pretend the future was set to be GAMEPAD only >_<
I can see basic motion controls becoming a standard feature in the future,but Balance Boards?No.
Wow, I'm so tempted to talk about Wii Fit. The single most disgusting game related thing I've ever seen. Worse than fanboys, Uwe Boll and Jack Thompson combined.
Ok, I've said it. Nope, that didn't help. Wii Fit still sucks.