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- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Sold Too Well
- Posted 10 months, 1 weeks ago by Coop
I am completely awestruck by this news. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was an alright game, nothing special. It wasn’t bad, per say, but as Sarah’s review said it was just, well, mediocre. I’m not about pointing fingers at specific people or countries that are responsible for making sure that Sega and Nintendo think they can put games like this out in the future and have it outsell nearly every other game, but let’s just say that if you live in Europe you are completely responsible for every bad game to ever be released in the future.
Every year when we have a new Mario & Sonic title I will stare with complete malice at the globe and slowly spin it so I can see all of your countries, and scream “Why didn’t you play more Fifa?!”
I can’t even bring myself to write the news up, it is too depressing, I am just going to let you read the full press release, located below. It isn’t that the game was terrible...but…really?
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games™ Hits 5 Million in Global Sales
Founding Fathers of Video Games, SEGA and Nintendo, Find Winning Formula with First-Ever Pairing of Famous Mascots
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SEGA® Corporation today announced that its history-making video game title, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games™, has sold five million copies worldwide in just over three months. Developed by SEGA for the Wii™ video game system and the Nintendo DS™ system, with creative input and executive milestone approvals by Nintendo's developers, the title brought together for the first time the two most beloved icons in the entertainment industry. In the spirit of the Olympic Games, the legendary mascots also brought friends from their storied franchises along, including Luigi™, Knuckles™, Yoshi® and Tails™, to compete in a variety of Olympic events.
"With adored icons and fun game play, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has shot to the top of the sales charts and is clearly resonating with the growing audience of casual gamers that want an engaging and accessible gaming experience," said Simon Jeffery, President and COO, SEGA of America.
Published by SEGA across Europe and North America, and by Nintendo in Japan, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games made its worldwide debut on November 6, 2007, when the Wii version hit store shelves in the United States. According to the NPD Group, which tracks sales data in the United States, the game was one of the top-ten best-sellers in the United States - across all platforms - in the critical holiday sales month of December.
When Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games launched in Europe just days later, it was an immediate hit, rising rapidly to the top of sales charts. Mario & Sonic became the best-ever performing Wii game over the seven-day period that ended on December 11, 2007. In January, Mario & Sonic was the best-selling video game in England across all formats.
"The market for entertaining games that everyone can enjoy is growing faster than any other segment in the industry, thanks in part to the explosive popularity of Wii and Nintendo DS," continued Jeffery. "A key element of our growth strategy at SEGA is to develop and publish games that appeal to this expanding market."
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is licensed through a worldwide partnership with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), the exclusive Interactive Entertainment Software licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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If Super Smash Brothers Brawl can be received with more fanfare and hoopla that met COD4, anything is possible.
It's not surprising, but it's still kind of lame. Personally, I'd take Mario Party over this one any day.
I really don't see how this was a surprise to anyone. It's the first MARIO VERSUS SONIC game ever made. Although the game is not GREAT, it's decent, and everyone I know who has played it says it's fun.
Mario. Sonic. Come on, that's guaranteed to sell.
Look how well Mario Party 8 sold, and it sucks.