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Wii Sports Now Bestselling Game Of All Time

 
Well that sure didn't take long. A little over two years since its release with the Nintendo Wii, Wii Sports has surpassed Super Mario Brothers as the bestselling game of all time. VGChartz crowned Wii Sports the new champion after determining that Wii Sports had sold more than 40 million units, including the bundled version sold with the Wii in all markets outside of Japan and Korea. For those wondering how a bundled game could be the bestselling game ever, VGChartz specifically addressed concerns with three points. Their first was that Wii Sports is integral to the Wii's success, that it has a 45 percent attach rate to Japanese Wiis, and that bundle sales of all other games are counted. (link)

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