Let’s Break Down Nintendo’s Biggest Selling Wii Games (Let’s!)
Published on October 24, 2025
You’ve seen us break down Nintendo’s DS sales. Now let’s look at the Wii sales! Since this includes the Christmas quarter, sales are looking good, in both Japan and The West.
https://kotaku.com/lets-break-down-nintendos-biggest-selling-ds-games-let-5142564
These are the sales numbers for the period April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and include not Sex Dolls Sale just total Wii game sales, but a break down of the sales in Japan and “not in Japan”, along with total lifetime sales. Yup, lifetime sales.
So let’s breaking down. Yes. Let’s.
Wii Sports (includes software bundled with console)
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Sexpuppen KaufenTotal: 18.95 million
*of which
Japan: 470,000 units
Overseas: 18.48 million units
Life-to-date Total: 40.5 million units
Mario Kart Wii
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 13.67 million
*of which
Japan: 2.2 million units
Overseas: 11.46 million units
Life-to-date Total: 13.67 million units
Wii Fit
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 12.16 million
*of which
Japan: 1.38 million units
Overseas: 10.79 million units
Bambola del SessoLife-to-date Total: 14.01 million units
Wii Play (Wii Remote bundled)
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 9.4 million
*of which
Japan: 300,000 units
Overseas: 9.09 million units
Life-to-date Total: 20.91 million units
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 3.2 million
*of which
Japan: 210,000 units
Overseas: 3.04 million units
Life-to-date Total: 8.1 million units
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 3.2 million
*of which
Japan: 1.22 million units
Overseas: 2 million units
Life-to-date Total: 3.22 million units
Wii Music
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 2.5 million
*of which
Japan: 420,000 units
Overseas: 2.08 million units
Life-to-date Total: 2.5 million units
Link’s Crossbow Training (Packaged with Wii Zapper)
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1.7 million
*of which
Japan: 250,000 units
Overseas: 1.49 million units
Life-to-date Total: 3.44 million units
Super Mario Galaxy
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1.56 million
*of which
Japan: 40,000 units
Overseas: 1.5 million units
Life-to-date Total: 7.6 million units
Mario Party 8
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1.42 million
*of which
Japan: 100,000 units
Overseas: 1.3 million units
Life-to-date Total: 6.28 million units
Mario Super Sluggers
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1.2 million
*of which
Japan: 220,000 units
Overseas: 980,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 1.2 million units
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