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Considering that the Nintendo Wii has essentially been sold out around the world for roughly two years, is it any surprise that 'Wii Sports' has overtaken 'Super Mario Bros.' as the best-selling game of all time? According to site VGChartz, the game has sold 40.24 million copies in 110 weeks' time. Please keep in mind, though, that 'Wii Sports' is packaged with the Wii console in every country besides South Korea and Japan, so, for the most part, users didn't have the choice to not buy it.
In an editorial over at CNET, columnist Don Reisinger expresses his disappointment in this milestone. His reasoning is that 'Wii Sports' is not really a proper video game because it "lacks a story, offers no measurable ability to get from one point to another, and boasts the most basic functionality," saying that it is more "proof of concept" for the console's motion technology than anything else. Well, we agree that the title does in fact showcase the Wii's abilities, but having played tens if not hundreds of Wii games, we can say that it's still one of the best experiences you can get on the console. Sure, it doesn't have a story, but did 'Super Mario Bros.' really have one, either? [From: CNET]
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JimJan 16th 2009 10:45PM
YES! Super Mario Brothers DID have a story! Did you never read the manual that came with it? The Mushroom Kingdom was overtaken by King Koopa, with his army the Koopa Troopa. Mario saves the Princess by knocking out an axe that dropped King Koopa into lava- hey the NES graphics did the best it could for lava! That's when his quest was over, and the programmers knew this game was awesome, so they let you play a "new" quest by pressing button B to select ANY world you chose! YES, Super Mario Borthers HAS a story, Wii Sports, uhm... NO!!! There is NO STORY with Wii Sports, but there IS a story with Super Mario Brothers!