Methodology
W/E August 17th, 2008
W/E August 24th, 2008
W/E August 31st, 2008
W/E September 7th, 2008
Virtual Console Chart:
| TW |
LW |
Virtual Console Games |
Platform |
Publisher |
Weekly |
Total |
| 1 |
1 |
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
SNES |
Nintendo |
22000 |
82000 |
| 2 |
2 |
Super Mario Bros. 3 |
NES |
Nintendo |
11700 |
759000 |
| 3 |
3 |
Super Mario Bros. |
NES |
Nintendo |
9500 |
772000 |
| 4 |
5 |
Mega Man |
NES |
Capcom |
6500 |
35500 |
| 5 |
4 |
Super Mario World |
SNES |
Nintendo |
6400 |
551200 |
| 6 |
7 |
Super Mario Bros. 2 |
NES |
Nintendo |
4900 |
298500 |
| 7 |
9 |
Legend of Zelda, the |
NES |
Nintendo |
4500 |
369900 |
| 8 |
6 |
Sonic the Hedgehog |
MS |
Sega |
4400 |
31800 |
| 9 |
8 |
Super Mario 64 |
N64 |
Nintendo |
4400 |
475300 |
| 10 |
12 |
Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream |
NES |
Nintendo |
4300 |
283500 |
| 11 |
11 |
Mario Kart 64 |
N64 |
Nintendo |
4300 |
526400 |
| 12 |
10 |
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the |
N64 |
Nintendo |
4200 |
360000 |
| 13 |
13 |
Donkey Kong Country |
SNES |
Nintendo |
3400 |
261800 |
| 14 |
15 |
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, the |
SNES |
Nintendo |
2700 |
290900 |
| 15 |
14 |
Paper Mario |
N64 |
Nintendo |
2600 |
309300 |
| 16 |
19 |
Donkey Kong |
NES |
Nintendo |
2500 |
189700 |
| 17 |
18 |
Kirby's Adventure |
NES |
Nintendo |
2300 |
297500 |
| 18 |
20 |
Star Fox 64 |
N64 |
Nintendo |
2200 |
280600 |
| 19 |
16 |
Pac-Man |
NES |
Namco Bandai |
2100 |
149900 |
| 20 |
17 |
Double Dragon |
NES |
Aksys |
2000 |
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- Super Mario RPG drops off a fair amount from its first week, but still holds on to the top spot.
- New releases Final Soldier and Cho Aniki failed to chart.
- Mega Man and Sonic for the Master System are still holding on in the top 10.
- First day sales for new release Mega Man 2: 6,000. It could take the top position for the full week.
WiiWare Chart:
| TW |
LW |
WiiWare Games |
Platform |
Publisher |
Weekly |
Total |
| 1 |
1 |
My Aquarium |
WW |
Hudson |
7000 |
22000 |
| 2 |
5 |
My Pokemon Ranch |
WW |
Nintendo |
5100 |
147600 |
| 3 |
3 |
Defend Your Castle |
WW |
XGen Studios |
4100 |
173700 |
| 4 |
NE |
Groovin' Blocks |
WW |
Empty Clip |
3600 |
3600 |
| 5 |
2 |
Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner |
WW |
Telltale Games |
3200 |
53200 |
| 6 |
6 |
Wild West Guns |
WW |
Gameloft |
3200 |
26600 |
| 7 |
4 |
Dr. Mario Online Rx |
WW |
Nintendo |
3000 |
127800 |
| 8 |
9 |
TV Show King |
WW |
Gameloft |
2500 |
72800 |
| 9 |
8 |
Pong Toss: Frat Party Games |
WW |
JV Games |
2500 |
29300 |
| 10 |
11 |
Midnight Pool |
WW |
Gameloft |
2200 |
9400 |
- Groovin Blocks has a modest debut, and could fall right back out of the top 10 next week.
- Strong Bad Episode 1 falls off a few places, displaced by older releases for the first time.
- On the other hand, Strong Bad Episode 2 sold 5,000 in its first day and will almost certainly debut on top for the full week.
- Potpourrii, on the other hand, saw less than 1,000 sales in its first day and may not even chart with a full week.
- Among the older releases, My Pokemon Ranch slides back up to second, while Final Fantasy tumbled out of the top 10 entirely from 7th last week. Midnight Pool sneaks back into the chart at 10th.
Keith Jackson
kjackson@vgchartz.com
