Latest sales figures show Ninty blazing ahead of their nearest rivals, thank to the likes of Wii Fit and Brain Training.
Dr Kawashima's Brain Training sits at number 7, and is, according to ELSPA, the biggest game ever in the UK. While Resident Evil 5 and Call of Duty: World at War make an appearance in the Top 10, along with The Sims 3, it's two other Nintendo titles that really stand out. We think it shows the enduring genius of Nintendo's Wii and DS. The Nintendo Wii may have been given short shrift by both Sony and Microsoft at E3. The combined might of the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS continues to bring the pain to both Microsoft and Sony.
65 million between them. But the numbers don't lie. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii is also in, despite it being a year since plucky Brits reached the right end of the medal table in Beijing. Both the Wii and the Nintendo DS are still doing the business against both the PS3 and Xbox 360, as newly released stats from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) show. ELSPA reckons their figures show that gaming is now finally mainstream.
3 million copies have found their way into Nintendo DS's belonging to everyone from five year old kids to Grannies. They are followed by Professor Layton and the Curious Village and Killzone 2 at number four and five respectively. Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii are the top three best selling games in the UK in 2009 so far, shifting a massive 1. Read on to see just how much ground the others need to make up.
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