Just wanted to use your source to illustrate the other consoles too.

WII

• Wii Sports (47.62 million) Nintendo
• Wii Play (22.98 million) Nintendo
• Wii Fit (21.82 million) Nintendo
• Mario Kart Wii (17.39 million) Nintendo
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8.43 million) Nintendo
• Super Mario Galaxy (8.02 million) Nintendo
• Mario Party 8 (6.72 million) Nintendo
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (4.52 million) Nintendo
• Link's Crossbow Training (3.76 million) Nintendo
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (3.4 million) Third Party

9/10 Nintendo games

1/10 third party game

3 main peripheral based

2 secondary peripheral based

PS3

• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (3.94 million) Sony
• MotorStorm (3.31 million) Sony
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (3 million shipped) Third Party
• Grand Theft Auto IV (2.659 million) Third Party
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2.6 million) Sony
• Resistance: Fall of Man (2.5 million) Sony
• Resident Evil 5 (1.21 million approximately) Third Party
• Heavenly Sword (1 million) Sony
• Killzone 2 (1 million) Sony
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (1 million) Sony
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (1 million) Sony

8/11 Sony games

3/11 third party game

0 Peripheral based

360

• Halo 3 (8.1 million) Microsoft
• Gears of War (5 million,may include PC version) Microsoft
• Gears of War 2 (5 million) Microsoft
• Grand Theft Auto IV (4.074 million approximately) Third Party
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.772 million approximately) Third Party
• Call of Duty: World at War (3.35 million) Third Party
• Forza Motorsport 2 (2.674 million approximately) Microsoft
• Fable II (2.6 million) Microsoft
• Assassin's Creed (2.285 million) Third Party
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2.08) Third Party

5/10 MS games

5/10 third party game

0 Peripheral based

The top selling games for any of the consoles are their first / second party (sponsored, whatever) games. And no numbers for third party games for the HD consoles really match any of the Wii games. Do third party games of comparative quality really do any better on the other consoles? They just arent illustrated because they arent in the Wii's top numbers (which are notably higher).

In many ways, this proves TCs point because its worth it for third parties to develop multiplatform games for the HD twins and get 2-4 millionish on average.

However, Im sure if you put a comparitvely similar Call of Duty, a Metal Gear Solid type adventure, a Grand Theft Auto game that isnt gimped and a new Resident Evil game on the Wii, then they would perform as well as they have on the HD consoles.

Nintendo's sales numbers dwarf third parties. But then, at the same time, Wii owners dont exactly have a lot of options.

eveileb-ekam

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"]

[QUOTE="sherlock99"] I think your the one that needs to check the Wii software sales charts.eveileb-ekam

• Wii Sports (47.62 million)[67]
• Wii Play (22.98 million)[68]
• Wii Fit (21.82 million)[67]
• Mario Kart Wii (17.39 million)[67]
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8.43 million)[68]
• Super Mario Galaxy (8.02 million)[69]
• Mario Party 8 (6.72 million)[69]
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (4.52 million)[69]
• Link's Crossbow Training (3.76 million)[68]
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (3.4 million)[70]

Notice anything?

Here is roughly the same list from Softpedia.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Here-Are-the-Best-Selling-Wii-and-DS-Games-of-All-Time-111797.shtml

Myth? No.

Excluding the first three on your list, as one comes with the console, one comes with a controller and one people buy because of a peripheral, name me a racing game on the Wii that is as good as Mario Kart made by a third party. Next, a fighting game with the same criteria... a platformer? An action adventure? The only anomoly on that list is Mario Party 8. Mario and Sonic was made by a third party.

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"][QUOTE="clubsammich91"] Yes, I get it. But the contract was only for "downloadable" episodes. This episode compilation is releasing on a disk.Shattered007

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"][QUOTE="eveileb-ekam"] mythsherlock99

• Wii Sports (47.62 million)[67]
• Wii Play (22.98 million)[68]
• Wii Fit (21.82 million)[67]
• Mario Kart Wii (17.39 million)[67]
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8.43 million)[68]
• Super Mario Galaxy (8.02 million)[69]
• Mario Party 8 (6.72 million)[69]
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (4.52 million)[69]
• Link's Crossbow Training (3.76 million)[68]
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (3.4 million)[70]

Notice anything?

Here is roughly the same list from Softpedia.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Here-Are-the-Best-Selling-Wii-and-DS-Games-of-All-Time-111797.shtml

Myth? No.

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"][QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

That was timed exclusivity. But for the GTA4 DLCs I'm not sure.

xnacommunityxna

perhapes they didnt renew their contract, or sony just decided not to file a lawsuit, theres plenty of reasons as for microsoft, i doubt they will let two exclusive AAA DLC episodes of the #1 selling game of 2008 go without a fight..... you get it?

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"]Only Nintendo games sell well on Nintendo systems. I thought this was common knowledge by now.eveileb-ekam

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"]

[QUOTE="xnacommunityxna"]

you do relize that microsoft could file a lawsuit against rockstar if they bring the EXCLUSIVE dlc to PS3 RIGHT?

PSdual_wielder

That was timed exclusivity. But for the GTA4 DLCs I'm not sure.

[QUOTE="xnacommunityxna"]

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"]I'm only gonna say this once. the Disk release of the GTAIV expansions will end up on the PS3 sooner or later folks, that is a given.xnacommunityxna

you can say it till your face turns blue.... aint gonna happen

you do relize that microsoft could file a lawsuit against rockstar if they bring the EXCLUSIVE dlc to PS3 RIGHT?