VG Chartz has begun to collect enough data to estimate software and hardware sales on a weekly basis in America and, according to them, Super Paper Mario topped the American charts for the week ending Sunday, April 15 (the game launched Monday, April 9). Here are the top 10 according to their data:
- Super Paper Mario (Wii) – 149,876 – 149,876
- Guitar Hero II (360) – 105,152 – 403,718
- WiiSports (Wii) – 70,570 – 2,416,598
- Wii Play (Wii) – 48,966 – 726,190
- God of War II (PS2) – 36,934 – 891,592
- Nintendogs (NDS) – 35,388 – 4,795,910
- Diddy Kong Racing DS (NDS) – 29,645 – 494,265
- Fight Night Round 3 (360) – 29,330 – 964,285
- Mario Kart DS (NDS) – 29,277 – 2,326,858
- New Super Mario Bros. (NDS) – 28,404 – 2,676,738
Looks like the plumber’s still got it! For those wondering, Twilight Princess for the Wii ranked #12 in overall software sales for that week. And yes, the number of Wii Sports copies sold matches the numbers of Wii units sold.
