Just as suspected, the two big M rated titles released last month for the DS and Wii didn’t exactly fly off shelves. GTA: Chinatown Wars has managed 88,704 since its launch, nudging out Mad World at 66,000 units.

While this isn’t encouraging for third party companies looking to develop mature titles on Nintendo hardware, I don’t think it is as bad as it looks. Both companies are pleased in their own way, and the future may just hold a few surprises with these two. Click over for more.

I have a feeling that Chinatown Wars will continue to sell well for quite some time, especially as players see the game in action and realize how much fun it is (seriously, its in my DS right now, and am enjoying it more than the console iterations). The PSP GTA had a slow start as well, and with a larger user base and better game (in my opinion) this one could be making a dent for quite some time. The next 4 months’ sales will be much more telling.

Mad World, however, may need some help. I’m just not sure there is enough exposure for games like this. Unless a rockin’ ad campaign sweeps down from above, sales could trickle down further. That being said, it was released March 10, leaving it just a few weeks to sit on store shelves. Sega has called the number “very encouraging.” I guess as long as they are happy, gamers are happy, and the critics are happy, there isn’t much left right? I’ll be watching these two closely.

Gamasutra and Destructoid