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Ninty dominates Amazon: SNES > PS3? photo

Fanboys will have a field day with Amazon's public Top 25 video game sales list, which is completely overrun by Nintendo products. Among the usual suspects from the Wii camp is one strange surprise -- the SUPER NINTENDO is outselling the Playstation 2 and 3.  Wow.

Any crackpot theories on this?  The only one I can offer is that people are getting sick of waiting for the Virtual Console's uber-slow rollout schedule and have taken matters into their own hands. Either that or they just found out that the SNES can actually be modded to play Gears of War, as demonstrated in this secret video.

  1. Wii Play
  2. The Wii (Shocker!)
  3. The Wiimote
  4. The Wii Nunchuck
  5. Nintendo DS Lite Black/Onyx
  6. Burning Crusade
  7. Gears of War
  8. Nintendo DS Lite Cracka Edition
  9. Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
  10. Xbox 360 Premium Bundle
  11. Microsoft Flight Simulator X
  12. The Super Nintendo system (wtf?!!)
  13. Nintendo DS Lite Pinky Edition
  14. Zelda: Twilight Princess
  15. Nintendo DS: Brain Age
  16. Guitar Hero 2 bundle
  17. God of War
  18. World of Warcraft
  19. Wii HD Component Cable
  20. Elder Scrolls Oblivion (PC)
  21. PS2 Network Adapter
  22. Zelda: The Wind Waker
  23. Call of Duty 3 (xbox 360)
  24. PS3 Deluxe
  25. PS2 Slim

This is by no means a benchmark of doom so you won't see Phil Harrison hanging from gallows, but it is a notable and humorous day in number-crunching nonetheless. Oh Sony, I'm not sure at what point it became cool to laugh at your expense but we're hoping you pull a Count of Monte Cristo at GDC. (Read: hand over the Killzone screenshots already)

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ManSpirit's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 18:03
ManSpirit
You can still buy the SNES?
JJ Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 18:04
JJ Rage
As well it should be. SNES = Greatest console of all time.
Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 18:05
Mabec
Hehe, SNES FTW.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 18:13
Justice
Even Zelda:TWW? thats crazy
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 18:25
Jordan Devore
SNES is by far my favorite system.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 18:47
Justice
I'm tied between SNES and DC.... DC was seriousss
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 19:02
Mxyzptlk
I have two SNES's in storage around here somewhere. There must be a big retro kick going on or something.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 19:06
Fronz
Nintendo should seriously consider relaunching the SNES - obviously it's out on VC - but they should give out free code kits and let anyone make games for SNES, with an online site that picks the best to appear on the VC.

PS3 and 360 and Wii will come and go, but SNES is simple, and it is simply awesome - it'll be around forever, might as well open the flood gates.
Hipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 19:17
Hipple
I have my SNES hooked up to my TV right now. These people are weak. I don't know if I would sell it for $600 at this point.
Kagari's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 19:38
Kagari
PS3s are sold out on Amazon, of course they're not selling much.
Ballistic90's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 19:42
Ballistic90
They're not sold out. There's 30 sellers listed for the PS3. I'm pretty sure those are counted too.
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 19:50
SpencersGifts
yea, people that say "o well I cant get a ps3!" well fuck get outta your house and go down ANYWHERE! jesus i swear in the past week ive been to a gamestop, and eb, target, wal-mart, best-buy and circuit city, and they ALL had atleast ONE ps3 haha
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 20:05
Kif
@Rorschach

Nope, it stays like this forever, regardless of how many of each item gets sold.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 20:17
Topher Cantler
Best. System. EVAR!!
Bluefusion's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 20:39
Bluefusion
SNES60 FTW
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 20:50
CaffeinePowered
SNES = Best.System. EVAR!!

Companies are still making NES/SNES clones today, I wish carts were in larger production :(
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 21:04
tazarthayoot
@Mxy

Care to get rid of one of those SNES systems my good friend?
generaldane's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 21:42
generaldane
and here i was thinking that i was the only one who thought the snes was the greatest gaming system ever i am, glad there are people who share my opinion
Sienar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 21:44
Sienar
And now the N64 is outselling the PS2!

Holy monte cristo, batman!

And OOT is at #67, with SMW above that. From the weather, and this development, I think hell has frozen over.
UglyDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 21:52
UglyDuck
I think it makes sense... everyone has a PS2 already, and no-one cares about the PS3. I'm sure there are many other theories behind it though.
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 22:25
Aaron Linde
THE SNES IS BULLSHIT

IT DOESN'T EVEN FUCKING PLAY BLU-RAY
subnet6's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 22:29
subnet6
"Any crackpot theories on this?"

Um, the PS3 is too expensive? Just a shot in the dark there.

Also, I think the massive buzz attached to the Wii is driving some serious Nintendo resurgence, windwaker and all that, lots of people who didn't have cubes, now have Wii's and they are looking for games to play now that they are done with TP.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 22:32
tazarthayoot
@Aaron

SHUT UP!
Sienar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 22:52
Sienar
But wouldn't everyone who wants a 64 already have one? It's over 10 years old. And doesn't have any new games coming out, unlike the ps2 but kinda like the PS3
Sienar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 23:39
Sienar
Oh, and you should update, SNES is now number 8 and beating 360
Lodin's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2007 23:46
Lodin
Just you guys wait, my Commodore 64 is gonna get me gold any day now...
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 00:01
Niero
Seems to change on an hourly basis; sometimes its funnier than at the published time of this article
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 01:14
Necros
My friend honestly stared at Nintendo DS Lite "Cracka Edition" until he got what it meant.
ttaylor's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 02:57
ttaylor
Now I know you guys will bash any company at any time, but overall you seem to be a total sony bashing site. It's outselling the 360 as well.. And the original xbox isn't even listed.. I am a 360 fan but c'mon man, don't go out of your way to try to make Sony look bad.
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 03:08
Aaron Linde
ttaylor, you've got it all wrong. First and foremost, we're a Nintendo-bashing website. Secondly, Sony doesn't need any help making itself look bad. They've got that shit handled.
Milofo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 03:36
Milofo
What, no resurgence of the Virtua Boy?
waff1e's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 04:18
waff1e
er... yeah. it's doing well because the Wii isn't releasing the VC games that you want right this second. don't be silly.
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 07:34
kevinski
You know, Nintendo could make a killing by simply re-releasing their past systems. (Honestly, how expensive could it possibly be for Nintendo to make a flawless, updated version of any of their past consoles?) If they want to profit from hardware, it seems to make sense that they should sell overpriced (at this point, even $50) remakes of their past consoles. I couldn't imagine any of those past consoles requiring more than $30 each to make. Hell, they could probably make an NES for $10 or so.
YadGadge's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 08:20
YadGadge
I read a description of one the SNES's and it apparently is a new release for 2007 that plays NES and SNES cartridges. Is this true?
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 08:25
kevinski
Not sure about the 2007 part, but it's called an FC Twin, and it does, indeed, play both NES and SNES cartridges. The NES emulation kinda blows, though. The sound of Mario collecting a coin in Super Mario Bros. is just horrible, and the map in The Legend of Zelda is glitchy as Hell. The SNES emulation, on the other hand, is quite good, although the colors are quite right.
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 08:25
kevinski
...although the colors aren't quite right.*
DrXym's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 10:28
DrXym
Yet another thread from people who are either too dumb to understand how Amazon ranking works, or know full well and are deliberately misrepresenting things. For your information, if Amazon doesn't have stock of something (e.g. a Wii or a PS3), it doesn't sell. If it doesn't sell, it's ranking decreases. The last time they had the PS3 in stock it shot up to #2 on the list, showing there is enormous demand for them when they're in stock.
Creamsnake's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 12:03
Creamsnake
God told me that PS3 sucks.

So did EB Games.

Also, it is the only console that can't play Gears of War...

I'm so confused now. What kind of God would create something that sucks so bad? Can I get into heaven by not buying one?
PITT sauce's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2007 16:04
PITT sauce
I saw a stack of ps3s in Costco today. Next to the stack was an empty crate labeled "Wii."
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