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Wii owners bought 8 games per system in December photo

A friend visiting my house a few days ago pointed out how weak my Wii game collection was compared to the collections for the rest of the consoles I own. I agreed with her and pointed out that I was a bit behind in my purchases. It seems that my collection might be stronger had I purchased my Wii console in December of 2007.

Wii owners purchased 8.1 games for every system sold in the month of December according to NPD data. This great attach rate just barely beats out Xbox 360's figure of 7.8. The PS3 trailed with 5 games per console. 

According to GamePro, the Xbox 360 leads with a lifetime attach rate of 7 games per system, while the Wii and PS3 follow with 4.6 and 4.3 respectively.

Over 8 games per system? Christmas season or not, that's an impressive number. We know that Super Mario Galaxy is included in that figure, but what else do you think made the list? 


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ajay42's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/28/2008 22:50
ajay42
Uh huh. Can't think of 8 games worth playing?:

Wii Sports
Zelda TP
Metroid Prime 3
Mario Galaxy
RE:4 Wii
Zak and Wiki
Super Paper Mario
Warioware
Mario Strikers
Rayman Raving Rabbids (1)
RE: UC
Excite Truck
Elebits
No More Heroes

and those are only the generally well regarded ones... plenty of people also dig the various EA sports and/or shooters. I'm not saying everyone will LOVE all those games or even want to try em all, but come one, the NO GAAMEZ 4 WIIII meme is getting a little tired.
ajay42's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/28/2008 22:53
ajay42
fuck and I forgot Guitar Hero, Fire Emblem and Trauma Center... anyway... yeah. you get the idea.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/28/2008 23:06
TheStripe
Who says you can't count a pack in as an attach? I'm damned sure sony is counting it's pack-in copies of Motorstorm and whatever the other one was. They damn well should be.

I have many. Battalion Wars 2
Metroid Prime:3
Super Mario Galaxy
one iteration of madden
one iteration of tiger
No More Heroes (Suda, Make NM2. Announce it and I'll pre-order.)
Zak n Wiki
Super Paper Mario
RE4
SSX Blur
Alien Syndrome (not sure why. . . RPG starved, I guess, it must've been before Mass Effect.)
Zelda:TP

I have also owned, but traded in
Metal Slug Anthology
Excite Truck
Trauma Center (still liked it better on the DS)

And I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/28/2008 23:23
Fading Star
Cool. A New Challenger wins!
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/28/2008 23:47
Jaren Face
*looks at his game collection*
*notices his lack of Wii games*

Sad thing is the only game I own for it is RE4. =\
maxio098ui's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 00:52
maxio098ui
i hope zach and wiki.

i only have SMG and ive had my wii for 3 months. there are however loads of games i want. metroid zelda resi evil, super paper mario. and most of those are nintendo. also, no more heroes
dadudebob's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 01:30
dadudebob
i actually didnt buy any games in december, but nov and jan were big months though, i have like 18 real games plus 23 vc games, its only been 10 months and didnt bother w/ it a few months
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 03:55
Necros
I'm totally behind on my Wii games. I feel bad.
Hinesmdc's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 08:27
Hinesmdc
I only have five games:

Redsteel
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Mario Galaxy
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

I Can't wait for:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Okami
Mario Kart Wii

I still need to pick up:

No More Heroes
Excite Truck
subnet6's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 10:05
subnet6
I laugh at the 2 or 3 people trying to somehow debunk these numbers or make excuses why it happened. Pathetic little fanboys. Sad, just sad.
deaddays's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 10:08
deaddays
My Wii Collection in order of purchase:

Wii Sports (duh)
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Red Steel (Ugh! sold back within 6 days)
The Godfather
Warioware: Smooth Moves
Tony Hawks Downhill Jam (X-mas present from in-laws)
Tiger Woods Golf 07
Super Paper Mario
TMNT
Zack & Wiki
Guitar Hero III
Links Crossbow Training
Ghost Squad
Metroid Prime: Corruption
Super Mario Galaxy
The Simpons Game
No More Heroes

VC Games purchased: Mario 3, Super Mario World, Paper Mario, Star Tropics, Act Raiser, Punch Out, Sin & Punishment, Gunstar Heroes, Shinobi III & Super Adventure Island.
tincow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 10:34
tincow
tincow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 10:42
tincow
It's pretty easy to pick out 5-10 great games for any type of person for the Wii, despite all the whining about the game selection.

However, even as a Wii fan, you must also admit that out of the average persons 8-game lineup...one is probably the crappy-but-free-remote Wii Play. And probably at least one or two other games they picked are among the crap. But, isn't that true of Xmas shopping in general? You get at least 20% crap?
subnet6's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 11:59
subnet6
@tincow,

There are PLENTY of crappy wii-games, but man, the Wii-play bashing really frustrates me, I love that game! I would pay $30 for it with no remote in a second.
Dukeman330's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 12:03
Dukeman330
8 actually sound about right, if you include the number of people who already own wiis and picked up a game or two this Christmas (like myself). For example, if one person picked up a Wii and a copy of Galaxy, and seven people grabbed Galaxy for their pre-existing wii, there you go: 8:1 attach rate.
smoger's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 12:24
smoger
Dukeman is right. The 8:1 doesnt only take into account new owners. All this really means is that 8 times as many games were sold as were wii's.

I'm sure this is a combination of

A. Mario Galaxy selling to many new/current Wii owners
B. New Wii owners getting their system by means of a bundle
C. The INSANE popularity of Guitar Hero 3.
D. The abundance of budget games that parents are sure to be buying for their kids..
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 12:45
TheStripe
Well, those of you nitpicking about the formula for attach rates not being accurate attach rates are missing the point. This is how ALL the consoles calculate attach rates. If Nintendo were to attempt the neigh impossible task of separating existing customer purchases from purchases with the console, they'd be the only ones.
subnet6's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2008 12:45
subnet6
@smoger,

"Dukeman is right. The 8:1 doesnt only take into account new owners. All this really means is that 8 times as many games were sold as were wii's. "

Thats all attachment rate ever is.
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