Even IF we put Wii Play at 9.5 Million (same amount of H/W sold during that same period), the total is still 40.5 Million, only 1.5 Million less than PS2, and still way over X360, XBOX and PS3. Coming from GC, this 40 Million + is still a massive success.
I don't know why you find it interesting to break those figure down to 3rd party and 1st party. We all know that Nintendo's 1st party are way stronger than Sony's and Microsoft's, and I didn't see any person asking for Sony or Microsoft to break down their total # into 3rd party and 1st party. The only one asked to do this is only Nintendo, and it is only because people are always attacking Nintendo : - Wii H/W is selling well, but ... (insert your favorite but here). - Wii S/W is selling well, but ... (fill this up yourself).
Dont' forget that excluding Wii Play is "NOT APPLE to APPLE" comparison. Whose fault is it that PS2, X360, PS3, XBOX didn't have controller + game, like Wii did ? PS4 and X720 are welcomed to have their own "controller + game" S/W during launch, and I am sure Sony or Microsoft are going to include that game into their total S/W tally.
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Even IF we put Wii Play at 9.5 Million (same amount of H/W sold during that same period), the total is still 40.5 Million, only 1.5 Million less than PS2, and still way over X360, XBOX and PS3. Coming from GC, this 40 Million + is still a massive success.
I don't know why you find it interesting to break those figure down to 3rd party and 1st party. We all know that Nintendo's 1st party are way stronger than Sony's and Microsoft's, and I didn't see any person asking for Sony or Microsoft to break down their total # into 3rd party and 1st party. The only one asked to do this is only Nintendo, and it is only because people are always attacking Nintendo :
- Wii H/W is selling well, but ... (insert your favorite but here).
- Wii S/W is selling well, but ... (fill this up yourself).
Dont' forget that excluding Wii Play is "NOT APPLE to APPLE" comparison. Whose fault is it that PS2, X360, PS3, XBOX didn't have controller + game, like Wii did ? PS4 and X720 are welcomed to have their own "controller + game" S/W during launch, and I am sure Sony or Microsoft are going to include that game into their total S/W tally.