Mafro said:
UK sales data, it didn't crack the top 40, and was 6th i the Wii chart.
It was to be expected.
It did hit the top 40. Just not the main (all formats, all prices) one (which is understandable as it being out on one format disadvantages it).
It was 32 in all formats, full price (which by my estimates would put it at about 45 in all formats, all prices),
37 in individual formats units and,
37 again in individual formats value (which again it is disadvantaged in terms of how much it costs)
5th is about the best you can hope for on the Wii chart (seeing as 1-4 are basically a lock with Wii Sports Resort*, NSBW, Mario Kart and Mairo and Sonic
note: Wii fit plus counts as budget since the standalone version is budget priced and Chart-Track count both SKUs as that) but 2 days of sales isn't enough to beat Avatar the game. Still not bad given the only marketing I've seen is an e-mail NoE sent out (most Wii games marketed in that way end up being near the bottom of the Wii chart rather than just below the bottom of the main chart**).
*-Due to this being bundled with hardware and the sales counting (Chart-Track count games bundled with hardware provided they were once sold separately, which is why Wii Sports never appeared on any charts) this will probably be number 1 for the rest of the Wiis life excluding perhaps a few mega release weeks (though to get technical Just Dance is selling more than it right now so yeah, mega popular games in general).
**-Look up the opening weeks of Muramasa, A Boy and His Blob, Little King's Story, Punch-Out etc...