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nate
2007-07-08 07:19:30 pm
depends on whether you're counting bundles or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_selling_games#Top_20_console_games_of_all_time

either way it looks like smb 3 is not it.
bartendorsparky
2007-07-08 07:22:06 pm
always move fast
pokemon red blue and green are not one game. D=
arkarian
2007-07-08 09:50:56 pm
red chamber dream
I would count Red and Blue as the same game, but definitely not Green. What I would not do, however, is count the Game Boy and other handhelds as consoles.
072
2007-07-08 10:26:36 pm
coral to complement blue
Let me get this straight. Super Metroid is not one of the top 40 best sellers of the SNES, BUT DISNEY'S MAGICAL QUEST STARRING MICKEY IS?!
arkarian
2007-07-08 10:29:55 pm
red chamber dream
It's a far better game imo.



*runz*
Lazylen
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2007-07-08 10:39:58 pm
Quote from 072:
Let me get this straight. Super Metroid is not one of the top 40 best sellers of the SNES, BUT DISNEY'S MAGICAL QUEST STARRING MICKEY IS?!


dude.  play it.  its incredible.
Prime Hunter
2007-07-08 11:55:55 pm
For how much everybody loves Super Metroid, you'd think that there would've been more copies of it sold in the world, huh? Not even a million...

I know we've discussed Metroid sales before, but seeing which games sold over a million, making them higher on the SNES rankings than Super Metroid, makes me wonder how Super ever got as much attention as it did. (Had to be because of that old commercial with the dog, right?  laugh new)

What really surprises me though is the fact that Yoshi's Island managed to sell 4 million copies. It had always been in my mind that of the two games, Super Metroid was more popular than Yoshi's Island had ever been. Guess I was wrong on that one.
Yoshi348
2007-07-09 03:41:20 am
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Ready and willing.
Is this worldwide sales? Because, well, you know...
Melancholy Spork
2007-07-09 01:43:56 pm
I'm... not surprised. Super Metroid challenges you with puzzles and bosses and exploration - games like Yoshi's Island are games you can just pick up and play. Of course the latter would sell better, even if Super Metroid is a better game by far.

Just thank Retro for making Super Metroid cool again, even if it could never compete with Zelda on the grounds of sales.
Yoshi348
2007-07-09 02:48:24 pm
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Ready and willing.
...don't mess with Yoshi's Island, man.
Lazylen
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2007-07-09 04:57:22 pm
Quote from Melancholy Spork:
I'm... not surprised. Super Metroid challenges you with puzzles and bosses and exploration - games like Yoshi's Island are games you can just pick up and play. Of course the latter would sell better, even if Super Metroid is a better game by far.

Just thank Retro for making Super Metroid cool again, even if it could never compete with Zelda on the grounds of sales.



Yoshi's Island >>>>>>> Super Metroid.
mooseproduce
2007-07-09 04:58:18 pm
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This.



AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUGHHHHHHHH
Prime Hunter
2007-07-09 05:58:46 pm
In terms of each respective series, Yoshi's Island and Super Metroid are the best at what they do. I love both games, but Super holds a special place in my collection.

Edit: Ok, now I'm helping in crashing my own topic...
UchihaSasuke
2007-07-10 11:37:23 pm
my umbrella goes directly to Bankai
yoshi's island is not a casual friendly game. i lent it to people many times and everyone said it was too complicated. they preferred any SMB over it.

also, sales don't define quality and sometimes defy popularity. you can see games with lots of popularity and "bad" sales (SM) or forgotten games with high sales (SML. lol no one ever talks about that and it sold at SMW/SMB3 levels)