Super Mario Maker Sells More Than 1.8 Million Copies

Nintendo's Super Mario Maker has sold more than 1.8 million copies since its launch back in September of this year.

[BartMoons]

Nice feat from Nintendo. Proves how strong Nintendo's own titles can sell.

[Angeljuice]

I would have thought it would have sold more (would have thought the Nintendo faithful would have been all over it), I suppose there's still plenty of time.

1.8 million seems a strange number to announce. 1.75 or 2 million seem more worthy landmarks.

[VER1ON]

Well they didn't officially announce it through a press release. Nintendo released these numbers in their financial earnings report just recently.

[marloc_x]

The two million landmark is coming soon.

[Picnic]

Nearly 1 in 5 WiiU owners. Another 1 in 5 might be too busy to buy more games or, if a child, their parents have vetoed buying it (especially if the child is deemed too young - or even uncreative - to get the most out of the game). Another 1 in 5 might be waiting for a price drop or are saving up but always like a brand new copy. Another 1 in 5 might have actually got the game but got it second hand so are not included in sales figures. And the final 1 in 5 might (I know - it's saddening) have not quite enough interest in the game to buy it. All things considered, it's sold very well for a 10 million selling console considering all these factors . Even a must buy is partial to these reasons. And, of course, perhaps there are up to 5-10 million or more people who would buy it but won't buy a WiiU because they are waiting to play it on NX. It's hardly a game that can go so quickly out of fashion.

[3-4-5]

That is at least 1/10 Wii U owners having this game.

[Picnic]

What you say is technically correct but you make it sound as if the WiiU has sold close to 18 million consoles (because if 1.8 million was about 1 in 10 of WiiU owners then the WiiU would have sold about 18 million).

The WiiU has sold between 10 and 11 million consoles so far.

So I'll reduce it to 1 in 6 WiiU owners which feels more accurate anyway given the various reasons I put in my post where I sometimes combined 2 reasons. 6 x 1.8 = 10.8.

With mass market products available in supermarkets, you have to start off with the base assumption that many buyers are clueless. To some parents, Mario Kart 8 is going to stand out more to them as an easy game to play than making levels on Super Mario Maker. It's not right but it's why it happens.

[Frisky]

Good for Nintendo. I am really looking forward to NX. Hope it comes with better hardware compared to PS4 and Xbox One. Only then, I think, it will be able to compete in real sense. It is time for Nintendo to start offering triple A games on their consoles.

[VER1ON]

It's a shame if Nintendo decides to launch yet another underpowered console. I think they deserve to at least compete against both MS and Sony.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Nintendo's been offering AAA titles on the Wii U for a while now.XD

I still agree with the hope that it has better hardware thing, though; it'll mean they can do more for gameplay and bigger worlds that they can cram more ideas into.[I care more about art style than graphical power, so I won't be paying attention to that]

[VER1ON]

I still see Nintendo, more in particular Miyamoto, as one of the best (if not the best) designers in the industry. It's a shame that third parties haven't been supporting the console. If they release a new console with hardware that use the same architecture as its rivals, I can compete once again.

[deafdani]

Nintendo has made more triple A games for the Wii U than Microsoft and Sony have made for Xbox One and PS4 respectively, so far. Your comment doesn't make sense.

[Summons75]

That's even if it's a home console. Though a handheld that could match the ps4/xbone would be interesting.

[Kos-Mos]

Please enlighten me...what is your definision of triple A games?

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

My 10 year old daughter loves this game. She makes her "Impossible to beat" levels and i enjoy pretending that i cant beat them. Thats a magic that inly Nintendo games seem to still bring in this day and age.

[LOL_WUT]

Congrats to nintendo ;)

[gamerb6]

This game is so addictive, I didn't think I'd like it at first but it was definitely worth the purchase.