neotokeo2001 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) The list of best-selling games has been released for the Wii U and 3DS. Compare that to the top selling Atari 2600 games. As huge as the Atari 2600 was it would be a total failure in todays World. Look at those Wii U numbers. This list does not include pack in numbers or returns. I question the Atari 2600 numbers since Yars Revenge seems to be missing. Should be in the top 5.3DS Pokemon X/Y — 16.06 million Mario Kart 7 — 14.82 million Pokemon Sun/Moon — 14.69 million Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire — 13.68 million Super Mario 3D Land — 11.17 million New Super Mario Bros. 2 — 11.09 million Animal Crossing: New Leaf — 10.45 million Super Smash Bros. for 3DS — 8.59 million Tomodachi Life — 5.58 million Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon — 5.2 millionWii U Mario Kart 8 — 8.26 million New Super Mario Bros. U — 5.62 million Super Mario 3D World — 5.47 million NintendoLand — 5.16 million Super Smash Bros. for Wii U — 5.16 million Splatoon — 4.76 million Super Mario Maker — 3.89 million New Super Luigi U — 2.89 million The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD — 2.11 million Mario Party 10 — 2.04 millionAtari 2600 Pac-Man - 7.81 million Pitfall! - 4.5 million Missle Command - 2.76 million Space Invaders - 2.53 million Frogger - 2.20 million Demon Attack - 2.13 million E.T. The Extra Terrestrial - 1.97 million Ms. Pac-Man - 1.65 million River Raid - 1.60 million Mario Bros. - 1.59 million Donkey Kong - 1.46 million Centipede - 1.36 million Pitfall II: Lost Caverns - 1.31 million Adventure - 1.30 million Atlantis - 1.27 million Combat - 1.25 million Pole Position - 1.18 million Kaboom! - 1.15 million Edited February 2, 2017 by neotokeo2001 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 People often forget that when Atari was king, videogames were still new. When Pac-Man came out no one had ever seen anything like Pac-Man before. Space Invaders was fresh and exciting. And just when we thought we had seen it all, Pitfall! One could say that if the Wii and 3ds had been released in 1979 those games would have failed - no one on the planet could have understood what they were. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 It makes me sad that young game collectors today think the Atari 2600 is incredibly LAME and not worth the time. But it is important to remember that you wouldn't have those precious NES/SNES/Genesis consoles without Atari blazing the trail so long ago!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Need to take into consideration the difference in ratios today too. A lot more people on the planet AND a hell of a lot more game players today vs. then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Didn't all these come out after "ET destroyed the industry and made everyone burn their VCSes" allegedly? Ms. Pac-Man - 1.65 million River Raid - 1.60 million Mario Bros. - 1.59 million Pitfall II: Lost Caverns - 1.31 million Pole Position - 1.18 million 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Didn't all these come out after "ET destroyed the industry and made everyone burn their VCSes" allegedly? Ms. Pac-Man - 1.65 million River Raid - 1.60 million Mario Bros. - 1.59 million Pitfall II: Lost Caverns - 1.31 million Pole Position - 1.18 million Atari had a second (or third?) wind in 1983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) There's a few Atari million sellers missing, for example HSW: In the 2014 movie Atari: Game Over, he is quoted as saying that all his games sold over 1 million copies each. So Raiders... should be included. Edited February 2, 2017 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 The US alone has 50% more people now than it did in 1980 (can you believe that?), so the "inflation-adjusted" sales numbers for the 2600 would have about 50% added on. So 7.81 million in 1980 becomes 11.71 million today. That would put the top-selling 2600 game in the 5th spot of the 3DS list. That's not too shabby considering how much more ubiquitous gaming supposedly is now compared to 1980. Let's not forget also that the 2600 was a lot more expensive than the 3DS when adjusted for inflation. It launched at $199, which is $786 now. It dropped in price over time like any console, but at it's lowest point ($50) at the tail end of its lifespan, it was still about $115 in today's dollars. So I think its sales are actually pretty impressive, considering it was new technology at first, it was expensive, and there were a lot fewer people in the country at that time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 The best selling Atari 2600 cartridges can be found everywhere if you look. Does that mean in the future we will be buried in 3ds carts? It's funny that the most common 3ds games are the ones that have high re-sell value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 The best selling Atari 2600 cartridges can be found everywhere if you look. Does that mean in the future we will be buried in 3ds carts? It's funny that the most common 3ds games are the ones that have high re-sell value. Someone will be, but I think the likelihood of finding a box of well-loved video games at a yard sale has gone down a lot since Gamestop and Ebay hit the scene. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Someone will be, but I think the likelihood of finding a box of well-loved video games at a yard sale has gone down a lot since Gamestop and Ebay hit the scene. 1200poundsofDSgames.jpg Wow!! That is a lot of DS games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) Asteroids has to be top 5 for sales. Defender should be up there too. I know it is hard to find reliable numbers for back then, but I would be willing to bet that list is incomplete. Edited February 2, 2017 by jeremiahjt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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