IGN: You did announce a de Blob sequel, though. Is that coming to Wii?
Brian Farrell: Well, de Blob started its life on Wii. We've not announced anything yet, but obviously with a great brand like that -- people love that character -- taking it to other platforms, the game mechanic can be done. Actually, I prefer it on a normal controller. We'll be branching it out to other platforms -- that's a great brand to build.
1. Monster Hunter Tri (Nintendo Wii) – 520,000
2. Dragon Quest IX (Nintendo DS) – 180,000
3. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo DS) – 82,000
4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo Wii) – 65,000
5. Puyo Puyo 7 (Nintendo DS) – 52,000
6. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) – 49,000
7. Hissho Pachinko Pachisuro Kouryaku Series Vol.14 Cr Shinseiki Evangelion Saigo no Shisha (Playstation 2) – 42,000
8. Armored Core 3 Portable (PSP) – 41,000
9. Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (Nintendo DS) – 23,000
10. To Heart 2 Protable (PSP) – 21,000
01./00. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 360,000 / NEW
02./01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) - 72,000 / 174,000 (-29%)
03./00. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland (Gust) - 43,000 / NEW
04./00. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 2 (Sword & Magic & School 2) (Acquire) - 39,000 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 34,000 / NEW
06./00. [360] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 25,000 / NEW
07./03. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 22,000 / 479,000 (-19%)
08./00. [PS3] Agarest Senki Zero (Compile Heart) - 15,000 / NEW
09./05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) - 13,000 / 762,000 (-6%)
10./04. [NDS] Sloane and MacHale's Mysterious Story (Level 5) - 13,000 / 156,000 (-16%)
PlayStation 2 131K
PlayStation 3 276K
PSP 199K
Xbox 360 391K
Wii 753K
Nintendo DS 588K
Wii Fit w/ Balance Board (WII) 644K
Street Fighter IV* (360) 446K
Street Fighter IV* (PS3) 403K
Wii Play w/ Remote (WII) 386K
Killzone 2 (PS3) 323K
Wii Mario Kart with wheel (WII) 263K
Call of Duty: World at War* (360) 193K
Mario Kart DS (NDS) 145K
New Super Mario Bros (NDS) 144K
Guitar Hero World Tour* (WII) 136K
Hardware
Wii - 675.1K
DS - 452.6K
PS3 - 208.7K
Xbox 360 - 186.6K
PSP - 182.3KSoftware
1. GTA IV - Xbox 360 – Take-Two – 871.3K
2. Mario Kart Wii (w/ wheel) – Wii – Nintendo – 787.4K
3. Wii Fit (w/ Balance Board) – Wii – Nintendo – 687.7K
4. GTA IV - PS3 – Take-Two – 442.9K
5. Wii Play (w/ remote) – Wii – Nintendo – 294.6K
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Wii – Nintendo – 171.1K
7. Iron Man - PS2 – Sega – 130.6K
8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Wii – Activision – 116.8K
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness - DS – Nintendo – 107K
10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - DS – Nintendo – 102K
UK
01 (01) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony Computer Ent.)
03 (03) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
04 (12) [WII] Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
05 (07) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
07 (05) [WII] Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
08 (10) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
09 (06) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
10 (09) [WII] Game Party (Midway)
Italija
01 (01) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony Computer Ent.)
03 (03) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
04 (06) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
05 (04) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
06 (05) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
07 (08) Wii Play (Nintendo)
08 (18) Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
09 (11) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
10 (07) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
Holandija
01 (01) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo)
02 (05) [PC] Assasin's Creed (Ubisoft)
03 (02) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony)
04 (03) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
05 (04) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (07) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
07 (08) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
08 (06) [PC] Command & Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath (Electronic Arts)
09 (__) [NDS] My Word Coach (Ubisoft)
10 (__) [WII] Guitar Hero 3/legends Of Rock (Activision)
Spain
01. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. Wii Play (Wii)
03. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
06. God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
07. FIFA 08 (PS2)
08. Assassin’s Creed (PC)
09. Assassin’s Creed (PS3)
10. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Germany
01. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. Assassin’s Creed (PC)
03. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
04. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
05. Brain Training (DS)
06. Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (PC)
07. Mario Party DS (DS)
08. More Brain Training (DS)
09. Wii Play (Wii)
10. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
Sweden
01. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. Assassin’s Creed (PC)
03. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
04. Virtua Tennis 3 (PS3)
05. World of Warcraft (PC)
06. Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (PS2)
07. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
08. Sega Rally (PS3)
09. Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3)
10. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
Industry Sales
Mar-07 Mar-08 CHG
Total Video Games $1.1B $1.7B 57%
Video Games Hardware $377.9M $551.3M 46%
Video Games Software $579.1M $945.6M 63%
Video Game Accessories $139.5M $220M 58%
HW Sales
Hardware Mar-08
PlayStation 2 216K
PlayStation 3 257K
PlayStation Portable 297K
Xbox 360 262K
Nintendo DS 698K
Wii 721K
SW Sales
Top-Selling VG Software - March 2008
Platform Title Publisher Release Date March Units
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-08 2.7M
360 *TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2 UBISOFT Mar-08 752.3K
360 ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 606.1K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 409.8K
PSP GOD OF WAR: CHAINS OF OLYMPUS SONY Mar-08 340.5K
PSP CRISIS CORE: FINAL FANTASY VII SQUARE ENIX INC Mar-08 301.6K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION Oct-07 264.1K
360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K8 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Mar-08 237.1K
360 *CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION Nov-07 237K
PS3 ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 224.9K