Super Mario Bros Wonder Dominates Japan In Opening Weekend

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When it comes to certain AAA titles, we want to know just how well a game is doing as soon as possible after it launches. October 17-20th was one of the most packed release windows in 2023, as three AAA games were set loose upon the gaming world. While there will be some argument as to which is the “biggest one,” we already know the sales results for one of those titles, and now, it’s time to get a tease of one of the others. Specifically, Super Mario Bros Wonder has apparently done so well that Japan felt the need to show how much it dominated!

According to gaming insider Genki, who specializes in news from Japan, Super Mario Bros Wonder sold 638,000+ copies in its opening “week” in Japan. To be clear, Japan doesn’t have the same “schedule” as other parts of the world, so those copies were more than likely sold within the first two or three days. As you’ll notice, it absolutely dominated a certain web-slinging title that also came out that same day by nearly a factor of ten! Plus, as the tweet below reminds people, the digital copies of the game weren’t counted, so it’s likely that the sales are even higher!

Super Mario Wonder launches as the No.1 game in Japan this week! Spider-Man 2 is No.2! (Physical units only)

1. Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 638,634
2. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – 77,348 pic.twitter.com/DxZVIyucMt

So what does this mean? Well, it means that the latest 2D Mario game is already off to a super-hot start and is no doubt already over a million units sold worldwide if not MORE by this point. After all, while Mario is rightfully popular in Japan, he’s just as popular in other parts of the world, too! The UK has already admitted that the game had a big launch without revealing its numbers, though it should be