Video game stat-whoring heaven, VGChartz recently released their latest software data which shows that Wii Sports is now the best selling video game of all time, surpassing games like Super Mario Bros. With a whopping 40.24 million units sold. Obviously this is primarily because of the fact that it comes with every Wii system purchased outside of Japan and South Korea, but that doesn’t change the numbers. So, next time you’re at the local Games Workshop or wherever the hell we geeks hang out to socialise, you can use this fact to flaunt your massive video game knowledge. Read on to see the top ten most sold games of all time, and part of the reason why they sold so damn well.

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There are many websites and blogs looking back at 2008 and making observations, and it’s not surprising to see Larry Hryb among such sites. Larry was nice enough to compile a nice little list showing the top 20 LIVE games of 2008 based on unique users. Most of the results are from the usual suspects, but to be honest I wasn’t expecting to see titles like Forza Motorsport 2 on there. I really enjoy FM2 so don’t misunderstand, it’s just that after all that praise for Burnout Paradise, it would be up on the list or at least above FM2, right?

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