And the highest grossing game of all time is....

Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, according to this article:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42253109

"Among standalone games, the inflation-adjusted winner appears to be "Super Mario Bros. 3" – which sold 18 million copies on the NES. The game carried an original price of $50. When total sales are converted to today's dollars, they reach $1.7 billion. No other title comes close."

There's a related slideshow showing the top titles from "this generation":

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42252946?slide=2

 

I'm glad someone finally had the sense to make a list that excludes bundled games :clap:

 

When cash-cow titles like Wii Fit feature twice in the current gen Top 10 it's easy to see why Nintendo can't be arsed releasing 'proper' games on the system anymore.

 

Sadly however Super Mario Brothers 3 was bundled with the NES late it the machines life (as the Challenge Set) in both the US and Europe and although it probably did not sell a huge number of copies, as it was bundled it ceases to be a stand alone title... Surprisingly it is quite hard to really work out which title has sold the most games due to bundling (Super Mario Land, Tetris, etc) or having more then one version of the game at the same time (Pokemo, Nintendogs, etc). It's sometimes hard to find box sets but here is a website asking stupid money for such a machine... http://www.brianstoys.com/store/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=VANSSNESCHALLENGESET85*AFA73492071

 

I doubt SMB3 cost $50 during that entire time, all over the world.

 

I was going to mention that although I can't remember if Nintendo always had their current policy of never ever dropping the price on 1st Party titles.

 

I'm slightly suspicious of their numbers, as Super Mario 3 was also a common pack-in game during it's release.

 

Indeed, I got SMB3 bundled when I got my NES. Which reminds me, did the bundled games come with a box?

 

SMB3 came in a retail box in the PAL pack-in, complete with barcode. However, the Super Mario Bros / Duck Hunt dual-cart for the NES definitely did not, nor did Super Mario World for the SNES or Super Mario 64 for the N64.

 

That is what I said a few posts earlier, don't you people read :dammit::shrug::thumbsup:

 

I was going to say that... then as a scrolled down to the reply box, I saw your post. lol

 

It was for sale in Europe for a lot less than the original amount, though it could have been stores clearing stock. SMB3 was definitely not full price for a decent amount of time in the UK though.

 

I did read your post, it should have read 'I'm ALSO suspicious of the numbers...' ;-)

 

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Most money per hour spent developing, I'd say the one-man job Minecraft.

 

Everything goes up with inflation, I remember being a kid and a $20,000 car was already considered expensive.

Now models that sold for $14k in the 90s cost almost $30K, twice the cash.

PCs and electronics got cheaper though, no complaints here, but that has a lot to do with increased demand and use of sweatshops...

On the list of games, it just shows the power of the casual market, theres more of them thats all.

BTW, why does NBC makes so many porn slideshows?

 

That's bundled with Windows so it does not count and I am not sure the PC Engine version sold enough to get that title.

 

What..?

Are you pulling my leg or are you confusing minecraft with minesweeper?

 

Here's an article on Minecraft:

http://whatgamesare.com/2011/01/minecraft-and-the-question-of-luck-what-games-will-be.html

And an article by the same person on what games cost to make:

http://whatgamesare.com/2011/04/you-need-100000-game-development.html

 

I vaguely recall an SMB3 bundle with the top-loading NES.