Congrats on being the most popular Wiiware title!

[Sterrance]

Sure the competition or as classic Strong Bad would say "competitión" wasn't that big, but still Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner is the most popular WiiWare title now! You guys beat out such names as Final Fantasy: My Life as a King and Pokemon Ranch. While some Strong Sads here will point out that those games have been out for a while, the fact is though that Super Mario Bros. 3 and the original Super Mario Bros. are still at the top of Virtual Console sales despite being there for quite some time.

And may I say thank you Telltale for bringing SB and soon Sam and Max to the Wii, besides the brutally awesome MadWorld, and the quirky de Blob, there isn't much looking forward to on the little system.

[Ben Again]

Dosen't suprise me, but how did you get that info? I don't think it lists it on the shop channel...

[Sterrance]

Dosen't suprise me, but how did you get that info? I don't think it lists it on the shop channel...

It says Popular Titles when you hit WiiWare.

[Ben Again]

Oh, yeah... :S But dosen't it list them randomly? Or in order of newest to oldest?

[Bryko614]

It's not really stat driven. But it probably is most popular right now.

[Emily]

It is exciting to be #1! Now, I wonder how long we can stay there... :D

[Review Mad]

How many points does sbcg4ap ep 1 cost? I want to know if it's more than 1000 because of it's place :S

[Emily]

It costs 1000 Wii points.

[someguyfromazoo]

Wow, I'm not really suprised.It was even better than Lostwinds!

[Rather Dashing]

I am a bit surprised. I was sure they would set the price so that buying the whole season would cost closer to 3,000 points, so as not to penalize Wiiware purchasers for not having a bundle option.

But then, I'm not Telltale. It must have been a really hard decision to make, and 1,000 was the cost that the community seemed to tolerate. Also, I can't possibly know what they get from the game...for all we know, Nintendo's cut is big enough to make them need to go for that price to get the same profit?

Whatever the case, I wouldn't buy it at that price point.

[KarmaRocketX]

I'm not exactly shocked that it's the most popular. Like the topic starter said, there's no real competition for Homestar Ruiner.

Major League Eating? Beer Pong (or whatever they renamed it after the beer "controversy")? That Talk Show Thing? Piffile.

The only WiiWare title that I can see knocking a SBCG4AP episode out of first place anytime soon, is probably Mega Man 9. And trust me when I say that Mega Man 9 is going to be the hardest thing for Telltale to compete with, popularity-wise.

[someguyfromazoo]

Mega Man 9 will not be defeated in awesomeness. That is until "Man Darts" become an olympic event.

[Travis_Touchdown]

Mega Man 9 will not be defeated in awesomeness. That is until "Man Darts" become an olympic event.

Mad World mini-game. *brick'd*

[barrytrotter]

Im not surprised after playinjg the PC Demo of the game. SBCG4AP's only compertition on WiiWare is top quality games such as LostWinds and Final Fantasy.

[Ooze33]

Am I the only one who hated LostWinds? The only competition I think SBCG4AP will have is Mega Man 9.

[someguyfromazoo]

The only thing I had to hate about Lostwinds was length...

[nathew]

i think the length is fine, just the price for a game that length is the problem, and the wait for the next one.

And trust me when I say that Mega Man 9 is going to be the hardest thing for Telltale to compete with, popularity-wise.

and it'll be the hardest game to play, difficulty-wise. i've never been any good at them thar mega man games.

[someguyfromazoo]

and it'll be the hardest game to play, difficulty-wise. i've never been any good at them thar mega man games.

They're easy, once you've seen the levels.Wait, who am I kidding, those damn wily fortresses...I always get stuck there...except for megaman 2.BUT THAT FREAKING HOLOGRAM!GRAH!Happy one thousand to me, happy one thousand to me...

[splash1]

How many points does sbcg4ap ep 1 cost? I want to know if it's more than 1000 because of it's place :S

it costs 1000 for each Episode, so at the end, 5000 Wii points

[splash1]

Sam & max are drug people...we would need sbcg4ap.. :P


um what does this have to do with Strong Bad?
also...don't ever talk about Sam & Max like that again

[splash1]

maybe cause he freakin hates sibbie....

um i really don't know what you're talking about

[dhuyler]

Who doesn't fricking hate sibbie?

And Telltale, will you be able to announce the number of titles of SBCG4AP sold on the wii?

[tabacco]

I can announce that right now! It's 5 ;)

[splash1]

I can announce that right now! It's 5 ;)

you had to know he would say something like that:D

[Fooey]

These guys were guessing 25,000 sold on Wiiware in the first week:
http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=1735

Still number one in week 2 according to these guys:
http://www.wiiware-world.com/news/2008/08/top_20_wiiware_games_in_america_20th_august

[bigdondoo]

Shot straight up the charts. Couldn't have happened to a better game!

[Ben Again]

The only thing that can really knock SBCG4AP out of that list is... itself. By the time Episode 5 is out, everybody, everybody would have already goten Episode 1. And then Episode 1 would be gone from that list. Maybe.

[Harald B]

Actually, experiences with Sam & Max show that whenever a new episode comes out, the publicity gives a boost to all the previous ones. When the seasons were underway, Sam & Max episodes routinely took up several of Gametap's top-5 spots. I wouldn't be surprised to see SBCG4AP take up half the top-10 when the last episode is out, especially if serious competitors remain few and far between.

[Fooey]

Still number one, three weeks running now:
http://www.wiiware-world.com/news/2008/08/top_20_wiiware_games_in_usa_27th_august

[splash1]

Hooray for Telltale's awesome game!

[GaryCXJk]

Who could blame them?

I mean, if even I, lord Awsome Brains, can't finish this game within an hour or three, it must be a good game, at least. Seriously, I played Lost Winds (one I bought before SBCG4AP) until SBCG4AP was finally out, and the rest of the night I played the game.

And the Strong Bad comes in the Ni-i-i-ight!!!

[m0r1arty]

I'd like to see the top 6 games all be from Telltale.

And all be sbcg4ap.

And get half the takings.

-m0r

[GaryCXJk]

Yeah, that would be totally ownage. I mean, all five SBCG4AP filling in the top six. Man, that would totally rule.

[splash1]

If they don't, they'll get on my Top 6 List!

[Sterrance]

Oh as for Mega Man 9, it is still possible that Strong Bad can beat it because Mega Man will be on PS3 and Xbox Arcade as well.

And if it does beat it, can anyone say Stinkoman 2?

[Fooey]

Still number one four weeks running!
http://www.wiiware-world.com/news/2008/09/top_20_wiiware_games_in_usa_3rd_sept

Just remember who got you here and don't go console exclusive on us :)

[metalkombat]

I'm not surprised at all. Along with anyone else who either wanders upon it or gets a suggestion from a friend, the massive number of homestarrunner fans gave this title a gigantic boost. The only competition this gam will get is from the other huge fan-base game coming out on wiiware - Mega Man 9. It will be a long, tiring fight between the side-scrolla lovahs and the all-3-glorious-d's lovahs.

That'd make another good wiiware game... Strong Bad vs. Mega Man : Almost a Dynamic Duo!

[someguyfromazoo]

I grew up with one (Mega Man), and the other is awesome.I love them equally.But not in the gay way. I'd probably start arguments with myself over who's better.Then consult my phyciatrist.

[Hiroshi Mishima]

I continue to believe that the Final Fantasy game should have been released (bonus and all) on the DS as opposed to basically the exact same price on the Wii. And Lost Winds felt a bit overrated considering the price. Strong Bad and Megaman are really the only competition on the WiiWare line-up. Seriously, since the WiiWare came out, SB is the only title I've felt compelled to buy. Even the Virtual Console only has really maybe 20 games that are really worth getting, and a handful of other decent games that might be worth it if you're a fan or familiar with then. The rest are just shovelware fillers.

[Rather Dashing]

I continue to believe that the Final Fantasy game should have been released (bonus and all) on the DS as opposed to basically the exact same price on the Wii. And Lost Winds felt a bit overrated considering the price. Strong Bad and Megaman are really the only competition on the WiiWare line-up. Seriously, since the WiiWare came out, SB is the only title I've felt compelled to buy. Even the Virtual Console only has really maybe 20 games that are really worth getting, and a handful of other decent games that might be worth it if you're a fan or familiar with then. The rest are just shovelware fillers.

...

Do you NEED more than 20 old games that you probably already own?

And it's not like these old games have additions, like some XBLA games sometimes get(Admittedly, we also do get a sizable number of crap ports). These VC games are direct ROMs, without any thought put into retaining features like ghost saves in Mario Kart 64.

The fact of the matter is that ALL of the Virtual Console is shovelware. It's like they didn't care at all when putting this out there.

[Hiroshi Mishima]

Actually, I think you're failing to see the whole point. The real fact of the matter is that a LOT of people out there actually prefer older games to many of these newer ones. I find myself playing SNES and PSX games far more often than the Wii, DS, and GCN.

So for me, the Virtual Console was the primary reason I bought the Wii, aside from it being the best priced console that I could afford (with my fiancee and I splitting the cost). I was seriously bummed that most of the titles on the Virtual Console were crap. I think I have, in all, about ... 10 game channels on my Wii. Nine games from the VC and Strong Bad making it ten. And two of those weren't quite as good as I'd hoped, but it was worth it to try them out since I'd missed them back when the originally came out years ago.

See, I'm one of those people who find a lot of games made today to be either boring, too difficult/easy, too expensive, or just not at all interesting. I've become disenchanted with the video game industry for the most part these last few years, and am basically trying to enjoy the old games that I loved so much. So yeah, the VC and probably the 360's equivelent when I get around to buying one someday, will be very interesting for me. As long as Nintendo gets off it's lazy butt and releases some of the better games. My Nintendo no longer works, although I still have it, so I'd love to be able to replay those games on something OTHER than the computer.

[someguyfromazoo]

Yeah, most of the crap titles on the virtual console are horrifying.Dude, if you even CONSIDER buying Cho Aniki, DON'T DO IT.

[Iron Curtain]

Actually, I think you're failing to see the whole point. The real fact of the matter is that a LOT of people out there actually prefer older games to many of these newer ones. I find myself playing SNES and PSX games far more often than the Wii, DS, and GCN.

So for me, the Virtual Console was the primary reason I bought the Wii, aside from it being the best priced console that I could afford (with my fiancee and I splitting the cost). I was seriously bummed that most of the titles on the Virtual Console were crap. I think I have, in all, about ... 10 game channels on my Wii. Nine games from the VC and Strong Bad making it ten. And two of those weren't quite as good as I'd hoped, but it was worth it to try them out since I'd missed them back when the originally came out years ago.

See, I'm one of those people who find a lot of games made today to be either boring, too difficult/easy, too expensive, or just not at all interesting. I've become disenchanted with the video game industry for the most part these last few years, and am basically trying to enjoy the old games that I loved so much. So yeah, the VC and probably the 360's equivelent when I get around to buying one someday, will be very interesting for me. As long as Nintendo gets off it's lazy butt and releases some of the better games. My Nintendo no longer works, although I still have it, so I'd love to be able to replay those games on something OTHER than the computer.

I know what you mean. If you get an XBox 360, get Castle Crashers. Oh, and get Mega Man 9 on whatever platform you choose. My beef with the video game industry nowadays is that they seem to rehash genres in a cookie-cutter fashion: World-War II FPS; Tactical FPS; RTS; latest iteration of Nintendo Franchise made for Wii/DS; MMORPG; GTA Clone; DMC-influenced action game; etc.
It's as if the game industry isn't even trying anymore. I got Spore, because at least they're trying. Portal: trying and succeeding. With Telltale's games and games like Mega Man 9 (hopefully) and Castle Crashers, if they're not going to give us something new, at least they can take us back to gaming's golden age and give us comfort food.

It's certainly better than getting the latest iteration of Madden or Nintendo's umpteenth version of Starfox for the Wii (the same version I played before, only without Wii Waggle).

[fco.]

Bad news, people. (http://www.wiiware-world.com/news/2008/09/top_20_wiiware_games_in_usa_10th_sept) (and just wait to see who did it)

...I guess it's time now to release episode 2

[Jake]

damn you aquarium world! My Aquarium!

[The Tire]

boo boo boo boo boo booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo my aquarium sucks

[Ben Again]

Maybe it's just 'cause it's new. Most popular new ones at the top, and most popular not-new ones below?

[m0r1arty]

Ach it'll all come back when episode 2 is released, always does.

-m0r

[Hiroshi Mishima]

it's new, and it's amusing like a screen saver. I'll pass.

[bigdondoo]

Strong Badia the Free will dominate the rankings. Can't wait to see Strong Bad take up 2 of the top 5 places. Also, as a side note, Defend Your Castle is one of greatest games ever made. Just my opinion.

[The Tire]

yeah it rocks

[Gman5852]

damn you aquarium world! My Aquarium!

It beat episode 2 as well last I checked:(:mad::mad::mad::(:(!!!!!!! maybe episode 3 will beat that horrid game

[someguyfromazoo]

As long as I can't feed fish their own crap, that game sucks.

[Strongsadioware]

Wow. Episode Two's doing worser than Ruiner.

[Chuck]

damn you MegaMan 9!

But then I look at that box art (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MegaMan9PromoArt.JPG) again and... aww, I can't stay mad at you, MegaMan 9.

[Strongsadioware]

damn you MegaMan 9!

But then I look at that box art (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MegaMan9PromoArt.JPG) again and... aww, I can't stay mad at you, MegaMan 9.

*slaps you*

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU MAN!?! WERE ALL ABOUT TO GO BANKRUPT AND YOU CAN TALK TO SOME KID WHO'S LIKE JUSTIN BAILEY? I MEAN SAMUS!?! GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER!

"Strongsadioware? Strongsadioware? STRONGSADIOWARE!"

[someguyfromazoo]

But then I look at that box art (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MegaMan9PromoArt.JPG) again and... aww, I can't stay mad at you, MegaMan 9.

Oh, I can stay mad at it. It's frikking Jewel Mane's Stage. And the fact that Galaxy Man, who looks like a UFO, can't turn into Swamp Gas or a Weather Baloon.

[Androu1]

Bad news, people. (http://www.wiiware-world.com/news/2008/09/top_20_wiiware_games_in_usa_10th_sept)

Something's fishy there...

[Hero1]

From vgchartz which we know isnt the most reliable...

TW LW WiiWare Games Weekly Total LTD Revenue
3 1 Strong Bad Episode 2 5000 15000 $150000
6 5 Strong Bad Episode 1 3100 61800 $618000

Sales look really strong. Telltale must be happy.

[GaryCXJk]

Mega Man rocks twees, but it kicks my twees harder than a rock.

[someguyfromazoo]

Mega Man rocks twees, but it kicks my twees harder than a rock.

I hear yah, man.
DAMN YOU, JEWEL MAN!!!!

[GaryCXJk]

Correction.
Mega Man rocks twees, but it kicks my twees harder than a rock, man.

Fixed.

[dimomarg]

Oh my god... I didn't know... I underestimated telltale... or overestimated the opposition. Punish me as said in Sbemail 199. Congrats though