Super Mario Galaxy 2 - A Year's Worth of Data

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 (SMG2) released on May 23, 2010 with a MSRP of $49.99 for the Nintendo Wii.  The game was a sequel to Super Mario Galaxy which released for the Wii on November 12, 2007.

SMG2 was developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development studio in Tokyo, Japan.  The game received an "Everyone" rating by the ESRB with "Mild Cartoon Violence" listed as content for gamers/parents to be aware of.

We last looked at SMG2's game-play hours as they were recorded on December 27, 2010, and you can read that report HERE.

How many hours have Wii owners spent in Super Mario Galaxy 2 during the last year, with 366 days reported?  Let's take a look!

A Year's Worth of Data - Monster Hunter Tri

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Monster Hunter Tri released on April 20, 2010 as a Wii exclusive, with a MSRP of $49.99 for a "Standard" software only version, and a Classic Controller Pro bundle with a MSRP of $59.99.

While the Classic Controller Pro bundle of Monster Hunter Tri is no longer widely distributed, the software version is, and it has seen several price drops since it released.  The software only version of Monster Hunter Tri now has a list price of just $29.99 on Amazon.com.

How many hours have Wii owners spent hunting monsters near Moga Village in the last year, with 371 days reported?  Let's take a look!

One Year Ago Today...

     It was August 29, 2009, when I posted my first blog article.  The article was titled, "Analyzing the Wii Manufacturing Costs in 2009".  I really had no idea if I would keep posting on my blog when I started, or if I would move onto something else quickly and act like my blog never existed.

     First, I just want to thank everybody that has read and/or subscribed to my site in the last year.  I really enjoy the feedback and comments we have on the different stories, and if any of you ever have any questions for me, or perhaps suggestions for the site, you can email me directly at Scott@CoffeewithGames.com.

     In the last year, I have posted 252 posts, not including this one, with the majority of those being play-time data posts.  I started doing other data stories in April of this year, when I started tracking the sale ranks of games on Amazon.com, to see how they performed over a certain period of time.
     I posted my first "official" review for the site in May, though reviews have not been a steady feature.

     I am working on implementing different ideas on the site, like the "CoffeewithGames Monthly Reader Points", which I'm trying to work on; but hopefully it will encourage more activity and game-play as a community when I'm finished with it.

     If you haven't noticed, I am slow when implementing new ideas/features on the site.  So, if you suggest something and I don't use it right away; I probably am just trying to think of a good way to use it.

     I really do appreciate all the reader participation on the site, and I would appreciate any feedback you all have.  Is there anything you would like to see more of on the site in the future?