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It will come close to X/Y, but Pokemon will still take the number one spot this gen. However, it is awesome to see that Mario is just as big as Pokemon on 3DS!



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TLOU2 could sell more than that.



    

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I have another exclusive game which could sell more than 10M. Crash Bandicoot 4 from Naughty Dog!!!
The predecessors sold around 7-8M on the PS1 and with digital sales (PS One classics) easyily more than 10M, they are every month in the PS One bestsellers (since I can remember). And Naughty Dog is now much more popular than in those days. A lot new gamer would buy Crash Bandicoot 4 thanks to the popular position of Naughty Dog now. I can imagine that Crash Bandicoot 4 could sell over 15M!



I don't think so. Mario Kart 7 is currently over 2million behind Pokemon X and Y.

Last year it "only" sold 1.3mil. Assuming similar drops to last year it will take it over 2 years to pass current X and Y sales.
X and Y is actually outselling Mario Kart 7 so far in 2015 so the lead will only continue growing for the near future.
The 3ds is already 4 years out and a successor will surely come out within 3 years or less. There just isn't enough time for mario kart 7 to catch up to X and Y even if X and Y sales collapse after this year.

There is really no other game in competition for best selling 3ds game unless they start heavily bundling super mario 3d world again. And any new games that come out on the 3ds will not have enough time to sell as well as pokemon x and y. The first pokemon on a nintendo handheld has always been the best selling one. 

I think a Wii U game is out of the question considering how poor its sales are so the next question is if there will be a ps4 or xb1 exclusive that can outsell pokemon x and y. The best selling xbox 360 exclusive is Kinect Adventures at 21.4mil or ignoring pack ins, Halo 3 at 12mil. The best selling PS3 exclusive is Gran Turismo 5 at 10.6mil. 
Considering Pokemon X and Y will sell at the minimum 14mil lifetime the only way a ps4/xb1 exclusive will beat it is if it becomes a bundled title for over a year. So I think Pokemon X and Y will mostly likely be the best selling exclusive of this gen.



daredevil.shark said:
Good numbers. But PS4 will have several exclusives that will top MK7 sales in its lifetime. Even Xbox One exclusive might triumph MK7 sales.

Hahaha, 

Seriusly, Mario Kart 7 in the worst scenario will sell 12,000,000, +15,000,000 is possible...

Maaaaaaaaaaaybe PS4, but how can break this number on XBO???

Halo 5 not will break this number...



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daredevil.shark said:
tbone51 said:


Wat are these several exclusives? I only see GT being close. And even xbox exclusives being? Halo 5/6 are the only gamesi see hitting 10mil+. Halo 3 was around 12mil, MK7 is already close to that figure.

For reference, i think only Gran Turismo/Halo/Kinect Sports were the only last gen exclusives hitting 10mil. 

Dont know what these several exclusives your talking about are


You are comparing a system that has peaked its lifetime (3DS) with the others that has barely crossed 1 year (PS4 / X1). This is why I am not specifying anything. We dont know any specific games. My defense for my logic is "install base" of PS4. Unlike last gen where PS3 was exclusive box or blu ray box this gen its gaming box. And if you want something specific then uncharted 4 might do it first.


You probably need to look at a higher install base then. GT and GTA were the only games on the PS2 to break 10 million. GTA is no longer exclusive, which only leaves GT.



Ryng_Tolu said:

Hahaha, 

Seriusly, Mario Kart 7 in the worst scenario will sell 12,000,000, +15,000,000 is possible...

Maaaaaaaaaaaybe PS4, but how can break this number on XBO???

Halo 5 not will break this number...


I am bookmarking this response. Lol. 2 years later it will be fun. I havent forgotten the sig once you used MK8 vs Watch dogs PS4 sales. Lol. Now nobody dares to compare anything with PS4 because GTA V, Fifa and COD numbers are way bigger than any other numbers. And yes. If they make TLoU2 then it will be an easy victory. And believe in Xbox One sales numbers. Its not bad as people say.



daredevil.shark said:
Ryng_Tolu said:

Hahaha, 

Seriusly, Mario Kart 7 in the worst scenario will sell 12,000,000, +15,000,000 is possible...

Maaaaaaaaaaaybe PS4, but how can break this number on XBO???

Halo 5 not will break this number...


I am bookmarking this response. Lol. 2 years later it will be fun. I havent forgotten the sig once you used MK8 vs Watch dogs PS4 sales. Lol. Now nobody dares to compare anything with PS4 because GTA V, Fifa and COD numbers are way bigger than any other numbers. And yes. If they make TLoU2 then it will be an easy victory. And believe in Xbox One sales numbers. Its not bad as people say.

Bookmarking if you want.

I said that MAYBE a PS4 exclusive can sell this number (even if i SERIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSLY doubt), but come on... what exclusive on XBO can sell more than Mario Kart 7?



Ryng_Tolu said:

Bookmarking if you want.

I said that MAYBE a PS4 exclusive can sell this number (even if i SERIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSLY doubt), but come on... what exclusive on XBO can sell more than Mario Kart 7?


I dont want to repeat myself. But Xbox One will have some nice exclusives that "might" sell well. As I have stated before and stating now "install base" is the only defense I can use in favor my point.



daredevil.shark said:
Ryng_Tolu said:

Bookmarking if you want.

I said that MAYBE a PS4 exclusive can sell this number (even if i SERIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSLY doubt), but come on... what exclusive on XBO can sell more than Mario Kart 7?


I dont want to repeat myself. But Xbox One will have some nice exclusives that "might" sell well. As I have stated before and stating now "install base" is the only defense I can use in favor my point.

Well, i think that both agree to say that XBO don't will break the XB360 number (i thik that don't will even close...)...

Halo 4 on XB360 have sold less than 10,000,000, and Halo 3 little more than 12,000,000.

Halo is the XB360 exclusive that sell more... Kinect Adventure is nothing, the big sales for kinect on XBO don't will happen... So, if Halo don't can sell the MK7 number, i don't see other eclusive on XBOX.

 

For The Last of us: i think that the new game can broke 10M mark, but i don't think will pass MK7.