Stromprophet on 15 March 2007
Sintinel said:
You do know the 3rd best selling game of the year for 2006 in North America was none other than a Mario game, right? New Super Mario Brothers has sold 2.4m in its first 9 months. Halo 1 sold 1.5m in its first 9 months.
And why was this?
1) Halo was practically a launch title for the Box, so thus there was a small base.
2) No one had seen anything like Halo but once it caught on it started to be a console seller
3) How much did Halo 2 sell? 3.5 million in the first month it was out in the US.
Lastly other titles would have easily outsold Mario if they were released earlier. Guitar Hero II, FFXII, Gears of War.
And New Super Mario Bros was on DS. Selling on a handheld is slightly different than selling on a console. Game price is different and the support base is different.
