Some information for those predicting/questioning MP8 and Oblivion:
Oblivion: Incase anyone didn't know, pre-orders for the game were announced, right at Trusty Bell's launch, to already exceed that of Trusty Bell. As we know, Trusty Bell did ~50k it's first week. I believe TES:IV can get somewhere between 53~75k. I'm on the higher end, but I believe that with the increase in X360 hardware since TB (which has been pretty good), that it's possible.
Mario Party 8: I think that everyone forgets the absolute succuess of WarioWare: Smooth Moves in Japan. It's a friggin' beast, yet no one mentions it. It's still in the top 50, and sold ~5k units last week with the DQS launch. ITS BEEN OUT FOR 33 WEEKS. WarioWare is to full-priced gamed as what Wii Sports/Play is to the reduced price spectrum of the Wii Market. It's the 2nd highest selling full-price game, and will easily overcome Zelda LTD at some point. This is very telling of Mario-Party 8, because WW:SM did very similar in the US: a decent start, and a great multiplier. We all know how MP8 has done in the states (almost 700k LTD vs. 500k for WWSM NA), so MP8 could do OK at 150k, but most likely, will have ungodly legs and keep selling till next year and hit 1m in Japan.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
