TW 07 -- System Seller?

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OriGin said: Sorry I was probably a little harsh on SMG, MP3 not so much. MP3 will probably be a million seller, and SMG I also agree will probably go above 2 million. But a huge number of these sales will come from the current install base. I don't think Gears or TP are anomalies, so yes perhaps I should give SMG a little bit more credit... I just don't know if the planets and the different gravity and small worlds is going to be a huge as people think... I don't know if it's too complicated for most people that are dissuaded by complicated games. What do I think will push Wii into the stratusphere for system sales? Is a high def (480p is enough) sprite based (they can be 3D sprites if they need be) 2D Mario game. They should call it 'NEW' Super Mario World with awesome (even pre-rendered would be acceptable) backgrounds. Paper Mario doesn't count.

You're being REALLY harsh on SMG. Super Mario 64 sold 11.89 Million world wide. Even Sunshine sold 5.89 Mil world wide. So far, Wii is kicking both their asses in terms of sales*. As for the game itself, the videos show that there are large worlds in the game. There's even swimming levels. So far we've only seen a small taste of what the game has to offer. The only thing we know is that each glimpse we get is more amazing than the last. As for MP. the first one sold 2.77 ww and the second game 1.24. Once again, the Wii is going to leave the Cube in the dumpster. But also, Prime 3 has really gotten attention as a major Wiimote FPS. It's going to get the attention and focus that the others didn't. I think it'll easily break a mil in NA and in Europe. So... ya. * technically the Wii is 23,000 behind the 64 at this point in the game. But the 64 released earlier in the year, able to get stock up and sell over 800,000 in December. If you compare their first Jan and feb sales, you'll notice how the supply constrained Wii is blowing the in stock 64 out of the water.