It has several advantages over LBP:
1) It is cheaper
2) It is a established franchise
3) It was made by a well know and respected developer.
4) Previews and reviews praise it as one of the most innovative platformers ever, one that could move the genre forward
5) Some of the most reliable (and harsh) reviewers scored it with a 90+
LBP seems to have a very tough opponent. One of the early reviews said: "The combination of a surprisingly lengthy single-player game and a robust multiplayer mode make this one game that just about anyone can enjoy (...) the ability to create and operate custom vehicles -- both online and off -- make Nuts & Bolts a unique, entertaining spin on the everyday platformer".
If this game scores higher than LBP on Metacritic and Gamerankings it might steal more than some of its sales.
Satan said:
"You are for ever angry, all you care about is intelligence, but I repeat again that I would give away all this superstellar life, all the ranks and honours, simply to be transformed into the soul of a merchant's wife weighing eighteen stone and set candles at God's shrine."
