Do sequels to games that are already well tied/established to a platform brand really even cause huge sales surges?
Definitely worth thinking about.
Final Fantasy X didn't cause a surge for the PS2, because the PS2 was already selling well month to month.
Super Mario Galaxy really didn't cause a huge surge in Wii sales, but the Wii was already doing great.
Halo 3 really didn't boost XBox 360 sales all that much.
The people who want Mario/Zelda/Final Fantasy/Halo etc. already know which consoles those games are coming to.
It's IPs that are relatively new/unknown like Grand Theft Auto 3 (sure a sequel, but new to most people), Wii Sports, Mortal Kombat on the Genesis, Donkey Kong Country, etc. that historically have been the game changers, and these games usually come out of nowhere.
