Sorta funny that the thing which could finally give SEGA a much needed kick in the pants is a Mario game.
10m!!! Wow that's a bold statement. Are track and field games ever that popular? I know it has Mario and Sonic in it but even still. That would probably put it amongst the 3 highest selling Wii games at the end of this generation (excluding Wii Sports). Oops I forgot it's out on DS as well. But even then 7-8m with possibiliy of 10m seems quite high for this. But if turns out to be a great game rather than a cheap cash in then I guess it might be possible.
No sports games are ever that popular. He's being ridiculous.
But I don't think, say, 8M, would put the game in the top 3 for Wii, even excluding Wii Play, actually. Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, even Smash Bros... There's quite a few games I expect will reach 8M on Wii.
As for quality, I think Miyamoto's involvement assures that the play mechanics of the game will be fundamentally sound and a lot of fun. He's not directly involved in development, but he's sort of overseeing the whole project, and that combined with strong previews gives me a lot of faith in the game.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
