Why do people think Wii Sports Resort will boost Wii sales?

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TheSource said:

Its the same reason that franchises with multiple iterations boost hardware sales for other devices. Look at each Final Fantasy on PS2 in Japan, each GTA on PS2 in the west, Madden, Call of Duty, etc. Any popular game with a large social element can boost hardware sales for an extended period.

There was a note from an analyst that Call of Duty the franchise probably has 23 million fans worldwide. That is why the game sales keep going up.

I figure if 45 million people own Wii Sports with a Wii, perhaps as many as 135 million people played Wii Sports at least a little bit. Most of those people probably will never buy a Wii and Wii Sports Resort, but I would suspect for 5, 10 million people who played Wii Sports but only it was "meh" the features and improvements of Wii Sports Resort are exactly what they wanted, and they'll buy a Wii for it. Wii Fit, Wii Play and even are Wii Music are a similar thing - people who bougt those games probably played Wii Sports, thought those games improved on a facet they disliked in Wii Sports, and bought Wiis with the new titles. Look at Japan - you see a rise for all three titles.

 

This. It's all about word of mouth and convincing people to finally get a Wii.