| Rath said: I doubt NSMB will provide the short term boost that Nintendo would be looking for in the run up to the holidays. I think a black Wii would give a better chance of that in Japan. |
There already is a black Wii in Japan, and NSMB on the DS gave that console a huge boost and it released in the spring not the holidays, so NSMB will have a strong effect on the Wii this winter, not to mention the other titles that are releasing at that point
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
