| masterb8tr said: A real mario fan would have bought the wii for galaxy, i dont see how millions will buy a wii for nsmb pnly |
There are three types of Mario fans. Those who like the 2D games only, those who like 3d games only, and those who like both. I would say the both area is probably around half of the fanbase. 2d Mario games already sell very large amounts over the 3d games though. Even if you were to say that 9/10 2d only mario fans have a Wii, there is still around a million left. So that is a million who would buy a Wii. Also there are people who are on the fence on buying a wii or not. More games always push you more toward the Wii side of the fence. All games help a little or a lot in the short term and a general medium effect in the long term dependent on quality more than popularity I would say. Seeing that the game is released in the Holiday season, where people have the best ability to buy a Wii, I would say that it could very well boost sales in all regions for a good while, and it will definately have a large increase upon it's release. Either way, to say that all Mario fans own a Wii is very fallacious imo. Actually, it could be argued that they are even two different series in a single franchise based on gameplay elements. So I would say that there will be a moderate increase, but not a huge one.
