Core gamers and magazines/sites hyping NSMB Wii worries me

[lazyrider]

puffy said:

lazyrider said:
Wow, weird thread... Yushire, if I rfecall correctly you used to post loads but you have been missing in action for ages now, welcome back!

OT - Yes, people are hyping this games, but essentially in a sales sense. But it is unfair to compare to WSR and Muramasa (or Madworld). This is a ... Mario! No hype needed. Now, it clearly won't sell DS like numbers but it'll sell. And I think everyone is pretty clear on that.

Now, you call this game core but Mario is pretty main stream so will surely bot fall the Metroid route. And I think Nintendo will take all the hype they can get.

I think the only doubt is its eventual impact on HW numbers. Here, you hear a bit of everything and I am sure some might be disappointed due to exagerated expectations.

Why the hell not? I keep hearing this and I don't understand why!

Nobody was saying that Mario Kart Wii could beat Mario Kart DS but guess what? It did! How? Basically because it looked fun to play and because it was very easy for somebody to come over to a Mario Kart Wii owners house and try it for themselves. New Super Mario Bros. Wii is exactly the same except it's a main entry 2D Mario platformer. Not to mention that it will be the big game for the Wii for the first non-supply constricted-first price cut-holiday.

How is it CLEAR that it won't sell 19 million units? Sure that is a lot but how can you be so sure?

Ok, it is not clear but that's how I feel. The DS is defined by a number of games but NSMB is one that you typically purchase with it or while you have it. The Wii is more defined by its motion control (which to counter your MK Wii argument, the Wii used very well with the Wii wheel) and games like Wii Sports and WSR. So yes, I believe it will sell but would be suprised if it got close to 19 million.