| Kenryoku_Maxis said: I already addressed that too... As its been stated, Mario 64 was bundled with the N64. Overlooking this, 3D Mario titles since Mario 64 hasn't sold as well in regions outside of America. So comparing 3D Mario titles to Mario 64 isn't really practical, since none of them have been bundled with the system and they've mostly been popular in America. Once again, pointing to my example of how the 3D Mario games are being made more for those who like action games with a detail for graphics (sounds exactly like the American market to me). Also there's the simple fact that Mario Galaxy still isn't finished selling and despite the doom and gloom people keep dishing out in this thread, 8.2 million is a LOT for a game to sell. That's only 3.5 million away from Mario 64 (again, which was bundled with the 64). Calling Mario Galaxy a failure is about as innaccurate as calling a Final Fantasy game a Failure. Mario Galaxy sold more than Final Fantasy X, XI and XII just as an example. And I bet Mario Galaxy had 1/100 the production cost of each of those games. |
http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=2279®ion=All
Well.... Super Mario 64 DS only got about ~45% of its sales in the states and continues to sell remarkably well - it'll probably end up breaking 8 or 9 million itself, eventually.
