Reggie predicts NSMBW will outsell the 360 version of ModernWarFare2 !

[angrypoolman]

Joelcool7 said:

angrypoolman said:

@ bolded. wow. all i have to say to that is lol.

on topic.. yea, using preorder numbers to determine overall sales... wow.

instead of explaining why thats a stupid assumption, im just going to take you back to april 0f 2008.

it was a quaint time.

full of talk of what is the greatest game this generation... GTAIV

everybody was shitting their pants, i worked the midnight release, that was huge!!

two days later.

mario kart Wii midnight release

*crickets chirping*

yea, i went to the midnight release.. i was one of like three or four people there.

but what happened?

oh, not much, just got 15 mil in less than a year.

conclusion:

preorders dont mean shit.

there i taught you to think.

Alright AngryPoolMan. Since Reggie stated specifically that by the end of January NSMBW will outsell the 360 version of MW2 it totally destroys your comparison. Did MarioKartWii slaughter GTA in 2 months? No it took months and months if not years for MarioKart to beat out GTA. Reggie never said lifetime sales, he said the January NPD sales. I know for a fact that 3.5 million copies on the 360 sold here in NA launch day. Based on Pre-orders for NA.

Pre-orders tell us how well a game will sell during the first few weeks on the market. Not how well it will do way down the road. But we arn't looking way down the road. Were looking at by the end of January. Can NSMBW outsell MW2 (360) by the end of January? I'd be more then willing to bet you it can't if you have a wager in mind?

nah, it took about two months.. and stuff

http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly.php?date=39614&console=&maker=&boxartz=1#