NSMBW sells over 500k units in its third week in Japan (1.9M LTD)

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ioi said:
It's not about 2D games as such, just that 3D Mario has never taken off in Japan like the 2D games did. This is why the argument that NSMB Wii would just sell to existing Galaxy / Mario Kart owners in Japan was pretty flawed.

I think this is true for most of Nintendo's franchises: 2D and 3D iterations don't appeal to the same people (I think) unless you take something relatively small like Metroid.

I'm not even sure why Zelda was brought up though, since Zelda has never been huge in Japan.

But how about that New SUper Mario Bros. Wii? Is that shit not terrifying? Could this be the new Mario Kart (worldwide, not just in Japan)?