How Big Will NSMB Wii Be? Possibly 9 Million Before the End of the Year?

[psrock]

Zucas said:

psrock said:
No one should ever doubt the power of a 2d Mario, I did, i look stupid for doing so. I am just impress how well this game has done. A real system seller and the funny thing is 2 years from now, it will be selling great. Just insane.

Bravo Nintendo.

Well I think Nintendo had us all under estimating.  Even some of the highest predictions was only about 6 million by the end of the year.  So really I think this is more or less just performing on a level that none of us could have ever expected.  Reminds me of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games when we thought their 4 million projection was ludacris and now it is almost at 12 million with a sequel over 3 million.  So with that and apparently this, we were all just taken back and surprised of how big of a breakout hit this game actually is.  Only one who doesn't seem to be surprised is Nintendo themselves. 

But yea 2D Mario is defintely something else it seems.  I had really never thought of the difference being too much, but apparently I was completely wrong in that aspect as it seems 2D Mario is where the heart of the franchise is at.  This game has just been able to hit mainstream appeal of not only the gamers of old, but new gamers, young gamers, old gamers, etc.  Everyone just wants to play Mario at his best. 

Few games are popular in very territory, this one does. Few games appeal to all group of people ( children, teens, adult, elders), this one does. I have at least 3 women in my job talking about get NSMB, seriously. They usually ignore me when I try to talk about games I like.

The Wii needed it and it delivered.