Zucas said:
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. |
Hrm, I don't think it was that low. Just ran into an earlier post that reminded me (ha). America and Others are more or less selling around expectations (America slightly higher, Others not so). Remember, many people were already expecting Mario Kart-like sales, and in the equivalent time span, that game did 4 million (when it was 30+ weeks old). Tack on launch sales and Japan, 7-8 million sounded reachable.
Japan, on the other hand, has completely blown away all our expectations. I mean, seriously, I had thought Wii Sports or Wii Fit were as big as it gets. To think it'll become the best selling console game since the original SMB is just insane, considering how handhelds seem to have taken over the country. Shit, 540k for week 3, still blows my mind. That's definitely where most of the difference comes from, IMO.
... Unless this week proves me wrong, that is!
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