sooo........... is it safe to say that reggie won or will win the bet?

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Khuutra said:
The arguments over the bet are kind of weird, and almost certainly pointless.

Under the stated terms, no, he's not going to win his bet.

Do you think he gives a shit? The answer is also no! He's going to laugh all the way to the bank when NSMBWii outsells the 360 version in the states further down the line.

I agree the whole argument is pointless, but what I find really funny is how people bend what actually happened to represent their point of view (with the latest example being daveJ quoting I don't know who but certainly not what was actually said in the video...)

Davej, I advise you listen (as previously mentioned, before you posted...) to http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/77?ch=1&sd=0 starting from 4:20 . It is not exactly what you quoted, there is a reason people interpret the "bet" differently.

As to why Reggie even took this bet (that was clearly pushed on him, it's not as though he came with the intention of making it) -  I guess if he would have resisted, Gametrailers would have made a spin on that as well - "Reggie afraid to bet on NSMBWii's sales chances". So from a PR point of view it's better that he took the bet against anything the cocky  interviewer suggested.