"the wii was at 9 million in NA when NMH was released. the wii now is at 31.5 million
so the sequel only went up by around 5 thousand units?"
Name one game where the sequel sold the equivalent of the userbase increase.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs