About the sales of SMG, one thing to remember

[Final-Fan]

Cheat1011 said:
A better comparison would be Super Mario Sunshine and not NSMB.

Fine, let's. Super Mario Sunshine - 5.91 million Gamecube - 21.59 million That's a 27.37% attachment rate. Now, let's assume a similar attachment rate for the Wii, per your suggestion. I won't even factor in the "#2 of all time on Gamerankings" boost. The vital question is: How much will the Wii sell over the console's lifetime? I think that a hopelessly conservative estimate would be 60 million -- nearly tying the lifetime sales of the NES. 27.37% of 60 million is 16.42 million, or somewhat less than SMB3 sold. Many people think that sales will end up similar to the PS1 or PS2. 27.37% of 102.49 million is 28.05 million. 27.37% of (let's say) 125 million is 34.21 million. Some people think that the Wii's lifetime sales will end up at closer to 150 million or even higher, but I think the point has been made. Comparing SMG to SMS yields an extrapolated prediction that SMG will beat Halo 3 with the greatest of ease and move (at least) into the top ten all-time best seller list. But I bet that's not the comparison you were thinking of ... was it?