| mrstickball said: Zelda: Twilight Princess has done "mediocre" considering the absolutely insane install base. If Zelda: TP can only manage ~4m units on the Wii, why should SMG sell 2.5x or more, higher? |
I'm sorry, mrstickball, but I can't let that comment slide. How can you possibly say that Twilight Princess has seen "mediocre" sales? Here's the total list of all games from this current generation that have sold better:
 | Halo 3 | Microsoft | 0.09 | 4.25 | 1.48 | 5.82 |
| | Gears Of War | Microsoft | 0.08 | 3.05 | 1.62 | 4.75 |
 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Nintendo | 0.56 | 2.10 | 1.18 | 3.84 |
That's it (I'm leaving aside Wii Sports and Wii Play for obvious reasons). I should add that Mario Party at 3.11m is the only game within even ONE MILLION sales of Twilight Princess. The next closest 360 game is Oblivion, at 2.21m. Twilight Princess is still charting and can probably expect another 500k before the end of its lifetime, more if it's re-released at a budget price. And again, we're not even factoring in the 1.3m additional sales that Twilight Princess has done on the Gamecube.
It's perfectly fair to say that Halo 3 will sell more copies than Mario Galaxy. But how can the #3 best selling game on ANY platform in this current generation possibly be described as having mediocre sales?
End of 2008 totals: Wii 42m, 360 24m, PS3 18.5m (made Jan. 4, 2008)
