SSBB or GTA4

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rocketpig said:

Fastrabbit09 said:

rocketpig said:
Okay, I'm going to have to LOL at all the Ninty fanboys who voted for SSBB twice as often as GTA IV. SSBB will do well, but it's still only on one console. GTA IV will move a lot of units for two separate consoles, at least one of which will almost assuredly get a price drop right before the game drops. SSBM sold well but it wasn't an Earth-shattering game while every GTA installment since III has sold like crazy. And for those of you touting the attach rate on SSBM to explain your vote, remember a few things... The bigger an install base gets, the more diverse its userbase becomes and attach rates drop. The GTA series had an extremely impressive attach rate despite the monstrous size of the PS2 userbase. Also, comparing the "Nintendo hardcore" demographic on the GC to the wildly diverse Wii demographic is comical at best, completely retarded at worst.

by the time gta4 comes out wii will be around 50% market share, depending on gta4's final release date

and many people that own a 360 also own a ps3 and viceversa, while 99% of wii owners only own one wii

so ssbb will have a larger userbase to sell to...if u wanna argue that gta4 will have a higher attach rate, then go for it, but the quoted argument doesn't hold water

Part of my reasoning for that is that the Wii is still supply-constrained, meaning that SSBB will have no impact on console sales while both the 360 and PS3 will explode in sales during the surrounding weeks when GTA IV finally releases. And almost all those sales will be a sale for GTA IV, too.

GTAIV will move hardware, but it won't be a serious setback to the Wii's domination. As for the rest: You do have a point, rocketpig, but I think you're overlooking the fact that the Wii will have ALREADY matched the Gamecube's lifetime install base and get much, much bigger through year-end. GTAIV, on the other hand, doesn't have the same wave to ride that GTA3 and its kin did on the PS2. I also think you underestimate how broad the appeal of Super Smash Brothers is. Also: Brawl will have online multiplayer.