Does Smash Bros boost other nintendo games' sales?

[gumby_trucker]

d21lewis said:

killeryoshis said:

gumby_trucker said:
@Joelcool7
Another good test could have been NPC Pikmin and Pikmin 2, which would suggest SSB doesn't have much of an influence on the general population.

I decided to have fun and see if it did and I tested super mario galaxy

WW sales on March 8th (Before Brawl Week)
45,807

WW sales on March 15th (Brawl release week)
58,911

WW on 22nd

75,693

Maybe it does?

You know, you may be on to something, there!

even if this is due to SSBB, I'm not sure having a 100,000 unit sales increase (which comes out to about 1%) for a main series Mario game qualifies as a significant boost in sales, nor does it suggest any kind of boost for other franchises. I think it would be a better idea to look at lesser known series before and after making an appearance in SSB, which is why I suggested Pikmin. Another one to check could be Electroplankton since the game probably sold so little that any increase would be noticeable.