Nintendo becoming software only in the home console market. Would it effect you or the industry?

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JayWood2010 said:

noname2200 said:

JayWood2010 said:

  And while yes Mario Kart has sold 33 million on the Wii Halo also sold around40 million on the X360 in the same time frame.  Let's not forget Call of Duty which has sold 73 million on the X360 and Battlefield with 12 million.  Gears is up to 18 million and fable at 9 million. Forza now at 15 million. And lastly Elder Scrolls which is at 11 million.  

Why on Earth are you comparing entire franchises (most with yearly iterations) to a single title...?

If you paid attention to what I said a single games numbers will get inlfated on a console if it is the only offering.  Let me say this for example.  If they would have released another Mario Kart 2 years after Mario Kart wii on the same console then Mario Kart Wii wii's numbers would be drastiacally lower.  Now I'll take Halo 3 which reached 12 million.  It could have increased as well over time if more halo games didnt release.  im not Saying that it would have sold more than Mario Kart Wii but Im saying as franchises in a whole MSFT and Sony's first parties are ranking up near Nintendos big titles on the same time frame.  Then you have 3rd parties which actually sell more than Nintendo's first party.  Each year Call of Duty sells about 20m across the HD twins and continues to sell well until the next installment in the franchise.

You're only looking at unit sales for some reason. Why ignore that every Call of Duty release means another development cycle and another marketing budget? I would love to know how much money Activision has sunk into Call of Duty development and marketing this generation.

And it's too bad this site doesn't show publisher software totals anymore, because I never saw a third party shift more units in a year than Nintendo.