Which Gamer Will Sell More in Japan- SSBB or FFXIII

[bigjon]

@GGE

true, I am really curious to see how Brawl does in Others. Nintendo has never been a force in Europe at all until now so the Nintendo nostalgia mascot factor will be lower. The only reason that DD outsold SSBM(WW) is because of others, SSBM only failed to sell a million in others, and DD sold well over a million there.

What I am having trouble getting is the fact people don't seem to understand how much the Japanese market  has changed... When FF12 came out the casual shift was still in its very early stages. Now with the Wii and DS domination, it is full fledge.

Using historical data is very good, but it can be misleading. In the 90's economist could not figure out how the business cycle could remain in an upward swing for a decade. What they were not figuring in was the internet revolution. With the internet revolution of the 90's the economist had bascially throw their historical methods out the window. I am saying something similar has happened in Japan, and it will affect FF13's sales.

I already pointed out why this will not hurt SSBB's sales nearly as much. FF13 may do better WW than 12 or 9, I really don't see it passing 7,8, or 10, but with the western world liking of UBER graphics FF13 may fit it quite well.