Sullla said:
I'll just say this one time: hardware never spikes as much for new releases as everyone thinks. Remember the Halo release week from last year: the 360 sold 150k hardware, up about 50% from the pre-buildup "normal" sales level of roughly 100k. Wii sales were already much higher this week than usual, due in part to anticipation for Smash Brothers. They'll go higher next week, but not tremendously higher. Some of you are setting yourselves up for huge disappointment... |
Normally I'd say you were right, but this is a different situation. A lot of people who wanted Halo 3 probably already had it. But I think that a lot of people have been waiting to get a Wii just for Brawl. Course, sales are limited to supply, so even if they have been stockpiling, I could hardly see more than 450k. I mean, they haven't even been selling 450k WW, so to do more than that in NA alone would just be out of this world. Not that I don't think demand is there though. But I do think 300k or so is more realistic. Software though really is a wildcard. I'll have to resurrect the "Halo 3 vs SSB:B First Week Sales" thread after next week. Should be interesting!
