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anonymunchy on 29 December 2013
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007BondAgent said:
Aielyn said:
007BondAgent said:
Pokemon XY is being bundled with 2DS's in north america and europe

So what? It'll have the same effect on Pokemon XY sales as the Mario 3D Land bundle had on Mario 3D Land sales. What is different about the deal going on in Europe/Australia now is that Mario 3D Land is a freebie that comes when you buy a 3DS XL with one of a set of games. It's not bundled, it's a deal. So people will be getting Mario 3D Land as a result of buying another game, rather than getting it with their system.


I'm not saying the Pokemon bundle will have the same effect, as the give away, i just think it will be enough to stop mario's legs.

How and why would it stop Mario's legs? The Pokémon bundle increases the userbase and Mario benefits from this.

Practically every new 3DS or 3DS XL owner in Europe from 27th of November to 13th of Januari is going to own Super Mario 3D Land. It will probably appear as if Pokémon is outselling it but 3D Land's legs are far from tired. It's even possible this is Mario's best year in Europe.

Digital sales are making these predictions really hard and the way they have been pushing eShop I wouldn't be surprised to see a substantial increase in digital revenue over the last couple of months. I expect games with long legs to perform even better on the eShop in the coming years.