How much will Mario Kart 8 & Smash Bros U sell?

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Zero999 said:

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JWeinCom said:
... Uhhhhhh... So Smash DS sales are going to hurt Wii U sales? Which I guess is why Mario Kart Wii was killed by Mario Kart DS? And Mario Kart gamers left Nintendo for Smart Phones... which is why Mario Kart 7 is tracking ahead of Mario Kart DS?

Anyway, about 8 million lifetime for Smash. Mario Kart U could be anywhere from 12-20 million depending on bundles.

MK Wii and MK DS released years apart. Smash Bros will be releasing on 3DS and WiiU at the same time which means people are going to have to choose between them. Most people are dumb and they will see the versions as identical and there will be no point for them to buy both. So yes, Smash Bros sales will be split between the two consoles. 

Sales will be split as much as mario kart sales are split between console and handheld.

This will be THE smash bros. for Wii U and THE smash bros. for 3ds for the whole generation. people who want smash on his/her home console will buy the wii u version. people who want smash on the portable will buy the 3ds version. and like mario kart, they will coexist perfectly, with many people buying both.

If both versions release at the same time then people will be forced to choose between them. Nobody's going to spend a hundred dollars buying the same game twice, and yes, most people will view the games as identical. You can't use Mario Kart as an example because those versions are released years apart, not at the same time.