It's a hard prediction, it all depends. Brawl sold 12 million, but do people honestly think that the fanbase grew in size from 7 million in Melee to 12 in Brawl? I'm pretty sure the majority of the sales came from non-real fans, so I think we need to consider first the biggest fans and how big the real fanbase is. I'd say that the Wii U game will get 5.5 million (I think a good majority of those people will be the "big" fans, let's say about 4 million are the biggest fans.). If there are that many "real" fans (I'm guessing, but am likely too high), then you can definitely expect the 3DS version to sell at least the amount of "real" fans. Plus, consider how many "non-real" fans will buy the 3DS version. The install base will probably be around 46 million give or take when Smash 3DS launches, so the chances the "non-real" fans will end up buying this for friends, family or for themselves is much higher than the Wii U game. So, I'd expect higher sales for 3DS, 7.5 million, simply because the install base will be way bigger. Of course, it's also possible that not that many "non-real" fans will end up buying the game, but I think due to the larger pool of "non-real" fans, the 3DS game has a better chance of selling more. Japan is pretty interesting, because I think in the latest Famitsu's "most wanted" list, the 3DS version is ranked higher than the Wii U version. Would this be the same for the rest of the world? I dont know, but trends are fun to follow. :D
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