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KLXVER on 06 July 2014
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RolStoppable said:
KLXVER said:
Depends on what you mean by underperform though...

NSMBU has sold over 4 million. Thats about 65% of the install base.
MK8 has sold over 2 million in a month. Thats about 33% of the install base.

Dont see any PS4 or XB1 games hitting that percentage.

If a sequel, selling significantly worse than its predecessor.
If a new IP, selling at levels that are nothing to write home about.

Additionally, when it comes to first party software, it's also supposed to move hardware. In both fiscal years of Wii U availability, Nintendo failed to meet their forecasts by big margins. This year their projections are very low (3.6m), but even that is going to be a challenge despite Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

 

Mario Kart 8 has been out for a little over a month on a console that has sold about 6.5 million units. Are you really comparing that to MKWii thats been out for 6 years on a console with 100 million units sold?

 

Also MKWii is still selling. Nintendo wont have 10 million sales of a game in the first week. They have long legs though.