Smash Bros. Wii U sells over 490,000 units in the U.S., fastest-selling Wii U game ever

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soony_xbone_U said:

Great sales. To bad no word on hardware impact.
On MK8 release, we got the 600% increase statement

I'm thinking we're looking at maybe double - three times baseline at the most. A lot of the Smash market has already picked up a Wii U - or they are waiting for Black Friday. I think a few of my friends are sold on the console after coming over for some Smash/Kart, so the impact on consoles might prove to be more slow and sustained than all at once. 

I think Smash will effectively add ~25% to the U's baseline after the initial bump, as its release represents a lasting increase in value to the consumer, much like Mario Kart bumped the bottom line.