| Zucas said: GTA IV won't overshadow what Wii has coming out. Same people said Halo 3 would do it and wow did they end up wrong. The only way GTA IV could hurt Wii, is if Wii had nothing going on at the same time. Unfortunately for the rest, Wii has Wii Fit and MK Wii going on during that week. Meaning it won't lose any brand appeal or media attention. Hell might even gain some as the mainstream media and general consent will go for MK Wii and Wii Fit over the very controversial GTA IV. |
That's only because Microsoft didn't do halo right. Having a Halo 3 console without the game is pretty dumb.
GTA IV on the other hand, has as many pre-orders on the PS3 and 360 combined in America (per ioi), than Halo 3 had in first week sales, across all territories.
Also, GTAIV is bundled with the PS3 in Europe, which will help software, and the game is very hotly anticipated.
I could definitely see the PS3 and 360 separately passing the Wii, at least for this week, and another week or two, solely based on GTAIV, as I don't think Nintendo will be able to keep the steady stream of supply to fend off all the poeple buying GTAIV on the PS360, but I guess we'll know in ten days.
And GTAIV being controversial doesn't really mean anything. I mean, fifteen million people bougth GTA: San Andreas on the PS2 alone, it was as controversial then, as it is now.
