Why do people on this site think Splatoon is going to do so well?

[danasider]

Dusk said:

Danman27 said:

To start out, I want to say that I'm legitimately asking this question and not trying to start a flame war (although a flame war may very well ensue). I really just don't see how this game will sell that well. It's a new type of shooter, sure, but was anyone really asking for a shooter like this? To me, it gives off a vibe of a $20 downloadble game, not a $60 release. Like if fat princess cost the price of a full game. It just doesn't look worth it to me.  I'm not saying that this looks like a bad game by any means, I just don't see how this game has mass appeal. Can someone honestly explain this to me? Because I really just don't see where all this confidence is coming from. 

Have you played it? I'm guessing since you asked this question, then it's a no. 

How many played Ico? How many people played Shadow of the Colossus? Some of my favorite games and yet they didn't do that well sales wise. Just because you played Splatoon and enjoyed it, does not mean many others will. Plenty of good games go unnoticed. Whether you played the game or not doesn't matter. What matters is mass appeal, and this game doesn't have it.