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

[daredevil.shark]

SpokenTruth said:

daredevil.shark said:
So. Splatoon fell short of bloodborne which is a niche genre. Plus Splatoon in a system that has more install base in Japan. Not big sales as many were expecting.

Actually, that's about exactly what the majority were expecting and way more than any initial expectations.

By the way...who are the many that were expecting bigger?

Beating titanfall X1 version or 4 million ltd.