Can The Legend of Zelda: (U/NX) Sell Close to 10mil Lifetime? (or More)

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Miyamotoo said:

curl-6 said:

If they play their cards right from here on out they can still achieve a decent level of hype, yeah, just not as much as if they'd maintained the pace they had in 2014, with new material coming every 6 months or so. That was a really good pace they had going back then, enough to build excitement while still keeping people in anticipation. It's all about the balance and pacing.

In every way there will be huge hype for Zelda U at E3 and before launch.

That really depends. It will need a bigger marketing push than almost any prior Wii U game. It will need to be featured in media channels that reach beyond the established fanbase, so not just Directs and E3, but cinemas, sports games, prime time television, billboards, etc. But more importantly, the product itself will have to be something that can capture the imagination of today's mainstream gaming population and appeals to a broad audience, not just to Nintendo fans.

None of this is a foregone conclusion.