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curl-6 said:
007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:

I always said Pikmin 3 would be a system seller.

To those who said I was wrong:

It's not a system seller

Japan hardware sales went up  183% the week it launched: http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/41469/Japan/

It very clearly sold systems.

It debuted with with 95 thousand units, and just managed to get over 100k

Not to mention the wii u only sold 21k on it's debut

Hardly a system seller



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iceboy151 said:
curl-6 said:

I always said Pikmin 3 would be a system seller.

To those who said I was wrong:

No, it's not a system seller. That 117% could of been an increase around 30,000 units, that's not that imperssive. And The Wonderful 101 will do the same thing. The only true system seller in 2013 is 3D World. 

183% increase, the game clearly motivated system purchases, hence it is a system seller.



007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:
007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:

I always said Pikmin 3 would be a system seller.

To those who said I was wrong:

It's not a system seller

Japan hardware sales went up  183% the week it launched: http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/41469/Japan/

It very clearly sold systems.

It debuted with with 95 thousand units, and just managed to get over 100k

Not to mention the wii u only sold 21k on it's debut

Hardly a system seller

21k up from 7k before Pikmin 3; it tripled Wii U sales, therefore it sold systems, therefore it is a system seller.



curl-6 said:
007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:
007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:

I always said Pikmin 3 would be a system seller.

To those who said I was wrong:

It's not a system seller

Japan hardware sales went up  183% the week it launched: http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/41469/Japan/

It very clearly sold systems.

It debuted with with 95 thousand units, and just managed to get over 100k

Not to mention the wii u only sold 21k on it's debut

Hardly a system seller

21k up from 7k before Pikmin 3; it tripled Wii U sales, therefore it sold systems, therefore it is a system seller.

By that logic,  pretty much every single game ever made is a system seller, because it gave a system a slight boost

14
Toki no Kizuna: Hanayui Tsuzuri (PSP)
Idea Factory, Adventure
9,866 9,866 1
PSP 5,749

(+1%)

The psp recieved a slight boost because off this game, it's a system seller right?



117% of awful sales are still bad sales



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007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:

21k up from 7k before Pikmin 3; it tripled Wii U sales, therefore it sold systems, therefore it is a system seller.

By that logic,  pretty much every single game ever made is a system seller, because it gave a system a slight boost

14
Toki no Kizuna: Hanayui Tsuzuri (PSP)
Idea Factory, Adventure
9,866 9,866 1
PSP 5,749

(+1%)

The psp recieved a slight boost because off this game, it's a system seller right?

Comparing a game that gave a 1% rise, (within the realm of coincidence) to a game that gave a 183% rise? LMAO.



curl-6 said:
007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:

21k up from 7k before Pikmin 3; it tripled Wii U sales, therefore it sold systems, therefore it is a system seller.

By that logic,  pretty much every single game ever made is a system seller, because it gave a system a slight boost

14
Toki no Kizuna: Hanayui Tsuzuri (PSP)
Idea Factory, Adventure
9,866 9,866 1
PSP 5,749

(+1%)

The psp recieved a slight boost because off this game, it's a system seller right?

Comparing a game that gave a 1% rise, (within the realm of coincidence) to a game that gave a 183% rise? LMAO.

You should really learn the difference between "a slight boost" to a system seller

Halo is a system seller, pokemon is a system seller, mario is a system seller, gran turismo is a system

Pikmin is a niche franchise that gave the wii u a small boost, nothing more, stop over estimating it

 

And a 183% rise would be impressive, if the wii u sales weren't so low to begin with, try using 14 thousand next time



007BondAgent said:

You should really learn the difference between "a slight boost" to a system seller

Halo is a system seller, pokemon is a system seller, mario is a system seller, gran turismo is a system

Pikmin is a niche franchise that gave the wii u a small boost, nothing more, stop over estimating it

 

And a 183% rise would be impressive, if the wii u sales weren't so low to begin with, try using 14 thousand next time

A system seller is a game that sells systems, which Pikmin 3 very clearly did.



curl-6 said:
007BondAgent said:

You should really learn the difference between "a slight boost" to a system seller

Halo is a system seller, pokemon is a system seller, mario is a system seller, gran turismo is a system

Pikmin is a niche franchise that gave the wii u a small boost, nothing more, stop over estimating it

 

And a 183% rise would be impressive, if the wii u sales weren't so low to begin with, try using 14 thousand next time

A system seller is a game that sells systems, which Pikmin 3 very clearly did.

Good, then that game i previously mentioned is a system seller, it did sell systems



007BondAgent said:
curl-6 said:
007BondAgent said:

You should really learn the difference between "a slight boost" to a system seller

Halo is a system seller, pokemon is a system seller, mario is a system seller, gran turismo is a system

Pikmin is a niche franchise that gave the wii u a small boost, nothing more, stop over estimating it

 

And a 183% rise would be impressive, if the wii u sales weren't so low to begin with, try using 14 thousand next time

A system seller is a game that sells systems, which Pikmin 3 very clearly did.

Good, then that game i previously mentioned is a system seller, it did sell systems

1% could just be a coincidence. 183% clearly isn't.