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cliffhanger on 16 August 2010

I agree with people, DKCR really is the wild card. I could do really low compared to some peoples expectations, or it could really take off like NSMBWii.

DKC: It could be anywhere between 2-10M.

GT5: 7-9M

Zelda: 4-6M  

I'm sticking with GT5>Zelda>DKC.



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Guovssohas on 16 August 2010

GT5; 7 - 9M

Zelda; 5 - 7M

DKC; i really don't have a clue, it can go both ways, but i don't think it will flop though.



kitler53 on 16 August 2010
morenoingrato said:

Whatever of anything, Zelda will be the highest rated of those, for sure. And better imo

In sales, I'll go with:

DKCR>GT5>>>>>>>>>>>Zelda

People are really undestimating dk, and overstimating gt5.. I see dk outselling it in the long run, with dk at 9 million and gt 5 at 8,5 million.

About Zelda, I dunno, Nintendo seems to be trying to sell this game to casuals, but zelda is too hard for them... and by tring to casual it, and ultimatly giving it an E rating, many cores won't buy it, so I see it at 5-6 million top

i think i agree with you here.  i think dk will clock in under nsmb wii but it should do well and GT won't do as good as sony fans are hoping imo. 

 as far as zelda goes, i'd like to throw piracy into the argument.  maybe it's just me but i've seen a pretty big increase in the number of people pirating wii games lately.  i don't think zelda will cross over as well as dk and that puts this games target market squarely on those most likely to pirate. 



blunty51 on 16 August 2010

I doubt DKCR would sell as well as ppl *suspects* it will. I know ya'll are saying it's a wild card, but even when DK sold the most (snes), it tapered off really quickly. Couple that with stuff like Barrel Blast, and u got much lowered interest. There's still a chance it can sell 5M , but very slim.

Soo..

GT5>>>>SS>>DKCR



Vetteman94 on 16 August 2010

I think GT5 will outsell the other 2 combined 

So  GT5> SS>DKCR



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Killiana1a on 16 August 2010
Khuutra said:

GT5 will probably sell the most, and Zelda will probably sell the least.

Odd games to compare, though. Why these three?

Gran Turismo 5 vs. Halo Reach has been discussed to death. I did not want to start a new post to resurrect and beat a dead horse.

Fable 3, Gears of War 3, and Fallout: New Vegas, in my opinion, are not comparable to GT5, DKCR, and Skyward Sword. They will sell well with each in the 2 to 4 million range, but nowhere near as high as GT5, DKCR and Skyward Sword.

Finally, I am interested in more of a classic Nintendo vs. Sony head-to-head of their exclusives. Throwing in the new kid on the block, Microsoft, just complicates things and presents more opportunities for the thread to get derailed.



MaxwellGT2000 on 16 August 2010
makingmusic476 said:
Khuutra said:
BoneArk said:

I'm gonna say Skyward Sword>GT5>DKCR.

This is really optimistic for Skyward Sword. At its apex, at the msot optimistic it will match Twilight Princess multiplat, which is about 7 million. Expecting over that is not reasonable, and I expect a fair amount lower (more like Twilight Princess Wii version).

Motion Plus will work against the game, not in favor of it, like the Expansion Pack worked against Majora's Mask.

I didn't even think of that.  Initially I looked at Twilight Princeess' very good multiplatform sales while taking into consideration the Wii's scurrent install base, the likelihood of all GameCube owners having purchased Wiis by this point, and Nintendo's marketing department being at the top of its game, and I came to the conclusion that Skyward Sword has the potential to be the best selling Zelda title since the Ocarina of Time.  The fact that it is reliant on a peripheral certainly puts a damper on that.

Though Nintendo could sell Skyward Sword at $50 with Motion Plus, much like Wii Sports Resort.  Unlikely, but it's possible.


Nintendo has stated that any game that requires an accessory will come with it in at least some form even if its two versions, for Zelda I think they'll just bundle it with the game itself for 50 then it solves the problem.



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MrT-Tar on 16 August 2010

It all depends on how well DKCR appeals to those who bought NSMBWii, if it does DKCR could break 12m, if not 4m




Mummelmann on 16 August 2010

Zelda should move very well, probably over 6 million, Donkey Kong is a complete joker the way I see it but I don't think it will sell as well as Skyward Sword, I expect it to sell about 5 million. Gt 5 is hard to say but it will sell quite a lot, possibly close to 10 million, but I'm going to be conservative and say 7-8 million lifetime with 5 million being in the EMEAA region.

If competition is going to keep people from getting GT5 like a lot of people are chanting over and over again in many of these threads, what's to stop people from getting NSMBWii instead of Donkey Kong? Same thing really, as there aren't really any huge racing games being released alongside GT5, let alone a racing sim.



MDMAniac on 16 August 2010

C'mon people, hadn't NSMBWii taught you a thing? DKCR will be on the top by millions, and then probably GT5 > Zelda by a margin.