If you include both x360 and ps3 version, gta 4 will probably sell better, but what we have to think about is japan. Everybody there seems to love ssbb, but correct me if i'm wrong in saying that gta games don't sell well in japan.

Comparason of GTA:SA vs SSBM in Japan

http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=Japan&game1=Super+Smash+Bros+Melee+-+GC&reg2=Japan&game2=Grand+Theft+Auto%3A+San+Andreas+-+PS2&reg3=All&game3=&weeks=150

And since the lines for ssbb seem much bigger then for ssbm, and the fan base is bigger with the wii selling a ton, SSBB will easily outsell it by a large margin in Japan.

If you were to look at charts for the world, you would see that GTA:SA towers over ssbm, however, the fan base of the ps2 had already skyrocketed, unlike the ps3 or 360, but very much like the wii. This leads me to believe that if ssbm was up against one version of the game, it would win, but if x360 and ps3 are combined, it will be a close call.

GTA4 will outsell SSBB easily because of 2 platforms. I can't believe anyone would think otherwise.

Xiru, so if a game had launched on GCN + XB, it would easily outsell a just as good game on Ps2?

I know,the Wii isn't what the Ps2 was, but you get my point.

@_XBrawlX_ and Xiru: What needs to be remembered here is that, while GTA has historically sold more than SSB and GTA is on two platforms, this time around the Wii has almost as manysystems sold as its' competitors combined.

I say SSBB, but it could go either way.

I really think SSBB will sell more. it will have a beautiful legs.

SSBB definately.....GTA:SA sold about 17-18 Million...on PS2 & Xbox....about 120-130 total hardware units (both PS2 and Xbox)....I forget what SSBM sold, but I think it's about 6-8 million...on about 21 million hardware units....YOU DO THE MATH

Games don't scale up like that, they never have.

The wii market is not just an expanded version of the GC's market though.  Not at all.

And GTA's not going to be competing with the sort of library the PS2 had.  Certainly not on the PS3.

Ok, I'll do the matth. 17/120=0,141=14.1%
6/21=0,285=28,5%

21*0.285=6(M)

26*0.141=3.66(M)


Now, let's do Super Mario. 12/32=0,375

21*0,375=7.8M

That actually doesn't seem so far off :O.

Seriously, you can do the attachment thing with XB/GCN, but for Ps2 it doesn't work since it had such a big library.

First, I have to say that I can't wait for either of these games. Love both series. :) I say GTA will be much bigger in sales (360 & Ps3 combined). I think it will be close call with GTA (360) and SSBB. When you look at best selling Wii-games, there are casual games on top: Wii sports, Wii Play... I don't think we can assume that SSBB will do that much better than SSBM, cause Wii has bigger userbase than GC did. Galaxy didn't outsell Mario Sunshine that much, even with much bigger userbase. GTA 3 and VC didn't lose to SA that much either... How big was PS2 userbase when GTA3 was released?