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F0X on 11 February 2013
Deyon said:
newwil7l said:

GTA was also bundled

I proved my point. Now it's your turn to prove yours. give me a link.


It was bundled with other games.

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2009/07/heads_up_fantastic_new_grand_theft_auto_playstation_2_bundle_on_the_way

Other than that, I can't find evidence for an "official" bundle with the PS2. I can imagine individual retailers not passing on the opportunity, but that's all.



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Deyon on 11 February 2013

I don't know why i chose GTA to back what i said. Call of Duty walks all over GTA.



newwil7l on 11 February 2013
the_dengle said:
newwil7l said:
the_dengle said:
Pokémon is Nintendo's biggest franchise, providing we're splitting Mario up into subseries.


Well it seems that both 2D Mario and Mario Kart have become more popular as of late.

It seems that way because no Pokémon game sells 20-30 million any more. But Pokémon games are released far more frequently than any Mario series. All of the main series Pokémon games on DS alone combine for over 57 million sales, more than Mario Kart's DS and Wii outings combined.



Well actually Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii sold around the same amount combined, and they are only 2 games compared to 5

irstupid on 11 February 2013
newwil7l said:
the_dengle said:
newwil7l said:
the_dengle said:
Pokémon is Nintendo's biggest franchise, providing we're splitting Mario up into subseries.


Well it seems that both 2D Mario and Mario Kart have become more popular as of late.

It seems that way because no Pokémon game sells 20-30 million any more. But Pokémon games are released far more frequently than any Mario series. All of the main series Pokémon games on DS alone combine for over 57 million sales, more than Mario Kart's DS and Wii outings combined.


Well actually Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii sold around the same amount combined, and they are only 2 games compared to 5

What he is saying is that there is only 1 mario kart game on each system. 

Meanwhile pokemon has multiple and more frequent.  Thus people may skip a gen, or wait till the 3rd one comes out ect.

BUT if they want mario kart there is no other way to get it than to buy the one versoin.



F0X on 11 February 2013
Deyon said:
I don't know why i chose GTA to back what i said. Call of Duty walks all over GTA.


That wouldn't help much. To my knowledge, every main Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare 2 has been bundled.



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newwil7l on 11 February 2013
irstupid said:
newwil7l said:
the_dengle said:
newwil7l said:
the_dengle said:
Pokémon is Nintendo's biggest franchise, providing we're splitting Mario up into subseries.


Well it seems that both 2D Mario and Mario Kart have become more popular as of late.

It seems that way because no Pokémon game sells 20-30 million any more. But Pokémon games are released far more frequently than any Mario series. All of the main series Pokémon games on DS alone combine for over 57 million sales, more than Mario Kart's DS and Wii outings combined.


Well actually Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii sold around the same amount combined, and they are only 2 games compared to 5

What he is saying is that there is only 1 mario kart game on each system. 

Meanwhile pokemon has multiple and more frequent.  Thus people may skip a gen, or wait till the 3rd one comes out ect.

BUT if they want mario kart there is no other way to get it than to buy the one versoin.



That is true, but it still doesn't explain why 2 Mario Karts outsold 5 Pokemon games

irstupid on 11 February 2013
newwil7l said:
irstupid said:
newwil7l said:
the_dengle said:
newwil7l said:
the_dengle said:
Pokémon is Nintendo's biggest franchise, providing we're splitting Mario up into subseries.


Well it seems that both 2D Mario and Mario Kart have become more popular as of late.

It seems that way because no Pokémon game sells 20-30 million any more. But Pokémon games are released far more frequently than any Mario series. All of the main series Pokémon games on DS alone combine for over 57 million sales, more than Mario Kart's DS and Wii outings combined.


Well actually Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii sold around the same amount combined, and they are only 2 games compared to 5

What he is saying is that there is only 1 mario kart game on each system. 

Meanwhile pokemon has multiple and more frequent.  Thus people may skip a gen, or wait till the 3rd one comes out ect.

BUT if they want mario kart there is no other way to get it than to buy the one versoin.


That is true, but it still doesn't explain why 2 Mario Katys outsold 5 Pokemon games

Mario Kart is more popular I assume is the explanation.

I was just trying ot explain his point of view.   He basically saying if there was only 1 pokemon game on the DS, it would have more sales than any of those 5 pokemon games individually.  

Now would that 1 pokemon game have sold more than either mario kart ds or mario kart wii, I don't know.  



Deyon on 11 February 2013
F0X said:
Deyon said:
I don't know why i chose GTA to back what i said. Call of Duty walks all over GTA.


That wouldn't help much. To my knowledge, every main Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare 2 has been bundled.

I really don't know much about Call of Duty, what i know is that they only get 1 bundle at launch and thats it.



F0X on 11 February 2013
Deyon said:
F0X said:
Deyon said:
I don't know why i chose GTA to back what i said. Call of Duty walks all over GTA.


That wouldn't help much. To my knowledge, every main Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare 2 has been bundled.

I really don't know much about Call of Duty, what i know is that they only get 1 bundle at launch and thats it.


It's not unusual for a Call of Duty game to have a 360 bundle and a PS3 bundle at the same time, I'd like to add.



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newwil7l on 11 February 2013
F0X said:
Deyon said:
F0X said:
Deyon said:
I don't know why i chose GTA to back what i said. Call of Duty walks all over GTA.


That wouldn't help much. To my knowledge, every main Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare 2 has been bundled.

I really don't know much about Call of Duty, what i know is that they only get 1 bundle at launch and thats it.


It's not unusual for a Call of Duty game to have a 360 bundle and a PS3 bundle at the same time, I'd like to add.



There is no use in trying to argue with him. He just won't realize