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Pikmin 3 will probably sell 2-3 million. It's going to be the first proper Wii U exclusive, and now that Pikmin has a name, it will sell better then Pikmin 1 (which released right beside Smash Bros) and Pikmin 2.

X will top XenoBlade Chronicles, but I dunno by how much. It's likely going to sell better then XenoGears and could push numbers as good as XenoSaga episode 1. However I don't see it selling over 2 million, even 1.5 million is a stretch. It's not Final Fantasy, so it just doesn't have that brand name appeal.

Smash Bros..... I dunno. I think 10 million seems right. Namco took the Xeno franchise and pushed sales to new records, as long as this game is genuinly different, and good, it will sell.

Mario Kart 8 should top 30 million. It's going to release early, and get bundled, and be a huge reason to get a Nintendo platform like always. Mario home console games typically sell 1/3rd as well as the home consoles, so I'm expecting Wii U to sell 90 million units lifetime.

SMT X Fire Emblem - 1 million, LOL. Sad, but true.

Wind Waker HD - 3 million, like Ocarina of Time remake.

New Zelda - If it releases in a reasonable time, 7 million. If done super well, maybe 10.

Next Metroid Prime - 2 million. Less then Prime 1, but more then 2 or 3.

Super Mario Universe, probably 6-8 million.

The Wonderful 101 - 1 million

Bayonetta 2 - 1 to 1.5 million

Lego City Undercover - 2 million, maybe 3 with bundles.

EDIT - Wii U sales should go up 5k weekly after Lego, and maybe another 5k weekly after Pikmin (and hold those figures). Wind Waker will probably push Wii U numbers above 360 weekly numbers (whatever they are at the point) and when the next Mario Kart, Smash Bros or Mario Platformer release.....Wii U will dominate. Easily it will become the best selling system, maybe holding 200k weekly in 2014 (assuming something comes out this fall).

X, Metroid Prime 4, and Bayonetta 2 will probably only give Wii U sales a temporary spike.



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I'm not giving numbers but lets just say they will all do very well.



Way way way to little information to tell. First you have to know the Wii U userbase, which is difficult enough to predict. But I think its safe to say that 3D Mario, Kart, Smash Bros, Lego City, etc will sell far better than any game out for Wii U currently, save NSMB.



Deyon said:
BasilZero said:
Same as Wii titles sold

Wut?

Wii U is a disappoinment compared to the Wii. Wii was selling out everywhere whan it first launched, Wii U not so much.

How can it sell those software units if it can't match Wii's hardware sales? The casuals are not there, so it's on the core gamers to buy them.

Btw, i'm not trolling ;o

 

I love how you're question basil's response, but not questioning the (presumably joking) response that Zelda, if cartooney) will sell less than windwaker did.

 

So I put it to you, how can the gamecube sell those software units if it can't match the WiiU's hardware sales?



X 500k
Bayonetta 2 500k
Pikmin 3 800k
Metroid 800k
WWHD 1m
Lego City 1.5m
Zelda 2m
Wii Fit U 2m
Smash Bros. 3m
3D Mario 3m
Mario Kart 5m

Console itself: 15m lifetime



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Soleron said:

X 500k
Bayonetta 2 500k
Pikmin 3 800k
Metroid 800k
WWHD 1m
Lego City 1.5m
Zelda 2m
Wii Fit U 2m
Smash Bros. 3m
3D Mario 3m
Mario Kart 5m

Console itself: 15m lifetime



O.o (no comment, just stares)



tbone51 said:
Soleron said:

X 500k
Bayonetta 2 500k
Pikmin 3 800k
Metroid 800k
WWHD 1m
Lego City 1.5m
Zelda 2m
Wii Fit U 2m
Smash Bros. 3m
3D Mario 3m
Mario Kart 5m

Console itself: 15m lifetime



O.o (no comment, just stares)

I'll link to this post when it happens. I think it's basically a Gamecube minus the decent launch.



Soleron said:
tbone51 said:
Soleron said:

X 500k
Bayonetta 2 500k
Pikmin 3 800k
Metroid 800k
WWHD 1m
Lego City 1.5m
Zelda 2m
Wii Fit U 2m
Smash Bros. 3m
3D Mario 3m
Mario Kart 5m

Console itself: 15m lifetime



O.o (no comment, just stares)

I'll link to this post when it happens. I think it's basically a Gamecube minus the decent launch.



just a quick question, how much will Vita sell lifetime?



100% penetration rate, you lot have nothings else to play Hahaha *runs away*

No but seriously, Pikim isn't even that big a deal in my opinion but its gonna explode onto the Wii U because the lack of competition.



In order of sales:

Mario Kart: 13 million
Super Smash Bros.: 9 million
Super Mario 3D: 7 million
Wii Fit U: 5.5 million
The Legend of Zelda: 5.5 million
Retro's project (whatever it is): 3 million
Lego City Undercover: 2.5 million
Yarn Yoshi: 2.5 million
Wind Waker: 2.5 million
Pikmin 3: 2 million
"X": 1.5 million
SMT X Fire Emblem: 1 million
Wonderful 101: 800,000
Bayonetta 2: 500,000