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What game pushed more consoles?

MK8 143 82.18%
 
TF 29 16.67%
 
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Zero999 on 17 April 2014
pezus said:
Zero999 said:

I would raise that minimum if I were you.

A minimum is a minimum, not a maximum

Why don't you use that amazing logic to predict a minimum of 0 units for every game?



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mii-gamer on 17 April 2014

In my opinion, in the long run Mario Kart 8 would have sold my wii u then titanfall to xOne's



Max King of the Wild on 17 April 2014

Not even close.It has been shown time and again that people just don't want the wii u and it will continue to struggle till nintendo discontinues it. Besides, wii u launched over a year and a half ago. Most people who want mario kart have had a chance to pick it up already.

Wii u will drop to the25k or so week before mk8. Jump to 100k or so week of mk8. Then drop back to 40k the next 3 weeks or so



Dr.Henry_Killinger on 18 April 2014
DevilRising said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
The answer is No but unlike those above me I will explain why.
The reason TF did well but didn't push enough consoles to close the gap was because it was hyped since launch so its not a stretch to argue that TF has been selling console's since November.
The Wii U unfortunately has had a year on the Market, and while this game wasn't expressly announced till like last year, it and Smash 4 will probably perform worse than TF but better then DK:TF. They will sale well but pushing consoles is another thing entirely.


You honestly, earnestly think that MK8 or SBU are going to sell less than 2 million each? I'm sorry.....but even on a system struggling like Wii U, that simply is not possible. Especially not for Mario Kart. That game will sell 4 million MINIMUM, and it absolutely will push consoles. That is not in question whatsoever. It WILL help Wii U. The only question is by just how much?

I thought we were done with this: http://i5.minus.com/jj7gLRXHWPD3H.png

The question is whether or not MK8 will push consoles, selling 2 million on an install base of "6 million" is an attach rate of 1/3 which is better than TitanFall, but with regards to pushing console sales the age of the Wii U works against it. MK8 and Smash both have huge appeal with there fanbases, but do you really think MK8 and Smash fans haven't already bought the system in anticipation for it. I'm an exception since I'm expressely waiting for Smash, but my answer is still no.



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Zero999 on 18 April 2014
Max King of the Wild said:
Not even close.It has been shown time and again that people just don't want the wii u and it will continue to struggle till nintendo discontinues it. Besides, wii u launched over a year and a half ago. Most people who want mario kart have had a chance to pick it up already.

Wii u will drop to the25k or so week before mk8. Jump to 100k or so week of mk8. Then drop back to 40k the next 3 weeks or so

most people who want mario kart will only buy a wii u after it has mario kart.



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Zero999 on 18 April 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
DevilRising said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
The answer is No but unlike those above me I will explain why.
The reason TF did well but didn't push enough consoles to close the gap was because it was hyped since launch so its not a stretch to argue that TF has been selling console's since November.
The Wii U unfortunately has had a year on the Market, and while this game wasn't expressly announced till like last year, it and Smash 4 will probably perform worse than TF but better then DK:TF. They will sale well but pushing consoles is another thing entirely.


You honestly, earnestly think that MK8 or SBU are going to sell less than 2 million each? I'm sorry.....but even on a system struggling like Wii U, that simply is not possible. Especially not for Mario Kart. That game will sell 4 million MINIMUM, and it absolutely will push consoles. That is not in question whatsoever. It WILL help Wii U. The only question is by just how much?

I thought we were done with this: http://i5.minus.com/jj7gLRXHWPD3H.png

The question is whether or not MK8 will push consoles, selling 2 million on an install base of "6 million" is an attach rate of 1/3 which is better than TitanFall, but with regards to pushing console sales the age of the Wii U works against it. MK8 and Smash both have huge appeal with there fanbases, but do you really think MK8 and Smash fans haven't already bought the system in anticipation for it. I'm an exception since I'm expressely waiting for Smash, but my answer is still no.

bolded: considering the number of wii u's sold and the number of fans those series have: NO.



garretslarrity on 18 April 2014

If they do a $250 bundle with Mario Kart included, then they will sell 40M in the first week.



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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 18 April 2014
Zero999 said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
DevilRising said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
The answer is No but unlike those above me I will explain why.
The reason TF did well but didn't push enough consoles to close the gap was because it was hyped since launch so its not a stretch to argue that TF has been selling console's since November.
The Wii U unfortunately has had a year on the Market, and while this game wasn't expressly announced till like last year, it and Smash 4 will probably perform worse than TF but better then DK:TF. They will sale well but pushing consoles is another thing entirely.


You honestly, earnestly think that MK8 or SBU are going to sell less than 2 million each? I'm sorry.....but even on a system struggling like Wii U, that simply is not possible. Especially not for Mario Kart. That game will sell 4 million MINIMUM, and it absolutely will push consoles. That is not in question whatsoever. It WILL help Wii U. The only question is by just how much?

I thought we were done with this: http://i5.minus.com/jj7gLRXHWPD3H.png

The question is whether or not MK8 will push consoles, selling 2 million on an install base of "6 million" is an attach rate of 1/3 which is better than TitanFall, but with regards to pushing console sales the age of the Wii U works against it. MK8 and Smash both have huge appeal with there fanbases, but do you really think MK8 and Smash fans haven't already bought the system in anticipation for it. I'm an exception since I'm expressely waiting for Smash, but my answer is still no.

bolded: considering the number of wii u's sold and the number of fans those series have: NO.

Alright Zero, give me your estimation on the expected fanbase of MK8 and Smash 4. Of those, how many have not yet supported Nintendo's next gen console for a year? Lastly how close is your expected fanbase to the sales of the previous iterations, i.e Brawl and MK Wii.

Don't respond with google, because I would like to see your estimates and the facts that you are basing your argument from.



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Areal-Llort on 18 April 2014

Yes, it'll sell consoles. Mario Kart with online play gives it a huge amount of replay value. I remember playing MKWii so much, trying to get 9000+ VR points for different character+kart combos, setting up streams online to play with friends, gaming sites and fan forums making tournaments, and so forth.



drake_tolu on 18 April 2014

I think:
First Week: 250,000
second week: 150,000
third week: 120,000
fourth week: 100,000