NOT TRUE! Few of my friends actually own Nintendo systems but they all love mario kart when they get a chance to play it. I means theres a reason why the last one sold 35m.

bubblegamer said: spemanig said: Ka-pi96 said: Makes sense for a better game to sell more Destiny is barely even a good game, let alone a better game than Mario Kart 8. I dunno. Destiny may not be a great game, but it's certainly better than MK8. Most gamers don't even like Mario.

Walk before you run dude. At least half of gamers like Mario. It's just this site happens to be filled with gamers who think the exact same shooters that are released every year are good. Don't say oh well Mario does the same thing. Well, CoD4-Ghosts was basically the sme game. Mario Sunshine and Mario Galaxy were very different. Galaxy and 3D World are very different. Yes Mario is over used, but a lot of people like Mario.

Or maybe it's a dislike of Destiny?

I'm just letting you know that that whole sequence of events really stood out for me. It's a story about survival (it's in the title of the game: The Last of Us), it shouldn't gloss over how a certain portion of the survival aspect works out.

As for the gas thing, you're right, that was silly too it just never really stood out for me as much as Joel getting impaled and then getting patched up via time-skip.

You know..  while that statement is true, that is a phenomenon that doesn't seem to be happening with the Wii U titles.

I just took the time to compare a few games taking into consideration the time they have been on the market and the place they are on this weeks chart (it is sad that I have nothing better to do on a Friday night but what the hell) anyway, it looks like the install base is affecting the Wii U games (people need to have the machines first in order to play the games after all)

19

Mario Kart 8 (WiiU) Nintendo, Racing

26,404

2,672,546

17

21

Watch Dogs (PS4) Ubisoft, Action

24,887

3,057,455

17

20

Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Action

26,077

18,554,774

53

30

Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS4) Activision, Shooter

16,545

2,666,174

45

61

Super Mario 3D World (WiiU) Nintendo, Platform

Pro

N/A

44

It is worth noting that other games like Pikmin, DKTF, Zelda WW, Lego City etc, are nowhere to be found in the chart.

Congrats to Destiny, but it's obvious that MK8 will have better legs.

Mario Kart 8 is just barely outselling watch dogs weekly and watch dogs is a good 400k units ahead in total sales. If watch dogs can hold off MK8 what makes you think Destiny which is bigger can't? 

chakkra said: bobfulci said: Ka-pi96 said: bobfulci said: Ka-pi96 said:   The PS4 version. But who knows? I am a fan of both Sony and Nintendo but I definitely see what Nintendo means when they refer to some of their big titles as "evergreens." They just keep growing and growing, albeit slowly sometimes. Don't all games technically do that though? Some games do but it seems like Nintendo titles have a stronger-than-usual ability to keep selling in good numbers long after the initial release date You know..  while that statement is true, that is a phenomenon that doesn't seem to be happening with the Wii U titles. I just took the time to compare a few games taking into consideration the time they have been on the market and the place they are on this weeks chart (it is sad that I have nothing better to do on a Friday night but what the hell) anyway, it looks like the install base is affecting the Wii U games (people need to have the machines first in order to play the games after all) 19 Mario Kart 8 (WiiU) Nintendo, Racing 26,404 2,672,546 17 21 Watch Dogs (PS4) Ubisoft, Action 24,887 3,057,455 17 20 Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Action 26,077 18,554,774 53 30 Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS4) Activision, Shooter 16,545 2,666,174 45 61 Super Mario 3D World (WiiU) Nintendo, Platform Pro N/A 44 It is worth noting that other games like Pikmin, DKTF, Zelda WW, Lego City etc, are nowhere to be found in the chart.

The PS4 has suprprised me with the legs some of it's titles are having. Software sales will be out of this world for 2015 as a whole. 

EDIT: And the amazing thing is for this holiday until at least holiday 2015 the PS3 will be doing pretty big software sales on top of it. Isn't it ahead of the PS4 atm and might stay that way for another year at least? 

Did you honestly expect something different? Destiny is THE most overhyped game of all time, bar none, and it just so happens that the lead platform its featured on is also the current gen sales leader.

MK8 will get a decent boost around the holidays and maybe into Q1 '15 if SSBU moves some consoles, but that's it... it's no Mario Kart Wii, and won't have anywhere near the legs that game did.

More games on PS4 to choose from, whereas MK is one of Nintendo's biggest franchises. Destiny's sales are going to be more frontloaded.

Also Watch Dogs released at a time when there weren't any majors games releasing. Destiny just released before a big holiday season.