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I don't even think cross buy would help the situation quite a bit ... 

The better idea would have been is to release the WII U version first and keep it exclusive for a several months before releasing the 3DS version so that this advantage would have been better leveraged for consumers buying the WII U. 

way to cherry pick comments. Fair enough, the original XB still sold more than the GC. Mind you that was a console that just come into the console race and was practically non existent in japan. Why do you think that was.

But you are right lets drop it.... lets agre to disagree. I will just say again, in a few weeks or months time... we will see how much better SSB will help the wiiU sales. And how the wiiU will have a much better percentage boost during the holidays compared to the other platforms in relation to their monthly sales.

Will there be a bump because of Smash Bros. on Wii U? Probably, but will most of the bump be because of the holiday season ramping up, or because of the game alone? Understanding how well the game will push consoles will be difficult during that period of time, though I can already imagine the Smash fanatics: "OMG, see, Smash Bros. caused a huuuge bump!!!". I'm inclined to believe the holidays themselves, along with all the Wii U content that's available now, will have a bigger push than Smash Bros alone. Wii U didn't exactly light up the charts on fire when Mario Kart released (got a decent bump), which is a bigger and more popular series (appeals to a bigger audience than Smash Bros ever will), why will Smash Bros. be a bigger system mover than that?

I think people need to understand the situation, Smash Wii U will sell mainly to those who already have the console, it will be a multimillion seller, it will sell less than Mario Kart, still be a good success and ultimately not "save" the console. But it will be vital, because more big games the console gets will play a bigger factor in aiding some sort of recovery, even if it's just a few pulses. Those who expect something huge from Smash Bros alone will be disappointed.

The 3DS version is parasitic too, eating away from Smash Bros. Wii U's potential. Some will be satisfied with the 3DS version, and not care about buying a whole new console to play whats essentially about the same stuff. This whole "Smash fans will buy the 'real' version, it's meant to be played on the TV screen and will be the reason for big sales" nonsense....is nonsense, seems to be a common statement from Smash Bros fanatics. Apparently because of this "fact", the Wii U game won't be affected heavily by the 3DS one. Face the facts, those " double dippers" will be mainly the hardcore Smash Bros. fans, hence, not the majority, nowhere near those numbers Brawl put out of over 12 million, that's not the real size of the "hardcore" fanbase, it's much smaller. A lot of people will be content with the 3DS version and won't buy a $300 console to play this supposed "superior and better" version.

The only thing making me nervous about SSB Wii U's sales is SSB 3DS releasing first. I'm not sure I buy that being a good thing cause people will test it out there and then decide they want it on Wii U. I think it's possible a lot of people will get it on the 3ds since that has a big install base, and then look at that as yet another reason they don't need to buy a Wii U. But I still have faith the Wii U version will sell consoles. It's in a great release spot to do that.

I agree with OP. SSB U wont move much Wii U hardware. 3DS version will take the sales.

Are you trying to say that graphics makes a game good?

+1.

Your are assuming a majority of people willing to double dip already have a WiiU I don't think that is very realistic either. I know a few people myself that were holding out on a WiiU for Smash (and bought the 3DS version) I know this is my own corner of the world but hey, they world is a very big place and they can't be the only ones. 

Many people that started to play smash are MUCH older now so now they have the opportunity to play Smash on a lunch break, stuck up in a hotel on a business trip or waiting a few hours a day on some oil lease. Then they are able to go home and unwind on the weekend and Play Smash on the big screen with some friends.

Keep what I said in mind and now picture this, many of these people were simply waiting on Smash to justify a WiiU purchase. Some people need more then one game before they can hop into bed with a console :-p For me I have to have a least 4 games on a system before I will buy it's why I waited for Infamous:SS before I bought a PS4, that does not mean I won't go back and pick up some older software. Same with the WiiU I bought, now I mainly got that for Mario but Smash was a big factor and the original plan was to wait for a Smash bundle or a BF deal, however I buckled and bought one so now I don't have to hunt one down over the holidays. 

Smash has a history of selling well, it moved and sold 7 million on a console that was like the WiiU not exactly selling well.  You probably could make some strong comparisons between that and the WiiU, but then again the fan base has grown and the game sold REALLY well on the WiiU 12+million though it did have a bigger install base, but it may have introduced people to the game that otherwise never played it before. 

I am sure some parents will not double dip, but the kids that want it on both systems in all honesty will get it done eventually. You are also assuming that it's only children that buy these consoles! That could not be more untrue. For many gamer's Nintendo was there first console and while they may have something else now many are drawn back to it..  Nintendo has not been my main console since the SNES but I have owned a N64, GC, Wii and WiiU when the PSX, PS2, PS3, PS4 were my main consoles. 

Maybe your overestimating the damage that the 3DS version will to to the console and maybe I am underestimating... Time will tell. 

Have you even bothered to look at the console spread (It's right on the front page)? At least according to VGChartz, 44 million to 7 million..... This is the only factor that means it will sell less on Wii U. I'm honestly expecting Wii U smash numbers to be somewhere in the range of 3 million-ish including digital (like Mario Kart 8). Those of us who pre-ordered on both consoles know what we want from both versions. The Wii U version is the one I will play mostly only with friends and what I will compete in tourney's with. The 3DS version I use mainly for playing with friends at my college when on break. 

@Bold, Online multiplayer is not the superior experience when it doesn't work well to begin with. In Smash local is usually the best way to play multiplayer. You sound like never played Goldeneye, the superior multiplayer FPS experience of it's era on consoles, which is split screen. I love those people who act like online is some godsend thing, we have had it for years. it just shows how anti-social the world has become when it comes to games that originally were meant to bring friends together now split them apart via rj-45. 

@underline, You obviously don't read a lot of comments on here, or anywhere for that fact about the game. It has widespread multiplayer issues. drops, consistant lag, frame drops to about 2 or 3 fps. You can go a solid 5 or 6 matches online no problem until someone has problems with their internet, then you suffer. Some of this stuff can be fixed via patch, but acting like Smash 3Ds is the only experience you need is laughable at best. 

I can't wait for the Wii U version personally