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Forums - Sales - Can Mario Kart Wii sell more than GT5P on first week?

slacker164 on 12 April 2008
tabsina said:
Just a question.. when people say "its only GT5 *Prologue* so its not fair to compare with mario kart wii", are these the same people who continually push the case that its a full game in itself and not a demo? because as far as i can tell, if it is a game, then its sales have the right to be compared with any other game

In my case, yes. Though I wouldn't call GTP a full game, it's not a demo either. GTP is much more than a demo, but it's really for the hardcore GT fans. It's not limited in the ways most demos are. That is, there's no cut off point, it's just not as deep as a full GT game. It's like comparing Zelda Four Swords Adventure on the GC to Wind Waker or any other full fledged Zelda game. In other words, it's much like a spin-off, and spin-offs generally sell less than main entries in franchises. A spin-off of a large franchise is usually not going to beat a main entry of another big franchise.

So yeah, I think Mario Kart will sell more, but that doesn't make GTP a demo.



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Kihniö on 12 April 2008

Yeah it is possible..
And after the launch it is going to stay in wiis top selling games for long



yushire on 12 April 2008

If its WW sales, I think its possible, Mario Kart Wii already sold 300,000 units in Japan in just one day, not even a week. A day.

Though I dunno about european sales though, still waiting for week's sales of it but in Japan it already is



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E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced

 

E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.

 

E3 2010- Tape runs out

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