Too bad crazzy didnt get a permaban, he deserves it.

Why are you guys jumping all over Crazzyman, SMG has pretty much stopped selling in Japan, its doing under 4k each week in the country. We are not talking about WW sales but Japan sales in a MK:wii Japan thread. Its doing better then SMG but will have an opening lower then Brawl. You guys are aslo acting as if MK on the Ds is the best selling games ever. It has about a 15% attach ratio and sells pretty much the same attah ratio each week. Given ioi's own statistical error to the attach ratio each week.

Griffin, we're jumping on him because he acts like Mario Kart Wii opening DAY of "only" 300k is a bad thing, when Mario Kart DS (only in Japan) opened to 230k first WEEK, and is now passing 3.1 million in Japan. And check the link I asked Crazzy to go to, Mario Kart DS is number 12 on the Japan weekly list, after 122 weeks! Thinking that Mario Kart Wii is going to stop selling like Galaxy is just plain wrong. 3D platformers don't appeal to the Japanese as much as 2D platformers do, and Mario Kart has a much much more broader appeal.

Why wouldnt one jump on crazzyman? thats the question.

 I went to the link and saw MK at 14k this week.  I also see how SMG is selling at 50% below Mario on the DS, while the DS one is at 98weeks and SMG is at 23weeks. While both systems are selling about the same amount each week in Japan.  Following this trend i would imagine MK:wii to sell at about 7k each week tops after week 11.  Which is great but it will not see the incredible legs or sales of Mk DS.

"Following this trend i would imagine MK:wii to sell at about 7k each week tops after week 11. Which is great but it will not see the incredible legs or sales of Mk DS. "

You must be out of your mind already, 7k after week 11? Check Smash and then come back with a proper answer.

No Griffin, Mario on the DS is a 2D platformer and Mario on the Wii is a 3D platformer (that would explain the sales difference) while MK:DS and MK:Wii are the same genre.

Which link did you go to exactly? Because I have Mario Kart DS at position 12?

12

Mario Kart DS

Nintendo

122

14,427

3,110,358

But maybe I'm completely missing something?

Also, like others have said (as did I in that post you quoted), Japanese don't love 3D platformers as much as 2D ones, so the ones on the DS (NSMB) sell a lot better than ones on the Wii (SMG). Also, Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS probably have a lot more in common than NSMB and SMG, so the sales should be more similar.

Edit: I see, it's selling 14k, which is still great after 122 weeks. It's at position 12 though.

 Smash is also an amazing game , while everything we have seen from MK puts it at a low 8tops.  Mk:wii will also have more front loaded sales then MK:DS, this will leave just the more casual gamer who picks up MK after week 11.

Wait... What's going on here? A "Mario only sells on handhelds" argument? Hahahahahahaha.