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I don't know, Rol. 20 million?

Someone might necro this thread a year and a half from now to show you how foolish you were.



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Not one of your better ones, but hey, at least it has SOME funny.



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RolStoppable said:
amp316 said:

I don't know, Rol. 20 million?

Someone might necro this thread a year and a half from now to show you how foolish you were.

To rub it in that the game stands already at 30m?

If it has the varied control schemes of the Gamecube controller, Wii Remote only, Wii Remote and Nunchuck, Wii Wheel, Wii Zapper, Wii Motion Plus and is also compatible with the soon to be released Vitality Sensor and the yet to be announced Wii Fishing Rod then maybe...

just maybe. 



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Kantor said:
Not one of your better ones, but hey, at least it has SOME funny.


I don't recall you ever in your history at this site doing anything funny at all (intentionally) so you really shouldn't talk. 



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This's a Rol thread, I love those they are so sarcastic and funny and sometimes he says the true.



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Here's some better logic.

Mario Kart Wii > Mario Kart DS in sales

So if this beats NSMB DS, that gives it a good chance at 20 million.



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There's one unknown factor here, and that is the word "new". For example, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the NEW World on Wii sold less than just Tales of Symphonia on GameCube. This could also be attributed to the words "Dawn", "of" "the" and "World". It's probably "World", since "Super Mario World" sold less than "Super Mario Bros.". But numbers decrease the effect, because even with the "World", Super Mario World outsold Super Mario Bros. 3.

Notice that none of the Wii's top sellers have numbers in their names, despite many of them being from long-standing series.

EDIT: Wait, there is Mario Party 8. Well, that is simple. The word "Party" increases sales with the number 8, because there is food at parties, and 8 = ate, so I 8 the food at the party. See how that works? So this game would sell even better if it was called Super Mario Bros. Party 8 Wii. Or, actually, Wii Super Mario Bros. Party 8, because having the Wii at the front increases sales.



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amp316 said:
Kantor said:
Not one of your better ones, but hey, at least it has SOME funny.


I don't recall you ever in your history at this site doing anything funny at all (intentionally) so you really shouldn't talk. 

I just miss the time when Rol's threads were hilarious

I know I couldn't do something even this good

It's like when Federer starts playing badly and loses to Nadal at Wimbledon, and you think "why the hell isn't he beating Nadal?" when you know perfectly well that you could never even get into Wimbledon.



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amp316 said:
Kantor said:
Not one of your better ones, but hey, at least it has SOME funny.


I don't recall you ever in your history at this site doing anything funny at all (intentionally) so you really shouldn't talk. 


Yeah I hate when people criticise others for something they can't do better themselves. That's why I never complain about game designers, film directors, musicians, artists, actors, shop staff, jugglers, waiters, chefs, footballers, sports team coaches, taxi drivers or negligent parents.



kennyrester said:
amp316 said:
Kantor said:
Not one of your better ones, but hey, at least it has SOME funny.


I don't recall you ever in your history at this site doing anything funny at all (intentionally) so you really shouldn't talk. 


Yeah I hate when people criticise others for something they can't do better themselves. That's why I never complain about game designers, film directors, musicians, artists, actors, shop staff, jugglers, waiters, chefs, footballers, sports team coaches, taxi drivers or negligent parents.

you are making me feel bad.... :(



MikeB predicts that the PS3 will sell about 140 million units by the end of 2016 and triple the amount of 360s in the long run.