Reviews should be comparable between the 2, I expect Ratchet and SMG to be in the low 90s range on gamerankings.

SMG will outsell Ratchet at least 2-1 though, if not more.

Albonius has it right. The numbers just ain't there. This is no disrespect to R&C - by all accounts it's an excellent series, and it's a crying shame that only one of the titles could sell over 1 million copies, and then just barely, on a system with an eventual user base in the neighborhood of 100 million.

Mario Sunshine sold over 5 million, despite some harsh criticism from gamers (to be fair, it did get very good reviews overall), on a console than barely squeaked past 20 million.

Now you have the Wii with more than twice the user base, all the press and good will, and a devoted fan base salivating for a crack at the most recognizable mascot since Mickey Mouse, while the PS3 is can't buy a good word and it's fans are desperate for something to break out.

Sure, there's the off chance that the stars will align just so for R&C, but only a fool would bet against the plumber.

Only one Ratchet game has ever broken 90% on Gamerankings. However, I do agree that this one will as well. Super Mario Sunshine rated a 92% on Gamerankings and is considered the worst in the series. Every website who has played SMG consders it one of the best. Considering that, I can't imagine it being below a 95%. Also, Super Mario Sunshine outsold every Ratchet game by at least 2 to 1 even though it was on a system with 1/5 the userbase. So, although you have the right idea, you should probably recheck the figures.

Misterd, you seem to be misinformed about Ratchet sales.

Name	Console	Publisher	Japan	America	Others	Total
	Ratchet and Clank	Sony	0.58	1.36	0.99	2.93
	Ratchet and Clank 2	Sony	0.26	1.35	0.81	2.42
	Ratchet and Clank 3	Sony	0.31	1.14	0.72	2.17
Totals (3 matches)	1.2	3.9	2.5	7.5

Although the series is declining in sales it still sells fairly strongly.  Just not as strongly as Mario.

Name	Console	Publisher	Japan	America	Others	Total
	Super Mario Sunshine	Nintendo	0.87	3.73	1.31	5.91

Reviewers cannot hurt Mario a bit. Even if SMG gets scores like 2.0, it will still sell millions.
Take Mario Party as an example. SMG is a WAY BIGGER than MP8.
A lot of people bought their Wii for Mario games, and I am one of them.

The chances are the same as Cabela`s Trophy stealing some of Halo 3 thunder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An_-EqWYXVs

R&C will be smash by Mario & Sonic at the Olympics anyway let alone SMG.

No

R and C doesn't stand a chance against Mario Galaxy sales and reviews wise.

Doesn't matter how good R&C is, Mario will eclipse it in sales because it's Mario.