You expect Mario Kart DS to sell that much? Why?

What?

Mario Kart DS was there placed at 22 million. It's at 16 million now, and it's looking at ~ 17.7 million by the end of the year.

 That will make its sales no less than 4.3 million this year, which is roughly the same as the year before.

Thus, reaching 22 million will be no problem. In fact, 22 million may be the low end.

Oh.

....Well

...I guss that makes sense

Well it's possible but you could also make the "Brain Age" argument. It sold right along with its sequel and was undeterred by it still even now. But I guess the main difference is Wii Fit Plus is Wii Fit with extra stuff

But I would still think MK Wii still has more selling power to begin with just because it can literally reach any kind of gamer. Wii fit might close itself off to a larger crowd (long time gamers, people who see it as something for what they aren't, etc) but Mario Kart is a game that is loved for its simplicity and fun and competed on regularly for its intensity. That is a combination for big sales because it is appeals to everyone.

So while I don't see Wii Fit fading too much (in the normal sense with a sequel) Mario Kart Wii will stay strong the entire selling cycle of the Wii... no doubt. So it could happen. I really do wonder what this bodes for Mario kart as a franchise after this. Mario Kart was already huge on SNES, N64, GBA, and GC but it just exploded in sales on Wii and DS. Next editions could just be colossal.

You guys are all just considering 'until the next generation' Assuming the next Ninty console is backwards compatible, Wii Fit/Wii Fit plus may keep selling long into next gen. Scary. I suspect Mario Kart Wii HD will be released early into next gen, and I doubt MK:Wii will continue to sell after its release.

I don't see why Wii Fit and Wii Fit + shouldn't be counted as the same game. In truth, the + version is the equivalent to DLC. No one would dare count Fallout 3 and Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition as two separate games in terms of sales. If the Wii had a proper HD, they could have just released this update online and this debate would never have occurred.

^ I own Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus. A lot of people upgraded like I did. You can't really add the sales together.

It is not selling faster. It had a more staggered launch. Look at week1 figures for US.

Wii Fit was Japan only for it's first few months, WF+ is already in 2 regions.

Edit: bah.

there is no data for balanceboard sold is there (bundled fit+ is not distinguished in sales here is it?)