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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Why New Super Mario Bros. Wii WILL NOT sell 11 million in less than a year.

OK guys, there is a controversy going on. Good thing I am here to set you guys straight because, as you guys know, logic, intelligence, facts, evidence, logarithms, and other things, are the primary factors that go into posts I create.

So without furthur ado, let's get to the topic at hand. NSMB Wii. What are the sales going to be like? Do we have another 10mil+ Wii game on our hands? Well, I believe so, but a few members on this site are expecting NSMB Wii to.. do something that not many games are able to do.

The first thing we should do is take a look at which games this decade were able to even sell 11 million units in its lifetime

1

Wii Sports

Nintendo

Wii

Nov-06

44.50m

2

Wii Play

Nintendo

Wii

Dec-06

22.70m

3

Nintendogs

Nintendo

DS

Apr-05

22.09m

4

New Super Mario Brothers

Nintendo

DS

May-06

18.47m

5

Wii Fit

Nintendo

Wii

Dec-07

17.89m

6

GTA: San Andreas

Take Two

PS2

Oct-04

17.78m

7

Brain Training

Nintendo

DS

May-05

17.33m

8

Pokemon Gold/Silver

Nintendo

GB

Nov-99

~17.00m

9

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

Nintendo

DS

Sep-06

16.79m

10

Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire

Nintendo

GBA

Nov-02

15.40m

11

Mario Kart Wii

Nintendo

Wii

Apr-08

15.38m

12

Gran Turismo 3: A Spec

Sony

PS2

Apr-01

14.87m

13

Mario Kart DS

Nintendo

DS

Nov-05

14.56m

14

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Take Two

PS2

Oct-02

14.20m

15

Brain Age 2

Nintendo

DS

Dec-05

13.87m

16

Grand Theft Auto III

Take Two

PS2

Oct-01

11.60m

Not a very big list, is it? The very first thing you may notice is the amount of Nintendo published games that are present. Before we move furthur I would like to have a moment of silence. During this silence, I want everyone to concentrate on how awesome Nintendo is and what they have done for gaming.

 

Now that we have appreciated Nintendo, let's weed out all the games that have sold less than 11 million units in its first year of release. We are left with these:

GTA: San Andreas - 12.1 mil

Wii Fit - 13 mil

Mario Kart Wii - 15 mil

As you can see, from the 16 games that have sold 11 million or above in this decade, only THREE have managed to pull these numbers off in less than a year. You guys expect NSMB Wii to pull off what only THREE games this decade have managed to do?

Let's take this a little furthur though, and do a tiny analysis of why these three games sold as fast as they did. Wii Fit is working out. That is something EVERYBODY can relate to. To this day, Wii Fit sells like a monster, and it really is no surprise why. Mario Kart Wii.. Let's be honest, nobody expected these sales. I remember the midnight release for this game.. pitiful. But what did MKWii do? It revolutionized the way we play racing games. Not only that, but it was bundled with a steering wheel. genius.  And as far as GTA goes, this was a time when GTA was skyrocketing in popularity, and by the time 2005 rolled around, EVERYBODY AND THEIR FUCKING GRANDMA HAD A PLAYSTATION 2.

So what does this mean for NSMB Wii? I will let you guys decide, although I know I am right.

 

 

My brain tells me that NSMB Wii will not make these numbers. And this is the same brain that helps me breathe, regulate my digestive system, helps me shit, etc. It has not failed me yet.



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It will trust me any mario game = Huge SALES! maybe not 11m but at least 8-10m



I owned a 360 for 7 months and i realised there is no point will all the PS3 games coming out this year Uncharted 3 <3

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Only 11?



                            

RolStoppable said:
Your brain also told you to buy Happy Feet for the Wii. I am surprised that you still have faith in your brain.

Anyway, I laughed. Good thread.

lol. Come on, Rol, you know that was a troll thread. You can't use that against me. I even got banned for writing that thread!



i don't think it'll beat any of those games in less than year, it will sell well though... then again you ever know



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I like... this was a funny op.



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Funny thread.

NSMB won't sell 11M AND you bought Happy Feet?

Hilarious.



Nov 2016 - NES outsells PS1 (JP)

Don't Play Stationary 4 ever. Switch!

seriously, this is the best we can do, people?

Rols thread has more comments than mine. what the fuck?

not to mention, i actually have FACTS whereas Rol just pulled sentences out of his ass.

Seriously how many 'five reasons why...' rol threads are we going to have. COME ON ROL, YOU GOTTA INNOVATE!



Wii sports sold more than 10 million its first year



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

Eh, it's doable.

Look at Wii Sports Resort. That thing is going to blow right past 11mil in its first year of sales.

Although NSMB Wii doesn't have the advantage of MK Wii's wheel, it does have the advantage of a larger userbase. Also, it's the main holiday game of 2009, so it'll probably reach near 7mil from November / December alone. An extra 4mil from there on is cake.