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Avinash_Tyagi on 03 January 2010

I remember people were saying before NSMB Wii launched that it wouldn't push hardware and would only sell to people who bought galaxy, I also remember people saying it would fizzle out fast and wouldn't keep momentum, so what do you guys think now?

 



 

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killeryoshis on 03 January 2010

They proberly still think so. With excuses like. "Its the holiday push!" or some absurb excuse like that



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psrock on 03 January 2010

To be fair, no one expected NSMB to sell so well in Japan where it has really had a huge impact despite FFXIII, but everywhere else, it's about the same as last year or a little bit lower.



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Arius Dion on 03 January 2010

I don't know, Rock, there were many people trumpeting NSMB as being Gigantic, lol. Rol comes to mind and Avinash also was one of those who said the game would be huge.

But on the other hand even Famitsu put NSMB at what 2.5m LTD? It's already there in less than a month lol. So that says a lot. But even the most optimistic person probably didn't see Japan's NSMB performance being this incredible.



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psrock on 03 January 2010
Arius Dion said:
I don't know, Rock, there were many people trumpeting NSMB as being Gigantic, lol. Rol comes to mind and Avinash also was one of those who said the game would be huge.

But on the other hand even Famitsu put NSMB at what 2.5m LTD? It's already there in less than a month lol. So that says a lot. But even the most optimistic person probably didn't see Japan's NSMB performance being this incredible.

Everyone thought the game would be huge, but not fastest selling game ever huge, I saw it as a game with years of legs, no doubt sells 20 million plus, but so far, it's selling over 1.5 million a week. That's something noone expected.

As far as hardware, in japan, yes, would the wii had sold less without it in NA and Others, i doubt it.



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elmerion on 03 January 2010

People without facts tend to say lots of shit

The truthis Mario Bros series have gigantic sales behind them, as well as a lot of hardware



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Arius Dion on 03 January 2010
psrock said:
Arius Dion said:
I don't know, Rock, there were many people trumpeting NSMB as being Gigantic, lol. Rol comes to mind and Avinash also was one of those who said the game would be huge.

But on the other hand even Famitsu put NSMB at what 2.5m LTD? It's already there in less than a month lol. So that says a lot. But even the most optimistic person probably didn't see Japan's NSMB performance being this incredible.

Everyone thought the game would be huge, but not fastest selling game ever huge, I saw it as a game with years of legs, no doubt sells 20 million plus, but so far, it's selling over 1.5 million a week. That's something noone expected.

As far as hardware, in japan, yes, would the wii had sold less without it in NA and Others, i doubt it.


Yeah I can get with that. but you think its effect on USA and Others isn't substantial? Or just less substantial than Japans? I'm not sure about America but Others..maybe.



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psrock on 03 January 2010
Arius Dion said:
psrock said:
Arius Dion said:
I don't know, Rock, there were many people trumpeting NSMB as being Gigantic, lol. Rol comes to mind and Avinash also was one of those who said the game would be huge.

But on the other hand even Famitsu put NSMB at what 2.5m LTD? It's already there in less than a month lol. So that says a lot. But even the most optimistic person probably didn't see Japan's NSMB performance being this incredible.

Everyone thought the game would be huge, but not fastest selling game ever huge, I saw it as a game with years of legs, no doubt sells 20 million plus, but so far, it's selling over 1.5 million a week. That's something noone expected.

As far as hardware, in japan, yes, would the wii had sold less without it in NA and Others, i doubt it.


Yeah I can get with that. but you think its effect on USA and Others isn't substantial? Or just less substantial than Japans? I'm not sure about America but Others..maybe.

It's a hardware seller, trust me, but more so in JAPAN.



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Akvod on 03 January 2010

I think nostalgia and the local multiplayer would actually attract a lot of customers.