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Reggie's Bet? NSMBwii vs MW2...

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Khuutra on 05 January 2010
Pyro as Bill said:
Mario has been adjusted up in Americas by 400k.

The gap narrows to 1.7M (1.2M aligned launch) with 5 weeks left.

Can Mario continue to outsell CoD6 by 340k a week?

I'm gonna bet "no".



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JHawkNH on 05 January 2010
Pyro as Bill said:
Mario has been adjusted up in Americas by 400k.

The gap narrows to 1.7M (1.2M aligned launch) with 5 weeks left.

Can Mario continue to outsell CoD6 by 340k a week?


Both games could be adjusted again once NDP comes out, so we won't know the gap until then.

I am betting that it will be close enough that we will have to wait for the January NDP before everyone accepts the answer.



Khuutra on 05 January 2010
JHawkNH said:
Pyro as Bill said:
Mario has been adjusted up in Americas by 400k.

The gap narrows to 1.7M (1.2M aligned launch) with 5 weeks left.

Can Mario continue to outsell CoD6 by 340k a week?

Both games could be adjusted again once NDP comes out, so we won't know the gap until then.

I am betting that it will be close enough that we will have to wait for the January NDP before everyone accepts the answer.

For Mario, probably not. NPD will adjust according to Nintendo's numbers, not the other way around



heruamon on 05 January 2010
Linkzmax said:
heruamon said:
Reggie's bet was for MW2 on the 360 thru the NPD report delivered in January, and he lsot the bet. First off...NPD is for the NA, NOT the world, as when has NPD ever been reported for any other period?

I also want to point out that the bet was light hearted and in fun, not as a trash talking evolution, so I don't think people should beat him up over it, but let's be clear as to what was said...NSMB is over 2 million behind MW2 360...but LTD, there is little doubt that NSMB is going to win.

Here's a link the the VIDEO, and people need to LISTEN, starting at 4 min 20 secs:

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/77?ch=1&sd=1

Is there a some tracking firm you've heard someone out of the big three mention for worldwide numbers? Or should he have specified by saying NPD, Gfk, and Famitsu/MC? And if you were waiting for the numbers from the three different regions, which one would come last?

Sorry to pick you out of the crowd of people using the same logic, but it really doesn't clear things up as much as people make it sound like it does. I for one think it is about US only, but I think it's obvious he was only restating his belief that it NSMBW will outsell MW2 on a single platform. The safety net of what would most likely be a lead over PS3 allows a free win while still leaping for the "shooter-centric" 360.

Bolted part of your quote for simple emphasis. Some people take it far too seriously, as if their very life was the wager.

It was a lighthearted bet by Reggie...and I'm sure they were talking about the month NPD numbers that get press...not what some are trying to spin now....



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