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Last week Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime said that he believes New Super Mario Bros. Wii will outsell Modern Warfare 2 on a single platform.
Now that Modern Warfare 2 has been released, Reggie stated that he is not surprised at how many units have already sold, although he expects MW2 to have trouble maintaining high sales numbers while NSMB Wii will sell consisently for the next few years...
Here’s Fils-Aime’s response when asked if he was surprised by the success of Modern Warfare 2.
“You know, I was not. We know that it’s a high-quality title. We know that it will do exceptionally well. Their challenge is going to be sustaining that. It was so big so fast, what happens next week and the week after? Versus Mario is going to sell for high numbers every day now through, really, for the next couple of years.”
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This has gotta be the most delusional bastard alive atm -_-
Just wait until Janruary, then you can start the playground name-calling.
If he wants to play the sales figures angle shouldn't he wait until there are actual sales figures to compare instead of coming across as an arrogant twat where there is currently nothing to substantiate such a remark?
But hey, it’s the business world, and with a company like Nintendo trying to interest people in their games with an interview, why not say that their game will outsell someone else’s?
MW2 sold 4.7 million copies in its first weekend. Obviously, Mario isnt as strong as a competitor as he is trying to make out.
"NSMBW is going to outsell MW2 across all platforms!
MW2 comes out.
"Uhh . . . yeah, so? NSMBW is going to sell LONGER than MW2, therefore sell more!"
What ever can we expect to see next? Any guesses?
I'm betting next we're going to see something that talks about MW2 being a typical shooter whereas NSMBW is a classic and has something for both casual and hardcore fans!
Cause I'd put money on that.
I kinda hope NSMB Wii does relatively horrible just to shut him up. He's just becoming into an annoying prick now. People actually looked up to him when he used to take the stage, but now he's just acting like a retard. So yeah, it's for your own good Reggie.
"Diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain."
Still, it's a fantastic analogy.
NSMBWii won't leave the NPD Top Ten until Galaxy 2 comes out. Mark my words.
MW2 did more than half of that on day 1. Wii is losing steam fast. This is desperation we're seeing. Either that or seriously misguided confidence.
As for desperation, the Wii continues to outsell every other console month in and month out. If that's desperation, sign me up, I wanna be deprived!
anything other than that and, no deal Howie.
And comparing New Super Mario Bros. on the DS and how well it sold to how well NSMBWii will sell isn't logic at all. They're two different systems. DS has more consoles out there and cheaper games. It doesn't work that way.
If you didn't buy Galaxy, chances are you aren't chomping at the bit for NSMB. So basically if they sell over 8 million they'd be lucky.
MW2 got a huge burst on launch and will eventually fade since pretty much everyone who wants it has it already.
That's not to say that Mario will sell more overall however.
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