Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Peachylala]

Welcome to the HD generation my friend. Can't expect all those AAA games to have AAA sales! (and be good at the same time)

[BlackNMild2k1]

You guys wanna hear something real funny?

PSP Top game in November NPD was Little Big Planet which listed at #107 with 42,000 in sales.  LOL

And so much for the PSPgo having any sort of positive effect on the PSP brand anywhere in the world. That's also what makes this next comic so damn funny.


edit:

90k > CoD4:MW[Reflex] > Rabbids Go Home > LittleBigPlanet PSP > Darkside Chronicles > Extraction (LTD)

uh oh for RE:DSC & DSE

[SalesBot]

November NPD

001   (360)   CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* - 4,200,000   
002   (PS3)   CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* - 1,870,000   
003   (WII)   NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII - 1,390,000   
004   (360)   ASSASSIN'S CREED II - 794,700   
005   (360)   LEFT 4 DEAD 2 - 744,000   
006   (WII)   WII SPORTS RESORT* - 720,200   
007   (WII)   WII FIT PLUS* - 679,000   
008   (PS3)   ASSASSIN'S CREED II - 448,400   
009   (360)   DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS* - 362,100   
010   (WII)   MARIO KART W/ WHEEL - 315,000   
011   (WII)   WII PLAY (WITH REMOTE)   
012   (WII)   MARIO & SONIC WINTER OLYMPICS   
013   (WII)   VALUE GAME BUNDLE $19.99   
014   (NDS)   MARIO & LUIGI: BOWSER INSIDE STORY   
015   (PS3)   DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS* - 189,000   
016   (NDS)   VALUE GAME BUNDLE $14.99   
017   (PS3)   GOD OF WAR I & II COLLECTIOIN   
018   (360)   HALO 3: ODST   
019   (360)   BODERLANDS   
020   (360)   MADDEN NFL 10   

xxx    (PS3)   UNCHARTED 2 - 113,000

034    (? ?) - > 100,000   
035    (? ?) - < 100,000   

xxx    (WII)   BAND HERO - 83,000 ~ 100,000
xxx    (WII)   CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE: REFLEX - 72,000 ~ 90,000   
xxx    (WII)   TONY HAWK: RIDE - 67,000   
xxx    (WII)   RABBIDS GO HOME - 42,000 ~ 72,000   
107    (PSP)   LITTLE BIG PLANET - 42,000   
xxx    (WII)   RESIDENT EVIL: THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES - 9,000 ~ 42,000   
xxx    (WII)   LEGO ROCK BAND - 33,200
xxx    (360)   TONY HAWK: RIDE - 30,000   
xxx    (NDS)   LEGO ROCK BAND - 26,500
xxx    (360)   LEGO ROCK BAND - 16,600
xxx    (PS3)   TONY HAWK: RIDE - 16,000   
xxx    (PS3)   LEGO ROCK BAND - 6600

xxx    (ALL)   DJ HERO - 211,000   
xxx    (ALL)   BAND HERO - 153,000**
xxx    (ALL)   TONY HAWK: RIDE - 114k**
xxx    (ALL)   LEGO ROCK BAND - 83k**

**~60% of sales for each were on Wii

Band Hero (Wii) > Lego Rock Band (All)
"90k > Reflex > Rabbids Go Home > LittleBigPlanet PSP > Darkside Chronicles > Extraction (LTD)"

Month of November US + Japan
NPD (11/1 - 11/28) Media Create (11/2 - 11/29)

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     TOTAL            US           JAPAN

NDS   2,031,000   =   1,700,000   +    331,000
PSP     466,900   =     293,900   +    173,000
WII   1,398,000   =   1,260,000   +    138,000
PS3     879,400   =     710,400   +    169,000
360     836,500   =     819,500   +     17,000
PS2     211,100   =     203,100   +      8,000

[TJ Spyke]

There is a article on Industry Gamers where they actually think that the prices of PSP download games is what's causing the PSP Go to tank everywhere in the world. While PSP digital games are vastly over-priced (for example, "Beaterator" is little more than a music tool. It's not even a game, but it costs $40), they are not at all the problem. The PSP Go is $70 more than the next most expensive PSP model, but is vastly inferior. No one can deny that the PSP Go has been a flop.

[KDR_11k]

I'll grab RGH once it hits the pyramid. It's Ubisoft so that's pretty damn certain to happen.

[TJ Spyke]

"hits the pyramid"?

[Stratos]

"hits the pyramid"?

I think he is referring to the pile of bargain bin games at local stores.

[KDR_11k]

http://www.software-pyramide.de/news.asp?web=0

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 50, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)

UK:
01 (02) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (03) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
03 (01) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
04 (04) 360 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
05 (07) WII Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
06 (05) 360 Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
07 (24) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
08 (08) PS3 Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
09 (06) PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
10 (11) 360 Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
11 (12) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
12 (__) NDS The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
13 (09) 360 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
14 (10) PS3 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
15 (13) NDS Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
16 (14) 360 Left 4 Dead 2 (Electronic Arts)
17 (15) WII F1 2009 (Codemasters)
18 (16) 360 Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
19 (17) 360 Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
20 (19) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
21 (18) NDS Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
22 (28) WII Rabbids Go Home (Ubisoft)
23 (20) 360 Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
24 (22) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
25 (21) PS3 Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
26 (26) NDS Cooking Mama 3 (505 Games)
27 (23) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
28 (__) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
29 (27) PS3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)
30 (__) 360 Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft)
31 (32) PC Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
32 (33) 360 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
33 (31) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
34 (__) 360 Lips: Number One Hits (Microsoft)
35 (__) PS3 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
36 (30) NDS Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney Interactive Studios)
37 (__) WII Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
38 (34) WII Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
39 (38) 360 Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
40 (25) NDS Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)

Ireland:
01 (01) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (04) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
04 (03) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (05) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
06 (06) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
07 (07) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
08 (12) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
09 (09) Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
10 (08) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
11 (17) Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
12 (10) Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
13 (20) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
14 (15) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
15 (11) Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
16 (13) Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
17 (__) The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
18 (16) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
19 (14) Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
20 (__) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)

Denmark:
01 (01) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (02) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (04) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (05) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
06 (16) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
07 (07) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Activision Blizzard)
08 (06) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
09 (19) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Pan Vision)
10 (08) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
11 (09) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
12 (17) Wii Play (Nintendo)
13 (10) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
14 (14) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
15 (20) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
16 (18) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision Blizzard)
17 (11) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
18 (__) Football Manager 2010 (Pan Vision)
19 (__) Singstar Store Drømme (Nordisk Film)
20 (__) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)

Netherlands:
01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (03) [360] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (05) [WII] Wii Fit Plus(Nintendo)
05 (04) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
06 (06) [PC] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
07 (07) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
08 (08) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
09 (10) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
10 (09) [360] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)

France: Week 49, 2009
01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
03 (03) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
04 (04) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (__) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

Spain: November 2009
01 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (__) [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
03 (__) [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (01) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
05 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
06 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
07 (__) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
08 (__) [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
09 (__) [PC] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
10 (02) [PS3] Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)

Norway: Week 49, 2009
Consoles
01 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
02 (03) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
03 (02) Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
04 (05) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
05 (04) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
06 (06) Need for Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
07 (__) The Saboteur (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai)
09 (10) Singstar Abba (Sony)
10 (__) Band Hero (Activision)
11 (12) Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Sony)
12 (09) Winter Sports 2010 (RTL)
13 (11) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
14 (15) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision)
15 (__) Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
16 (16) Guitar Hero 5 (Activision)
17 (13) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
18 (__) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
19 (18) DJ Hero (Activision)
20 (08) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)

PC
01 (02) The Sims 3: Reisefeber (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
03 (04) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
05 (05) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
06 (07) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
07 (06) Josefine Skolehjelp: Bokstavjungelen (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Josefine Skolehjelp: Matterallyet (Pan Vision)
09 (__) Spore (Electronic Arts)
10 (08) Josefine Skolehjelp: Ordlek i luften (Pan Vision)

Handhelds
01 (02) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
02 (03) Littlest Pet Shop Friends (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) Littlest Pet Shop (DS) (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
05 (05) Josefine Skolehjelp: TÃ¥ke i Tallheimen (Pan Vision)
06 (08) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) (Sega)
07 (07) Josefine Skolehjelp: Kaos i Kommaby (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo)
09 (06) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
10 (__) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision)

Finland: Week 49-50, 2009
01 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision-Blizzard)
02 (03) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (06) Singstar SuomiPop (Sony)
04 (07) LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Activision-Blizzard)
05 (04) New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
06 (09) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
07 (08) NHL 10 (Electronic Arts)
08 (__) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
09 (02) Assassins Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts)

Germany:
01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
04 (__) [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
05 (05) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
07 (09) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
08 (07) [NDS] Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
09 (10) [WII] Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
10 (08) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)

PC
01 (01) Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (02) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) Fifa Manager 10 (Electronic Arts)
05 (05) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
06 (07) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
07 (__) Anno 1404 (Ubisoft)
08 (__) Need for Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
09 (08) Risen (Koch Media)
10 (06) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Sith (Activision)

Australia:
01 (02) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
04 (04) [WII] Criket Wii (Namco Bandai)
05 (07) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (__) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
07 (06) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern 2 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (09) [360] Call of Duty Modern 2 (Activision Blizzard)
09 (__) [360] Assassins Cred 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) [PS3] Assassins Cred 2 (Ubisoft)

[Caterkiller]

So far it seems Mario is selling better than MW everywhere but the US? Well on an individual console basis that is.

[KDR_11k]

Should make it fairly easy to win Reggie's bet.

[BlackNMild2k1]

But Reggie's bet is for US sales.

Unless you meant for Activision to win Reggie's bet.
There seems to be a pretty widespread NSMBW shortage in the US right now.
Most retailers seem to be low in/out of stock in lots of places. Instore and online.

[SalesBot]

Famitsu Sales: 12/7 - 12/13

01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 464,824 / 1,401,558   
02. [WII] Tales of Graces (Bandai Namco Games) - 143,000 / NEW   
03. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 117,000 / NEW   
04. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 97,000 / 1,877,000   
05. [PSP] Naruto: Shippuuden Narutimate Accelerator 3 (Bandai Namco Games) - 71,000 / NEW   
06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus   (Nintendo) - 66.000 / 1,060,000   
07. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Nintendo) -   
08. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 63,000 / 348,000   
09. [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 61,000 / NEW   
10. [WII] PokePark Wii: Pikachu no Daibouken (Nintendo) - 55,000 / 112,000   

xx. [PSP] Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gundam Vs. Gundam Next Plus    (Bandai Namco Games) - 49,000 / 287,000   
xx. [WII] Sengoku Musou 3 (Koei) - 34,000 / 161,000   
xx. [NDS] Luminous Arc 3: Eyes (Marvelous Entertainment) - 22,000 / NEW   
xx. [NDS] Kyoukugen Dasshutsu 9 Jikan 9 nin 9 no Tobira   (Spike) - 17,000 / NEW   
xx. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 15,000 / 5,602,000   
xx. [PSP] Tokimeki Memorial 4 (Konami) - 13,000 / 60,000   
xx. [PSP] Bleach: Soul Carnival 2 (SCE) - 11,000 / NEW   
xx. [WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2010 (Konami) - 9,300 / NEW   
xx. [PSP] R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate (Irem) - 3,700 / NEW   
xx. [NDS] Again: FBI Chou-Shinri Shousakan (Tecmo) - 1,000 / NEW   

Wii - 142,000
DSi - 70,000
DSiLL - 60,000
DSL - 10,000
PS3 - 76,000
PSP - 71,000
PSPgo - 3,300
360 - 10,000+

DS(combined) - 140k
PSP(combined) - 74.3k

Nintendo HW - 282k
Sony HW - 150.3k

[SalesBot]

Wii Million Sellers:
01. Wii Fit - 3,538,570
02. Wii Sports - 3,528,473
03. Wii Play - 2,697,416
04. Mario Kart Wii - 2,370,000
05. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 1,812,706
06. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 1,401,558
07. Wii Sports Resort - 1,355,000
08. Mario Party 8 - 1,354,885
09. Animal Crossing: City Folk - 1,182,000
10. Wii Fit Plus - 1,060,000

[KDR_11k]

xx. [PSP] R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate (Irem) - 3,700 / NEW   

I still think that's one of the worst game names ever.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

K-Type Strategy III:  Conference of Bitter Ass

[Stratos]

I thought Wii Music broke a million in Japan?

[SalesBot]

Media Create: 12/7 - 12/13

01. / 01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 431.000 / 1.366.000 (-54%)
02. / 00. [WII] Tales of Graces (Namco Bandai) - 143.000 / NEW
03. / 06. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) - 102.000 / 1.924.000 (+36%)
04. / 00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 93.000 / NEW
05. / 00. [PSP] Naruto: Shippuden Narutimate Accelerator 3 (Namco Bandai) - 76.000 / NEW
06. / 08. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) - 75.000 / 3.228.000 (+19%)
07. / 02. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 74.000 / 361.000 (-74%)
08. / 09. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 64.000 / 1.109.000 (+23%)
09. / 07. [WII] PokePark Wii: Picachu's Great Adventure (Pokemon Co.) - 57.000 / 121.000 (-11%)
10. / 03. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Gundam Next Plus (Namco Bandai) - 56.000 / 279.000 (-75%)

11. / 05. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5)
12. / 00. [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix)
13. / 13. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard (Level 5)
14. / 00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami)
15. / 00. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami)
16. / 04. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei)
17. / 18. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
18. / 20. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Dodon to 2 Yome! (Namco Bandai)
19. / 00. [NDS] Luminous Arc 3: Eyes (Marvelous Entertainment)
20. / 21. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo)
21. / 24. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
22. / 12. [NDS] Powerful Pro-Kun Pocket 12 (Konami)
23. / 00. [NDS] 9 Doors of 9 People of 9 Hours (Spike)
24. / 17. [WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Hudson)
25. / 10. [PS3] Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft)
26. / 22. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami)
27. / 27. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
28. / 14. [NDS] Metal Fight Beyblade: Bakutan Cyber Pegasus (Hudson)
29. / 19. [NDS] Stitch! Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken (Disney Interactive)
30. / 11. [PSP] Tokimeki Memorial 4 (Konami)

NDS - 11
WII - 9
PSP - 5
PS3 - 3
PS2 - 1
360 - 1

[Peachylala]

But Reggie's bet is for US sales.

Unless you meant for Activision to win Reggie's bet.
There seems to be a pretty widespread NSMBW shortage in the US right now.
Most retailers seem to be low in/out of stock in lots of places. Instore and online.

I expect the sales will balloon around new years. It will be like NSMBDS: long term sales will beat everything.

[BlackNMild2k1]

But Reggie's bet is for US sales.

Unless you meant for Activision to win Reggie's bet.
There seems to be a pretty widespread NSMBW shortage in the US right now.
Most retailers seem to be low in/out of stock in lots of places. Instore and online.

I expect the sales will balloon around new years. It will be like NSMBDS: long term sales will beat everything.

Unfortunately the bet ends when NPD January is posted.
NSMBW has to outsell MW2[360] by the time NPD January is out.

NSMBW needs to sell 2 million this month and 2 million more next month, and that is assuming a MW2 takes a HUGE drop this month and dries up next month.

[Chozo Ghost]

But surely Reggie wouldn't have made a bet without being aware of the supply situation. If there are shortages then this must be going at least as good as Reggie predicted, if not even better. It really couldn't be selling any faster because there isn't enough supply to keep up with the demand...

Its kinda like the Wii shortage all over again. I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist, but maybe Nintendo has been creating and milking these shortages somehow?

[Arbok]

If I'm not mistaken, Reggie was kind of strong armed into the bet by the interviewer. His choice was either go with the bet, or lose face and say that it wouldn't outsell it.

The conditions of the bet, and choice that it would be the 360 version, were done by the interviewer. Reggie takes fault for agreeing, but given the circumstance I don't think it's too absurd to assume things like shortages and what not could effect what was a casual agreement on his part. He didn't come to the table with these things thought out long term or a more calculated approach to feasibility.

But yeah, he will be proven wrong in the end for sure.

[SalesBot]

[Kairon]

If I'm not mistaken, Reggie was kind of strong armed into the bet by the interviewer. His choice was either go with the bet, or lose face and say that it wouldn't outsell it.

The conditions of the bet, and choice that it would be the 360 version, were done by the interviewer. Reggie takes fault for agreeing, but given the circumstance I don't think it's too absurd to assume things like shortages and what not could effect what was a casual agreement on his part. He didn't come to the table with these things thought out long term or a more calculated approach to feasibility.

But yeah, he will be proven wrong in the end for sure.

Huh, yeah, put it like that, I can see why he went ahead and accepted it. Though the January end date is horrendously soon. Those are conditions that undercut a real strength of Nintendo games: longevity.

[Mop it up]

Could New Super Mario Brothers Wii become the best-selling Mario game in Japan?

How many units did the NES sell again?