Using vgchartz as a rough estimate, the lowest selling Mario Party games were for the Gamecube, with sales around 1.5 million copies each (and the console series was being released every single year, while this is the first DS effort) for a console that had sold about 22 million units.
The DS game is the first in the series for the system (the first MP for a system always sells the best) and it's going for a system with over 50 million units sold. Heck, the Wii version has moved well over 2 million units with only about 11 million systems.
Even if the DS version has HALF the attach rate of the Gamecube versions (I'll even ignore the Wii version, which has done quite well), this game would sell about 1.75 million copies. If it keeps the attach rate of the Gamecube versions, it could get over 3 million. I'm not claiming it'll sell that high, but I see no reason to think that this title is overpriced. Every single Mario game on the DS has sold quite well so I see no reason why an established, popular franchise won't do so as well.
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Using vgchartz as a rough estimate, the lowest selling Mario Party games were for the Gamecube, with sales around 1.5 million copies each (and the console series was being released every single year, while this is the first DS effort) for a console that had sold about 22 million units.
The DS game is the first in the series for the system (the first MP for a system always sells the best) and it's going for a system with over 50 million units sold. Heck, the Wii version has moved well over 2 million units with only about 11 million systems.
Even if the DS version has HALF the attach rate of the Gamecube versions (I'll even ignore the Wii version, which has done quite well), this game would sell about 1.75 million copies. If it keeps the attach rate of the Gamecube versions, it could get over 3 million.
I'm not claiming it'll sell that high, but I see no reason to think that this title is overpriced. Every single Mario game on the DS has sold quite well so I see no reason why an established, popular franchise won't do so as well.