I see it another way. The first Advance Wars DS was released more than two years ago, the DS's install base was much smaller. Vgchartz also does not include numbers from Europe or Australia, so you have to take that into account. Also, how do you know if they were more or less reliable for data back then? From all that I think that Advance Wars DS sold more than the figure Vgchartz has on their site.
For this game I don't think 800k+ is unreasonable. This game looks to shed the kiddie look of the past games and go for a more realistic look, something that will help it appeal to more people (especially those who pick up strategy games). I think this game will be marketed more heavily in Europe (than the last game), increasing numbers there (this game was first revealed at an event in Paris). The new features, especially WiFi support and the ability to upload created levels to a server, will greatly help this game when it comes to sales, if the features work out as promised this could be one of the better WiFi games, and adding online into any game helps it (the first Advance Wars DS did not have online support).
From all this I think that 800k+ sales over its lifetime don't seem unreasonable, the series already has a devoted following (I already know I'm going to pick this one up); this game has added many much needed features (WiFi support amongst others); this game has returned the series to its roots, gone are the over the top CO powers; it is being released after the holiday season, so it won't get lost in the crowd; and finally, the DS's install base has grown tremendously since the first Advance Wars DS game came out. This game should be 80DKP +.
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I see it another way. The first Advance Wars DS was released more than two years ago, the DS's install base was much smaller. Vgchartz also does not include numbers from Europe or Australia, so you have to take that into account. Also, how do you know if they were more or less reliable for data back then? From all that I think that Advance Wars DS sold more than the figure Vgchartz has on their site.
For this game I don't think 800k+ is unreasonable. This game looks to shed the kiddie look of the past games and go for a more realistic look, something that will help it appeal to more people (especially those who pick up strategy games). I think this game will be marketed more heavily in Europe (than the last game), increasing numbers there (this game was first revealed at an event in Paris). The new features, especially WiFi support and the ability to upload created levels to a server, will greatly help this game when it comes to sales, if the features work out as promised this could be one of the better WiFi games, and adding online into any game helps it (the first Advance Wars DS did not have online support).
From all this I think that 800k+ sales over its lifetime don't seem unreasonable, the series already has a devoted following (I already know I'm going to pick this one up); this game has added many much needed features (WiFi support amongst others); this game has returned the series to its roots, gone are the over the top CO powers; it is being released after the holiday season, so it won't get lost in the crowd; and finally, the DS's install base has grown tremendously since the first Advance Wars DS game came out. This game should be 80DKP +.