"This is one party you'll want to leave early."
"In spite of our issues with the game, people who loved Mario Party 7 will probably enjoy Mario Party 8, too, but we've chosen not to reward Nintendo with an undeserved high score for a copy/paste sequel."
I have to agree that this stock should be a huge stock. Judging by past mario parties and the market that the wii hits, it only makes sense to surpass the 2.39 million copies it is currently projected at.
Mini-games + Wii = huge success. Nintendo has really done well on the mini-game market. I remember some of the first mario party games. Even as a college student we would play them because they were great fun and social games.
I think like Halo for Xbox, this will be a large title for wii.
I'm expecting this stock to start raising soon. It releases in a matter of weeks, and I think that it's been on TSE so long, that it's flown under the radar of most people.
The Mario Party games have consistently been huge sellers for Nintendo, even though, and and perhaps inspite of the fact that reviewers tend to really trash these games. I think this has more to do with reviewers just not understanding the kind of game this is, and trying to sit down and play alone in their cubicle for three hours straight.
This clearly shows that every single iteration of the Mario Party games have been best sellers. With the success of the Wii, and infact the whole target audience the Wii is going for, Mario Party 8 seems like one of the games for the Wii that will fly off the shelves.
Agreeing with ErikAston, I still think this is way undervalued, and although I'd thought this was undervalued earlier, I think the case is now much stronger, especially with the surprising success of Wario Ware for the Wii.
Wario Ware (Wii) has now sold at least in excess of 1.6 million (according to VG Charts), and its stock sales estimate hovers at around 1.9 million. The Mario Party franchise, on the other hand, is well-loved by many people already, whereas Wario Ware, though fun and popular, is still not as well-known a name.
One may argue that because there have been so many Mario Party games, people will simply avoid this new one. However, I doubt this is the case, because I think those who love Mario Party and purchased an earlier one look forward to a fresh one dependent on Wii controls.
Furthermore, the fanbase of party games may be growing with the high sales of Wario Ware. Then, take into account the demand for the Wii. This game will easily sell at least as much as Wario Ware, but probably even more, taking into account the sales numbers of previous Mario Party games.
Mario Party 1, 2, 4 and 5 all shipped over 2 million units according to vgchartz.com. Those are the first two games in the series on each N64 and GC. And the first Mario Party on each console has been the best selling one, hitting 2.7 and 2.4 million on N64 and GC, respectively.
Given the new Wiimote controls and the popularity of Wii compared to N64 and GC, and given the fact that the overloaded lineup of mini-game games hasn't hurt major franchise titles like Rayman Raving Rabbids or WarioWare, I think the outlook on this game should be in the 2.1-2.4 million range.
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