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GamerMetrics: Smash Bros Could Sell 1.5 Million By April
GamerMetrics: Smash Bros Could Sell 1.5 Million By April
Gamasutra - March 10, 2008
Submitted by alexanderpas (952) at 1:41PM PST on March 10, 2008
IGN’s GamerMetrics analyst Scott Mucci has released data for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, showing that the title holds a "commanding" 17.08 mindshare on IGN.com among all titles releasing in March 2008.
Citing the Wii's success and the fact that SSBB is a "quality all-ages oriented title," Mucci expects the game could sell in excess of 1.5 million units by mid April, so long as retail supply holds steady, and will continue to lead game sales well into the month.
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3GoblinMerchant posted on Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) at 11:19AM PST on March 11, 2008. RE: GamerMetrics: Smash Bros Could Sell 1.5 Million By April@alexanderpas,
The GamerMetrics forecast is far below what we are targeting. Our March future is predicting 2.16 million units sold in just March alone. How accurate has GamerMetrics been in the past?[ Guru ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 260 ]bids
4arthurlucena posted on Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) at 7:03AM PST on March 11, 2008. RE: GamerMetrics: Smash Bros Could Sell 1.5 Million By AprilI think that Brawl will be one of those long-life titles, just like Wii Sports in japan and Mario Part 8, Mario & Sonic and those in ocident. His "for-all" and "offline-online" profile makes him the must-have title of the entire Wii library so far.[ Speaker ] [ Level 17 ] [ Rank: 575 ]bids
24alexanderpas posted on Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) at 1:41PM PST on March 10, 2008. Article: GamerMetrics: Smash Bros Could Sell 1.5 Million By AprilIGN’s GamerMetrics analyst Scott Mucci has released data for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, showing that the title holds a "commanding" 17.08 mindshare on IGN.com among all titles releasing in March 2008. Citing the Wii's success and the fact that SSBB is a "quality all-ages oriented title," Mucci expects the game could sell in excess of 1.5 million units by mid April, so long as retail supply holds steady, and will continue to lead game sales well into the month.[ Speaker ] [ Level 10 ] [ Rank: 952 ]
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I remember GameMetrics reporting that Halo 3, Madden, and GTA IV would be the top selling games last year (this is of course before GTA was delayed), but they did not mention anything about Call of Duty 4 or Wii Play (who were the third and second best selling games last year after Halo 3 being the top). I would say that GameMetrics is correct on their saying that the title could sell over 1.5 millin by mid-April and I expect that the part they will be correct is "over." Our current number for March is possible as many stores are reporting that they are sold out and a signifcant majority got 50+ copies.