Don't think it will hit the sales of the Wii so hard, it is just a week after all. The DS however, well missing Christmas is a big deal for such a game.
Finally the two famous characters will get to battle it in 20 authentic sporting events, each calling on the help of seven friends to make up the numbers. Available events:
Fencing - Individual epée,
Archery,
Shooting - Skeet,
Gymnastics - Trampoline,
Gymnastics - Vault,
Field - High Jump,
Field - Pole Vault,
Field - Long Jump,
Field - Triple Jump,
Field - Javelin Throw,
Field - Hammer Throw,
Rowing - Single Sculls,
Table Tennis - Singles,
Aquatics - 100m Freestyle,
Aquatics - 4x100m Freestyle,
Track - 110m and 400m Hurdles,
Track - 4x100m Relay,
Track -100m and 400m
I didn't say both games will sell 4 millions. All I wanted to say is their forecast mean anything in shipment. They can only ship as many as shops order. They should know how many copies are already order and could guess how many orders come in till release. Either the order suggest 4 Million copies sold, or they think it is to less, throwing out such a bummer, to get the shops to order more (and give it more space). If anything the news says: Sega thinks it will be a big hit and they will most likely back that game up as much as they can. How much it will be? 4 Million seems low to me, if the game is good done (controls). It will have a good release week. After all Mario and Sonic fans will buy it. How good it does after the first week? Depends how good mouth to mouth is. If it is good, it will have decent legs. If it is bad, it will most likely be of the radar quickly.
@Just_Ben, I think they are most likely overly optimistic like they usually are and will stuff the channel.
I was wondering if they got the 4 million prediction because they already plan on shipping 4 million copies. The game is coming out pretty soon so they should have that figured out.
Or do they only have 2 million retail orders now and they think stores will reorder later?
They will ship how many shop will order. If shops order 6 Million, they will ship 6 Million. Or do you think they will stop making and shipping the game if it is selling?
If they are predicting 4 million copies, does this mean they are shipping 4 million copies? In that case, the combined stocks should not cross 400 DKP.
@kspraydad, I'd say it would only become date after years, when the next Olympics arrive. This game should do huge sales this holiday, have a longtail, and then surge in sales during the Olympics next summer.
I hope it sells really well because if it does it might make sega think hard about other cameos with nintendo games (well good ones i hope). I would like to see sonic, tails, and knuckles in SSB:B.
I think its going to be a fun game to play because of the mario type spin they put on the games. They made soccer fun with strikers and tennis fun with the tennis game. So i really dont know how they can lose with this game (unless its a hardcore button masher type or a flailing your arms about).
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Don't think it will hit the sales of the Wii so hard, it is just a week after all. The DS however, well missing Christmas is a big deal for such a game.