New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a great game, no question. This fresh platformer brings back all the gameplay elements that made the series such a noteworthy and inspiring franchise. And even though the series has made the successful leap from side-scroller to 3D platformer, the original formula still works extremely well today. New Super Mario Bros. Wii continues to prove that fact.
Preliminary VGC estimates : it looks like New Super Mario Bros Wii has become the third fastest-selling game of the year so far in the Americas. The title had accumulated around 520,000 preorders as of last week and VGChartz estimates that week one sales in the Americas should come in at around one million units.
"Who knew that, locked in the time-honoured traditions of Super Mario Bros., one of the greatest co-op games ever was waiting to get out? Well, Shigeru Miyamoto did. In unleashing it, Nintendo hasn't moved its classic series forward one jot; it hasn't had to. But it has given it a riotous new lease of life."
Can I make money from shorting MW2 ? Yes, but the margin is only 500K out of 4 Million (total 3 month), which meant only 10% margin. I don't find 10% margin sufficient for shorting things. 30% margin or higher is needed as buffer, just in case I made a wrong prediction.
I am more in the camp of Reggie overestimating NSMB Wii US pulling power, but I wouldn't bet any significant money against it, again because of past performance of Wii games (like Wii Fit). Mario Kart Wii's long leg is another thing that make me wary shorting Wii games, which is why I missed the conduit's short boat.
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thx apu I missed that one.