Reggie Fils-Aime is a big talker, and today he's made one of his biggest statements yet, claiming that if Modern Warfare 2 and New Super Mario Bros. were on equal ground, the latter would have no problem outselling the former. Apparently it's only NSMB's position as a Wii-exclusive that's holding it back.
"Modern Warfare 2 is on two platforms. On a single platform ... absolutely. I say that unequivocally. On one particular platform, I do believe so," claims the savory Nintendo president. "You've got to give me the entire holiday selling season, so let's take it all the way through the January NPD data ... It's going to be close. Modern Warfare is a a great title. As a gamer, I look forward to it. The new Modern Warfare, I think is going to be a fantastic title. Not to discount it, it will sell well. Of course I'll play it ... I play all the content out there."
I have to say that I don't think it would be as easy as Reggie claims. Despite its status as a multiplatform game, Modern Warfare 2 may well be the biggest game launch of all time and is set to eclipse World at War, a game that spent months in the sales charts. I also believe it would depend on the platform. If MW2 and NSMB were restricted to the Wii, maybe it would be a close contest. If they were restricted to the Xbox 360, then I think MW2 would have a very clear edge.
It's very easy for the hamburger boss to say these things while there can be no competition, but the man should put his money where his meaty mouth is. C'mon, Reggie, make NSMB multi-platform!
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7:20 PM on 11.06.2009
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So, PS3, PC and Xbox 360 then. Wait, that's three.
Also, depending upon just how much this is like the classic games, which it looks to be rather a lot, I actually hope this sells more than MW2. Hell, it's on the Wii, and it's by Nintendo, so it could happen yet.
Really? That's amazing. You should totally do that, what an incredible skill. The world is saved!
Actually I don't think anything has had the same amount of hype MW2 has, and we probably won't see such hype again until MW3. Good lord anything that hyped I find to be automatically overrated. Fun sure but I don't think it's the best game ever.
Saying that it could outsell MW2 this holiday season seems a little much though, as Nintendo is very good at making games that sell in large amounts over long periods of time rather than huge amounts all at once. I would guess that Modern Warfare 2 will outsell New Super Mario Bros. in the short term.
And I'm not going to buy either game anytime soon but MW2 will be the biggest release of the year and has a lot of hype carried over from the first game whereas a lot of NSMBWii looks recycled from the DS game. Even the name "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" just makes it sound like an enhanced port of a DS game.
Reggie didn't like it. He reads the blogs, you know...
I own both a PC and a 360, am still not getting MW2 for either. :p
Reggie is on to something!
The man's just doing his job. He sure as hell knows it's not true.
For now, I'm not going to say one will obviously sell much more than the other, there a bunch of factors that could play in (ie. MW2's insane hype, NSMB Wii being one of the first really good looking exclusives on the Wii in a while, holidays, etc.) Now I'm no analyst, but I think in the end NSMB Wii will win out, but NOT during the holiday season. The holiday season undeniably belongs to MW2. However, Mario games have immense staying power and I wouldn't be surprised if NSMB Wii was still selling millions even a year after its release.
And mmmmm, BBQ...
56 million worldwide.
21 million in the United States.
7+ million in Japan.
Also, over time vs. front-loaded sales, etc., etc.
Anyway, just because NSMBWii will sell more doesn't mean it's better than MW 2.
That said, we seem to forget that NSMB was released during the Spring. Considering NSMBW is being released so close to Christmas, that may give it the edge it needs to outsell Modern Warfare 2. I mean, it'll be an easy sell for Mom to get it for the kids.
ill be just fine with l4d2 (and possibly NSMBW) until MW2 faaaaadeeessss awwwwaaay
Most very amped-up, highly publicized games like Modern Warfare 2 will be on the top seller charts for a number of months, then slow down. But if you can make a game that stays on the charts for over a year or two, that's a massive hit, no matter how you feel about the game.
Look at GTA IV, analysts like Pachter claimed it would be the best selling game ever, and Mario Kart Wii beat it in overall sales.
We don't know what'll happen just yet. But I think in overall sales in a years time (or more), it very well could.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Excite Bike World Rally, and Metroid Prime Trilogy. That's gonna have to tide me over for a long while...
That is not to say that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will necessarily be as successful as the DS title but I expect the game will sell more than Super Mario Galaxy (8 million copies worldwide). Besides, the new addition of 4 player co-op should give a big reason to pick the game up for fans of the franchise since it is not just a single player title.
Seriously it's a little scary how big everyone acts like this thing is gonna be.
Who knows in the long run though? If nintendo re-release it (as it has done for the original super mario brothers), then yes, over the many years it could rack up more sales than MW2.
And TheStripe: way to go, lumping everyone who has played Halo or a COD game into the category of "douchbag". Because liking one game really does tell you everything about someone, hm?
I play MW. I own Halo 3. And I also enjoy Super Mario galaxy. Funny how people can enjoy more than one type of thing, isn't it?
It's freaking MARIO. Have faith.