Miyamoto: New Super Mario Bros. Wii will sell for many years
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... New Super Mario Bros., for instance, only around 10.3% of the title’s sales came in the first week. And surely New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be a top priority, as Satoru Iwata explained a few months ago that the game as seen as a key title for the company this holiday. Iwata does indeed have high expectations for New Super Mario Bros. Wii., and had also pointed out that he believes it can “surpass 10m copies worldwide in the whole fiscal year.” Source 1 , Source 2 , Source 3 Related posts: Iwata hopes gamers say that this holiday “was the best one ever for ...
Miyamoto thinks New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be a long-tail seller
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... that will continue selling even after one year has passed.” - Shigeru Miyamoto
I think that’s easy to see in this case. We know New Super Mario Bros. DS has a ridiculously long tail…one that is sitll going on to this day. New Super Mario Bros. Wii could do exactly the same for the Wii, just as Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii have shown. Anyone care to guess just how many units this game will move when all is said and done?
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Miyamoto Expects New SMB Wii to Have a Long Tail
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... may follow in the footsteps of its DS cousin by keeping strong sales for a long time, according to Shigeru Miyamoto. Andriasang reports that at a retailer briefing, Miyamoto himself gave the live gameplay demonstration for the upcoming title, and remarked, "It's a Mario that will continue selling even after one year has passed." Most games, by comparison, spike in the first few weeks and then taper off significantly. ...
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sales longevity, says Miyamoto
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... and many people will be keeping an eye on its retail performance this holiday season. Especially one Shigeru Miyamoto. While presenting the game at a trade event held in Japan, Nintendo’s maestro expressed his confidence in the newest console addition to the Mario franchise. According to Andriasang, Miyamoto believes, “It’s a Mario that will continue selling even after one year has passed.” It’s a bold statement, even for someone whose name is synonymous with Nintendo. We’re not expecting New ...
Miyamoto Believes New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Sell
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A relatively unknown videogame designer by the name of Shigeru Miyamoto believes that his next game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii , will sell for a while. At a recent Nintendo retailer briefing in Japan, Shigeru Miyamoto made a prediction for how much he thinks New Super Mario Bros. Wii will sell. As reported by Andriasang , during a live play session of the game Miyamoto said: "It's a Mario that will continue selling even after one year has passed." Miyamoto needs to take it easy with these comments or he risks becoming the next Peter Molyneux. I mean, saying that a Super ...
Miyamoto expects sustained sales for New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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... a few things into account:
The game has Mario in it.
Its DS counterpart is the second highest-selling DS game of all time and has sold consistently since its release in 2006.
It's super fun.
So, when Miyamoto says that the game "will continue selling even after one year has passed" during a play session in Japan (translation), we have a tough time arguing with the guy. Any sane person would, right? [Via andriasang] Miyamoto expects sustained sales for New Super Mario Bros. Wii ...



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