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Super Mario Galaxy
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I wonder when the official site will go live... It's only a couple of days from today to the release. I don't know why Nintendo didn't use the preview channel marketing strategy this time. I think Super Mario Galaxy would benefit from it more than MP3 did. It would've make the people who have been wanting to buy the game actually buy it.
^ I think with a game like Mario, the most successful videogame franchise ever, not much hype is needed. It will deliver.
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I dunno, it only sold 250,000 copies in Japan in it's first week. Thats pretty damn low considerings it install base. Halo 3 sold ~3 million day one didn't it? And CoD4 (according to some analyst dudes) is on pace to sell 650,000 copies per system this week.
Maybe Nintendo NEEDS to market it more? Casual gamers (ie. the Wii's market) don't often buy games so Nintendo really needs to say "LOOK!!! MARIO!!!! BUY IT NOW!"
I dunno, it only sold 250,000 copies in Japan in it's first week. Thats pretty damn low considerings it install base. Halo 3 sold ~3 million day one didn't it? And CoD4 (according to some analyst dudes) is on pace to sell 650,000 copies per system this week.
Maybe Nintendo NEEDS to market it more? Casual gamers (ie. the Wii's market) don't often buy games so Nintendo really needs to say "LOOK!!! MARIO!!!! BUY IT NOW!"
Yeah one thing I don't get it that sooner or later the official website is going live. What bad would it do if it goes live earlier rather than later?
I think the 250,000 number is only for 3 days or something like that though. Plus, that's the Japanese number, which in this case I'm not sure whether it's a plus or minus. I still think the American number will be greater despite the popularity Nintendo has in Japan.
Not in Japan; Halo 3 sold 59,000 copies in the first week in Japan.
Also, has Mario been out the full week? Or just the end of the week?
Halo 3 did so well because of the US buyers.
I agree, Nintendo's software marketing has been very poor. Look how badly Metroid Prime 3 sold compared to how it SHOULD have sold (having the best FPS controls on the platform, and we all know American's love FPS, even if Metroid is untraditional)
True but still, Wii has millions of units in Japan whereas the 360 is barely over 500k. Besides, Halo isn't a Japanese style game so of course it won't sell well, Mario on the other hand...
250,000 units isn't that bad, just I expected a hell of a lot more for a Mario (and from all account amazing) title. NA sales will be awesome for it since everyone around here seems to be crapping themselves in wait
True but still, Wii has millions of units in Japan whereas the 360 is barely over 500k. Besides, Halo isn't a Japanese style game so of course it won't sell well, Mario on the other hand...
250,000 units isn't that bad, just I expected a hell of a lot more for a Mario (and from all account amazing) title. NA sales will be awesome for it since everyone around here seems to be crapping themselves in wait
Exactly 360 has a fraction of the console market in japan and the Japanese don't really go into FPS's in general, so it's misleading to compare.
With 4 or 5 million units of Wii sold in Japan, I too would have expected more sales for the 'BIG' nintendo game, heck probably the 'BIGGEST' nintendo game that will ever be released on the Wii.
But I'm sure it will sell well in Europe & the States anyway.
I'm irritated: The Wii is not what I want, I like graphics, power etc
BUT The games are insane. I'm a Halo-er, and I love PES and alike. On the other hand, Mario Strikers is amazing. Galaxy looks awesome. I'm split.
I think I'll wait until there is an integrated power supply to buy, and until then I'll go to as many Wii-owning friends' houses as possible!
BUT The games are insane. I'm a Halo-er, and I love PES and alike. On the other hand, Mario Strikers is amazing. Galaxy looks awesome. I'm split.
I think I'll wait until there is an integrated power supply to buy, and until then I'll go to as many Wii-owning friends' houses as possible!
Yeah, who cares about fun when you can game with only your thumbs -especially for run-of-the-mill FPSs, thumb twiddling is definitely the way to go if cumbersome and tedious are your definition of entertaiment.
I'm waiting for a 360 with integrated power supply, then I'l buy one. But then again I don't have room for something that massive and the failure rate would probably go up to 99% from the current 50 - 70% brick rate. I would also like a better controller, but that won't happen this generation. I still know a guy with a 360, so maybe I'll visit him for some thumb mashing, but first we'll need to blow the dust off the controllers, then again that's too much work, so I'll have to pass.
With the Wii, we get loads of fun and also as evident in Metroid and Galaxy pretty much the same modern GPU purdies that the other guys are smearing on like cheese. Pretty cool that my Wii has more raw power and graphic capability than my PC gaming rig from not even a few years back for being in such a small chassis while consuming so little power.
Wiis are still selling out, so you probably wouldn't be able to get one anyway.
I'm in a sarcastic mood.
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I'm waiting for a 360 with integrated power supply, then I'l buy one. But then again I don't have room for something that massive and the failure rate would probably go up to 99% from the current 50 - 70% brick rate. I would also like a better controller, but that won't happen this generation. I still know a guy with a 360, so maybe I'll visit him for some thumb mashing, but first we'll need to blow the dust off the controllers, then again that's too much work, so I'll have to pass.
With the Wii, we get loads of fun and also as evident in Metroid and Galaxy pretty much the same modern GPU purdies that the other guys are smearing on like cheese. Pretty cool that my Wii has more raw power and graphic capability than my PC gaming rig from not even a few years back for being in such a small chassis while consuming so little power.
Wiis are still selling out, so you probably wouldn't be able to get one anyway.
I'm in a sarcastic mood.
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I'm in a sarcastic mood.
Realllly! We wouldn't have known
Damn it's contagious
I'm loving Zack & Wiki at the moment. Fantastic game, shame Pal users have to suffer another delay for it though. And with Mario only a week or two away, now is probably the best time to be a wii owner.
Sarcasm is not contagious, it's genetic.
I still haven't played my Zak, but I'm glad I bought it. I really look forward to playing it, especially after reading some feedback that it's like the old school graphic adventures I enjoyed so much.
Speaking of graphic adventures: I was bummed to find out that Harvey Birdman wasn't being developed by the same team that made Phoenix Wright but instead some US shop that initially targeted only the PS2 and PSP out of all things. The Wii version was an afterthought, but I guess that shouldn't surprise me. I was looking forward to this game, but now I'm hesitant about buying it.
Mario looks fantastic and I have my pre-order card, but I have a confesion, I haven't beat any Mario platformer since the SNES days, but I've owned them for each new system.
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I still haven't played my Zak, but I'm glad I bought it.
I really look forward to playing it, especially after reading some feedback that it's like the old school graphic adventures I enjoyed so much.Speaking of graphic adventures: I was bummed to find out that Harvey Birdman wasn't being developed by the same team that made Phoenix Wright but instead some US shop that initially targeted only the PS2 and PSP out of all things. The Wii version was an afterthought, but I guess that shouldn't surprise me. I was looking forward to this game, but now I'm hesitant about buying it.
Mario looks fantastic and I have my pre-order card, but I have a confesion, I haven't beat any Mario platformer since the SNES days, but I've owned them for each new system.
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Yeah same here. I loved sunshine but some of the star challenges were just tedium and really frustrating.
I still play it now and again though. I still think it looks great today.
My brain is so slow that I'll be playing this well into next month. Even with the guide.
you know, i'm starting to think about getting galaxy when it comes out friday, but i'm not sure yet...yeah, i'm late to the party, just got a wii today, and it's awesome!!
Does anybody know if Gamecrazy is doing a midnight launch of super mario galaxy? That's where i pre ordered this game because it's right across the street from me. Will i need to wait until morning? I'm way anxious for this game.
I'm going to get this game for sure.....gotta do something about my wii library its very thin. I wish it sells less on its first week so I can get my copy then it can pick up sales
The game looks great.....man I need some component cables for my wii.
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The game looks great.....man I need some component cables for my wii.
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