Of course not. 11m in 1 day is something cannot be reach even with Pokemon.
+ i didn't release on 2 systems with a base of 150 mio.
Of course not. 11m in 1 day is something cannot be reach even with Pokemon.
No way it can beat GTAV, though right?
Kids don't have permission to line up early in the morning, lol.My local Gamestop had 150 people for Skyrim alone.
Those lines aren't that impressive to be honest.
It will probably be in the same ballpark; it'll probably sell over 5m in the first few days.
:lol
No way it can beat GTAV, though right?
You're talking about the most hyped up game of all time with the largest budget of all time on two platforms with an install base of 150 million versus a (admittedly huge) franchise second only to Mario coming out on ONE system with an install base of ~35 million. No chance it pulls GTAV numbers. It can however, hope to match either one platform's individual sales day one, which considering the differences in their situations, is still a hugely impressive performance.
And when it comes to LTD, X and Y have a small chance of remaining competitive with GTAV. Small, but not impossible.
+ i didn't release on 2 systems with a base of 150 mio.
BW launched in America to something like 1 million in a day. Assuming that Europe's numbers are strong enough and Japan hits 2 million day one, X and Y should do well enough to easily beat Skyrim's first day.Kids don't have permission to line up early in the morning, lol.
Anyway, XY will outsell Skyrim in the first 2 days.
Skyrim: 3.5 million
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-16-skyrim-sells-over-3-5-million-in-48-hours
Pokemon will debut with more than 2 million in Japan alone.
You're talking about the most hyped up game of all time with the largest budget of all time on two platforms with an install base of 150 million versus a (admittedly huge) franchise second only to Mario coming out on ONE system with an install base of ~35 million. No chance it pulls GTAV numbers. It can however, hope to match either one platform's individual sales day one, which considering the differences in their situations, is still a hugely impressive performance.
And when it comes to LTD, X and Y have a small chance of remaining competitive with GTAV. Small, but not impossible.
I'm standing in a line in New York right now, btw.
Actually, GTA is bigger than Mario now.
Not trying to be a downer, but it wont come close. I'm not diminishing at all what it's going to do, and it's going to do well, but it isn't going to come close to sniffing GTA5's numbers. Those numbers were otherworldly and the product of the fact that it was released on two consoles that each have about 80 million units sold.
Actually, GTA is bigger than Mario now.
Mario as an entire franchise is nearing a billion units sold (~800 million). GTA is well over 100 million, but somewhere below Pokemon's 250 million units sold as an entire franchise. There's no doubt that GTA outdoes the mainline Mario games individually, but as a whole Mario is a much larger franchise. Mario Kart Wii outsold the best selling individual GTA game (San Andreas, something like 27 million units versus 33 million for MKWii), even if that was a freak accident. So no, GTA is not bigger.
It's certainly more relevant to the modern gaming industry, though.
The DS Pokemons couldn't do it.
I'm standing in a line in New York right now, btw.
Where at?
Posted in another thread but eh, this is more crazy than the Wii release I went to.
DS has around 150 million units sold worldwide to date.
3DS has sold 33 Million worldwide to date.
X and Y won't do half the numbers that Black and White did.
DS has around 150 million units sold worldwide to date
3DS has sold 33 Million worldwide to date.
X and Y won't do half the numbers that Black and White did.
Yes me too. Fortunately I think they're selling it before midnight here so I won't be waiting long!
I'm at Nintendo World. The line stretched on for several blocks.
DS has around 150 million units sold worldwide to date.
3DS has sold 33 Million worldwide to date.
X and Y won't do half the numbers that Black and White did.
Did you also lose the ability to think for yourself? Must be tough.
DS has around 150 million units sold worldwide to date.
3DS has sold 33 Million worldwide to date.
X and Y won't do half the numbers that Black and White did.
And... Black and White did not release while the DS had 150 million units sold. You can't just... oh, forget it.
DS has around 150 million units sold worldwide to date.
3DS has sold 33 Million worldwide to date.
X and Y won't do half the numbers that Black and White did.
DS has around 150 million units sold worldwide to date.
3DS has sold 33 Million worldwide to date.
X and Y won't do half the numbers that Black and White did.
Okay? Excuse me 130 million units in April of 2010.
Still 100 million units more.
2010-03-31[22] 30.40 46.74 51.74 128.89
2010-06-30[23] 30.86 48.00 53.18 132.04
this argument might be more convincing if Diamond/Pearl didn't outsell Black/White
How do you say hype train in Japanese?
haipu turuainu?
Is Pokemon no longer for kids any more? All I see is adults
Genuine question
Where are you getting these numbers from? vg - you know what?