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[Gartooth]

TitanFall wins, even if we're comparing MK8 against the Xbox One SKU. Its my assumption that Xbox users buy more software than their Nintendo counterparts, so I'd wager a larger percentage of the Xbox One user base will buy TitanFall as opposed Wii U users buying MK8. Granted if there is one game to get an insane attach rate on Wii U then it is MK8.

 

[baconcow]

I think Mario Kart 8. Based on Video Game Sales Wiki, which provides absolutely no sources:

Sales in millions:

Super Mario Kart - 8.76
Mario Kart 64 - 9.87
Mario Kart: Super Circuit - 5.47
Mario Kart: Double Dash! - 6.95
Mario Kart DS - 23.56
Mario Kart Wii - 35.53
Mario Kart 7 - 9.62

Even the bad one (DD) sold well. Titanfall will not likely sell this well. Mario Kart games have always had great sales momentum.

 

[Joni]

Titanfall is on three platforms, but do two of those platforms really matter? The Xbox 360 version got outsold by the Xbox One version in its launch month. I don't know which will sell the best, but I think the platform advantage of the Titanfall is overrated.

 

[Robdraggoo]

Let's not forget that it took MKWii 6 years to sell that many. GTAV is currently at 32 million in 7 months.

woops stuck my foot in mouth then. last time I checked GTA5 was about 25 mil. my bad. but we can agree that titanfall is no GTA5

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Hard decision tbh. Mario Kart does incredibly well but the Wii-U is pretty lacking and I want it to be a mega seller. Probably Titanfall though in the long run.

 

[MilesTeg]

TitanFall wins, even if we're comparing MK8 against the Xbox One SKU. Its my assumption that Xbox users buy more software than their Nintendo counterparts, so I'd wager a larger percentage of the Xbox One user base will buy TitanFall as opposed Wii U users buying MK8.

Titanfall is dead once Destiny, CoD 2014, and BF 2014 hit.

 

[kitsuneyo]

Titanfall.

MK8 will at most sell 200k units.

You know there are already multiple million sellers on Wii U right? And that Mario Kart is a stronger title sales-wise than all of them?

 

[shiftplusone]

I think 3 million would be possible. SM3DW, Nintendo Land, and NSMBU have sold 2, 3, and 4 million copies respectively thus far.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wiiu.html

The Wii U install base continues to grow (albeit slowly) so it should at the very least have the best debut on the system up to this point. Smash will grow the install base further. The Wii U should easily have it's best year (and holiday season) this year, though that's not saying much.

When all is said and done, I think it's very likely that MK 8 will reach sales of 5-6 million. That's still really bad by historic standards for the series but I think that's realistic given the Wii U's install base and the people who buy it. I mean, why would anyone buy the system but skip MK8 (or Smash).

I have a wii u and I am skipping smash

I would also not pay any attention to mk8 as I have disliked the series forever, but my wife likes it and I get a decent free game(zelda) out of it. That's the only reason im going to bother

 

[Elfforkusu]

Mario Kart 8.

 

[three_muffins]

These being the big flagship games for the first half of 2014 for their respective platforms.

Your thoughts?

I dont care. I wish for both games a huge success. More power to us gamer.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I'm subscribed to that thread, though I missed that particular post.

My copy's reserved at GameStop, and I'm in southern California, so I don't think I'd be that lucky.

friday cant come soon enough.

Spoiler

do I have you added on my wiiU?

 

[Daemul]

I never thought that I would see something more redundant than the "Which will sell more, Titanfall or Dark Souls 2?" thread, but I was wrong.

 

[Meier]

Mario Kart 8. Titanfall will end up having a sequel fairly quickly since it has done moderately disappointing sales-wise. MK8 will sell for years and years.

 

[phanphare]

TitanFall wins, even if we're comparing MK8 against the Xbox One SKU. Its my assumption that Xbox users buy more software than their Nintendo counterparts, so I'd wager a larger percentage of the Xbox One user base will buy TitanFall as opposed Wii U users buying MK8. Granted if there is one game to get an insane attach rate on Wii U then it is MK8.

lol

if it's just the X1 SKU vs. Mario Kart 8 then Mario Kart 8 wins in a fucking landslide

 

[Netherscourge]

Tiranfall, on account of it being on three SKUs.

A more interesting question. Which will sell more: Titanfall only on Xbox One or Mario Kart 8 on Wii U?

Hmmmm.....

I think everyone who owns a WiiU is buying MK8.

Not everyone who owns a XB1 is buying Titanfall.

MK8 might also help move more WiiUs.

I'm going to say MK8 will edge out TF on the XB1. But across ALL platforms, TF will win.

 

[Daemul]

Mario Kart 8. Titanfall will end up having a sequel fairly quickly since it has done moderately disappointing sales-wise. MK8 will sell for years and years.

This would imply that the Wii U will still be around years and years from now.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Titanfall is on PC , so Titanfall

 

[KHlover]

There's no way that's true.

I got this info from a GameStop employee. Checks out, too. First tried to buy MK8 1pm today, GameStop denied me (game was already on display) and told me they awaited a call from Nintendo to give them the permission. Came back 5pm, game was sold.

A Saturn where I tried to buy the game earlier also already had them game, but no permission from Nintendo to sell early yet.

You can buy MK8 in just about all stores of all big retail chains in Germany right now, they'd get fined to hell if they did this without Nintendo's permission.

 

[10k]

Unless the Wii u gets cancelled tomorrow, MK8 will surpass it on 2 or 3 months and will win lifetime.

 

[Kriken]

Titanfall (Combined platforms) > MK8
MK8 > Titanfall (Individual platform)

 

[Rembrandt]

woops stuck my foot in mouth then. last time I checked GTA5 was about 25 mil. my bad. but we can agree that titanfall is no GTA5

yeah, Titanfall definitely isn't no GTA. I honestly think MK and Titanfall could come pretty close in sales, tbh.

 

[rockmanjoe]

Mario Kart 8 definitely

 

[icespide]

I'm not sure which one will sell more in their lifetime, but MK8 will sell A LOT more over time than people think

 

[Clockwork5]

Titanfall.

MK8 will at most sell 200k units.

lol

 

[Interfectum]

Mario Kart 8 easily. Next question?

 

[Currygan]

Titanfall is multiplatform, so it's obviousy MK8

 

[bounchfx]

MK8 without question. Not sure how people think otherwise, especially since TF is already kind of dying out and EA has been hesitant to even share numbers

 

[RobFox64tm]

I guess if we are to assume Nintendo will no longer be selling anymore Wii U units, then yeah, Titanfall, but Mario Kart will help move more systems, as will Smash Bros when it releases at the end of the year. No doubt a high percentage of both current and future Wii U owners will pick up Mario Kart, even if the lifetime console sales cap out at 12 to 15 million units, most of those will be attached to a Mario Kart sale, so I think it's more likely that game will come out as the victor in a MK8 vs Titanfall scenario. We'll see though.

 

[viveks86]

Titanfall. This is a no contest. As much as I like MK, it doesn't have a big enough install base to sell to.

EDIT: But then, Titanfall hasn't done the kind of numbers it was expected to do. So the answer may not be as easy as I originally thought. Hmmmm...

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Titanfall.

MK8 will at most sell 200k units.

Embarrassing.

 

[Gartooth]

lol

if it's just the X1 SKU vs. Mario Kart 8 then Mario Kart 8 wins in a fucking landslide

Changed my mind on that, was thinking that TitanFall's legs would carry it through the holiday combined with the Xbox price cut, but that won't happen thanks to competition and a possible sequel announcement killing its legs.

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

If it's just Xbone vs. Wii U sales, Mario Kart 8 for sure I'd say. With the multiple platforms, though, Titanfall.

 

[Anustart]

I'll go with Mario Kart 8 on this

You're my palette swap :3 My bizarro gaffer.

 

[Diddy Kong]

I say Mario Kart 8.

 

[atr0cious]

So Titanfall is already selling so great across those vaunted three platforms, that they can't even post numbers about it, and weaker franchises such NSMBU and 3D world have probably already sold as much if not more than Titanfall at least on Xbone, on a smaller base. How hard is it to imagine Mario Kart, won't atleast do 4M, which with fall competition in Destiny and Battlefield:Manning is looking highly unlikely for Titanfall?

 

[gngf123]

MK8 will easily beat Titanfall's XB1 sales. Absolutely no contest.

Factoring in all platforms, I think it will be close. Maybe TF will win but I doubt it will be by much.

 

[Majukun]

hmm..difficult to say...mario kart is on a console that it's basically already dead..but titanfall will probably be soon replaced by a sequel so it will have less time on the shelves

my 2 cents are on titanfall though

 

[K' Dash]

I think we need a graph.

 

[KojiKnight]

I'm going to subscribe to this thread... because I can't help like feel in a couple years, it's going to be one of those threads that are super fun to look back on.

 

[openrob]

How many titanfall sales have there been?

 

[ZeroMaverick]

Mario Kart, duh

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

friday cant come soon enough.

Spoiler

do I have you added on my wiiU?

Spoiler

I haven't added anyone yet, I'm not sure if I will. For the time being, I'm holdng my NNID close.

 

[stuminus3]

Thing is, in 5 years we'll be on the 4th or 5th iteration of Titanfall, Mario Kart will still be at 8.

 

[TheCloser]

Since i'm buying a wii u just for smash and mario kart 8, i'll say mario kart 8.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Titanfall is on PC , so Titanfall

Isn't PC the smallest community of players for the game?

 

[ArkkAngel007]

How many titanfall sales have there been?

We don't know, and I don't think we've even been given benchmark figures such as 'over one million'. All we know is that it was the lead in software sales for both March and April NPD.

 

[Duxxy3]

If Wii U somehow turns around at some point... Mario Kart.

If it doesn't, then Titanfall.

 

[theprodigy]

Titanfall Xbox One figures (NPD only): 1.1 million (March)+140k (April)=1240k total
in case anyone was wondering

 

[Interfectum]

Titanfall is on PC , so Titanfall

The PC version of Titanfall is so barren of players that they took game modes out of rotation.

 

[Gartooth]

Titanfall Xbox One figures (NPD only): 1.1 million (March)+140k (April)=1240k total
in case anyone was wondering

Ouch... didn't hear about its sales in April. (I was thinking that the game at least sold over 2 million by now) ...yeah I'm doing a complete 180 on my prediction and guessing that MK8 will outsell it.