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lancubap · May 1, 2006

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Well, there is nothing more to say: if we trust the Website NintendojoFR, New Super Mario Bros. has reached 1.3 millions of reservations in Japan alone.

So, probably the game will be the best launch on Nintendo DS in this country. And probably will become the best selling game on Nintendo DS.

The game will come in Japan on May 25, on May 15 in USA and on 30 Juin in Europe.

Mario, Koopas, Toads & co. are back !!

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SlayrUK · May 1, 2006

Japan have some serious Nintendo love.. it's great to see.

I think i'll emigrate there one day...

That game does look awesome though - can't wait to get it when it arrives here in sunny England

Amir0x · May 1, 2006

that's a lot of reservations

Treefrog · May 1, 2006

Good god. Wiiii

Ranger X · May 1, 2006

holy. shit.

littlewig · May 1, 2006

These preorders in Japan are retail preorders right?

SpiffyG · May 1, 2006

How much did Jump Superstars have? Like 6 billion?

Error · May 1, 2006

littlewig said:
These preorders in Japan are retail preorders right?

probably.

John Harker · May 1, 2006

Just wait till Brain Training Mario Edition.

just you wait....

RaijinFY · May 1, 2006

SlayrUK said:
Japan have some serious Nintendo love.. it's great to see.

It's nothing new though. Always has been the case.

I expect the new Mario Bros. to have giant legs.

ant1532 · May 1, 2006

lancubap said:
Well, there is nothing more to say: if we trust the Website NintendojoFR, New Super Mario Bros. has reached 1.3 millions of reservations in Japan alone.
Europe.

i dont trust em.

Ranger X · May 1, 2006

John Harker said:
Just wait till Brain Training Mario Edition.

just you wait....

:lol :lol

meltpotato · May 1, 2006

was there a last minute name change to TSMB: Training! Super Mario Bros.?

jarrod · May 1, 2006

SpiffyG said:
How much did Jump Superstars have? Like 6 billion?

I thought JSS was 300k preorders?

Moor-Angol · May 1, 2006

1,3 millions is an astonishing result if true... considering there are reservations it could hit 1 million on day one or during first week..

Except Pokemon phenomenon, in the last 10 years the biggest results for Nintendo games were Brain Training 2 (420k units sold) and Zelda OoT (380k units sold)...

Angels of a Wing · May 1, 2006

John Harker said:
Just wait till Brain Training Mario Edition.

just you wait....

Only to be topped by Brain Training Pokemon Edition

Frankfurter · May 1, 2006

GZ Nintendo

And it's still ~3 weeks till the game releases ^^

HomShaBom · May 1, 2006

cool.

MrSardonic · May 1, 2006

I had decided never to bother with handhelds again after the GBA, but after watching the new trailer at http://mario.nintendo.com/ and I must admit this games looks fucking awesome, and I'll probably pick up a DSL with NSMB when they are released in Europe.

What is the word on multiplayer functions? Could I play through the game 2P like you could in SMW?

gjb-sensei · May 1, 2006

GOOO NINTENDO!

Newzboyz99 · May 1, 2006

Some good momentum there. Me thinks the name Wii is for the Japan public.

medrew · May 1, 2006

Mario is bomba.
I expected twice the current DS install base for retail orders.

John Harker · May 1, 2006

Tsubasa no Tenshi said:
Only to be topped by Brain Training Pokemon Edition

No, Brain Training Mario Edition will outsell Pokemon Edition.

HOWEVER....

The combined total of Brain Training Pokemon Edition Orange Opal of Might and Brain Training Pokemon Edition Aquamarine Amethyst of Power will far surpass even our greatest sales imaginations

Crocodile · May 1, 2006

I just wanted to chime in and say that Koopa picture is awesome. That is all.

speedpop · May 1, 2006

I agree with the Croc. All the little wussy toads are shitting themselves.

cvxfreak · May 1, 2006

1.3 Million? Whoa. Nintendo should have no problem selling through that in the summer and probably sell some more copies in the winter, too.

tanasten · May 1, 2006

1.3 M? WOW, it's even close to DQ 8 number of reservations! O_O

Brofist · May 1, 2006

Why so much surprise here? This is the long awaited sequel to the best selling franchise ever no?

JonathanEx · May 1, 2006

kpop100 said:
Why so much surprise here? This is the long awaited sequel to the best selling franchise ever no?

Because apparently Brain Training killed off any hope of actual games selling. Well, according to some people in the sales threads...

Angels of a Wing · May 1, 2006

John Harker said:
No, Brain Training Mario Edition will outsell Pokemon Edition.

HOWEVER....

The combined total of Brain Training Pokemon Edition Orange Opal of Might and Brain Training Pokemon Edition Aquamarine Amethyst of Power will far surpass even our greatest sales imaginations

Lol don't forget when they bring out Red Rhodonite of Force as the third addition for that generation in the tradition of Yellow, Crystal and Emerald.

radioheadrule83 · May 1, 2006

Totally off the topic I know but what do people use to make pics like the one the OP posted? Is it vector? I love that kinda thing

7Th · May 1, 2006

kpop100 said:
This is the long awaited sequel to the best selling franchise ever no?

No.

meltpotato · May 1, 2006

tanasten said:
1.3 M? WOW, it's even close to DQ 8 number of reservations! O_O

yup. this is beginning to beg the question: will NSMB surpass DQ8 lifetime numbers?

Its definitely a strong possiblity with around 1.3 expected in first week and the legs NDS first party titles have these days. Plus im guessing this game with have the benifit of sharing userbase of both gamers and non-gamers. As the NDS install base continues to ramp up i'd expect NSMB to have a continued presence on the charts. should be interesting!

that is, interesting to see an actual game sitting at the top of the charts for a bit

snatches · May 1, 2006

meltpotato said:
yup. this is beginning to beg the question: will NSMB surpass DQ8 lifetime numbers?

Worldwide: Yes
Japan: No

A Link to the Past · May 1, 2006

snatches said:
Worldwide: Yes
Japan: No

That's what people said about ACWW.

Naked Snake · May 1, 2006

There's a new video on the official site posted today... rock!

snatches · May 1, 2006

A Link to the Past said:
That's what people said about ACWW.

ACWW has not surpassed Japan sales of DQ8

kaizoku · May 1, 2006

If the re-re-release (or whatever) of SMB can top 1million, this should do much more, especially riding the DS wave. I can see most new buyers picking this up and thats like 100k per week every week.

jamesinclair · May 1, 2006

Just to clarify, these are store orders. The game could just as well sell 25 copies on day one. The stores are just assuming that there will be demand.

mutsu · May 1, 2006

This should come as no surprise.

I mean, a 10 year old remake (Super Mario 64 DS) sold 1 million copies. How many copies do you expect a completely new Mario game would sell?

Let alone the fact that this is like the first 2D Mario game in AGES... Plus, giving it the same feel as the original Super Mario Bros is definitely big big plus.

I expect this to sell at least 3 million copies.

A Link to the Past · May 2, 2006

snatches said:
ACWW has not surpassed Japan sales of DQ8

And you doubt it will?

It's still selling tons, more than most games in Japan do in their launch week. I mean, what's it at in Japan right now, 2.7 million? If it held onto 40k for three more months, it would be at 3.18 million - only 300k away from DQVIII.

Duckhuntdog · May 2, 2006

This DS thing is clearly just a fad.

PhoenixDark · May 2, 2006

Just wait until Princess Peach School Girl Training comes out.

"Did I put my panties on correctly? Use the stylus to check!"

SyNapSe · May 2, 2006

It's odd with all the sequal haters at GAF that this game has so many people excited. It actually goes back to 2D and they can't even bother with a new name. That said, I just watched both video's and it looked rocktacular!

It makes me so sad that many of these games come out only for handhelds. I basically have no use for a handheld but I want to play this and Final Fantasy III, and all the other FF type remakes

Mrbob · May 2, 2006

People are going whoa at retailers ordering 1.3 million copies of a new game (FINALLY) in a long standing, extremely succesful series? Get some perspective.

Archie · May 2, 2006

PhoenixDark said:
Just wait until Princess Peach School Girl Training comes out.

"Did I put my panties on correctly? Use the stylus to check!"

How many copies would you buy?

SyNapSe · May 2, 2006

Mrbob said:
People are going whoa at retailers ordering 1.3 million copies of a new game (FINALLY) in a long standing, extremely succesful series? Get some perspective.

1.3 million is a lot of preorders... seriously. I have no clue what the Japanese DS userbase is but it can't be that high it hasn't been out for a terribly long time yet.

Archie · May 2, 2006

SyNapSe said:
1.3 million is a lot of preorders... seriously. I have no clue what the Japanese DS userbase is but it can't be that high it hasn't been out for a terribly long time yet.

Over 7 million. (Fuzzy gimmie some exact numbers!)

Mrbob · May 2, 2006

SyNapSe said:
1.3 million is a lot of preorders... seriously. I have no clue what the Japanese DS userbase is but it can't be that high it hasn't been out for a terribly long time yet.

For a brand new Mario game? It is going to sell like gangbusters. If this game doesn't go over 2 million in Japan alone this year I will be shocked. I think the game can easily push over 7 million worldwide by the end of the year (2 million Japan, 3 million USA, 2 million Europe).

cvxfreak said:
If you knew anything about the Japanese game market you'd realize how unusual this is.

So you don't think a new Mario game is on the level of FF or DQ?

cvxfreak · May 2, 2006

Mrbob said:
People are going whoa at retailers ordering 1.3 million copies of a new game (FINALLY) in a long standing, extremely succesful series? Get some perspective.

If you knew anything about the Japanese game market you'd realize how unusual this is.

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