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[ichigo kurosaki]

I'll be buying the Cube version. Right now my interest in Wii is below zero.

 

[D.Lo]

FFXII is already at 2.3 million in Japan, I doubt Gears will even meet that. FFFXII will probably match FFX sales (8 million), it'll be interesting to see if two platforms and being a launch game will be able to make TP sell that... WW only sold ~4 million

Wind Waker sold 4.5 million, but if you add back in all the 'OMG teh kiddie' chimps who skipped Wind Waker, then it could get back up to Ocarina's 8 million.

 

[Cubsfan23]

bump

 

[castle007]

bump

you are SO awesome

to save you trouble: "OMG everyone who said that Zelda will sell more than Gears of War just got owned. lol"

/thread

lock

 

[CajoleJuice]

you are SO awesome

to save you trouble: "OMG everyone who said that Zelda will seel more than Gears of War just got owned. lol"

/thread

lock

Someone's bitter.

 

[LegendofJoe]

bump

You don't even try to hide the fact that you're an Xbot, you actually embrace it. GAF could use another parody fanboy like Gahgiddy, would even things out a bit.

 

[TheKingsCrown]

you are SO awesome

to save you trouble: "OMG everyone who said that Zelda will seel more than Gears of War just got owned. lol"

/thread

lock

Not really. GoW had a week on it, plus Zelda is capped out for each time period as to how many Wiis get sold in that time period, no?

 

[Miguga64]

I think with the GC version of Zelda it will sell a lot!

 

[Gahiggidy]

Does Gears of War have an 87% attach rate? I don't think so.

 

[castle007]

Someone's bitter.

I am not bitter. The couldn't sell more than GOW in the first place, unless Nintendo shipped more than 1 million consoles on day one. In that case Zelda would have definitely sold more than GOW.

and don't forget about the 87%

 

[Beezy]

you are SO awesome

to save you trouble: "OMG everyone who said that Zelda will seel more than Gears of War just got owned. lol"

/thread

lock

Well there are less Wii's available. There's no way that Zelda was gonna sell more than GoW in November.

 

[Cubsfan23]

you are SO awesome

to save you trouble: "OMG everyone who said that Zelda will seel more than Gears of War just got owned. lol"

/thread

lock

not really, zelda cube isn't out yet. Still some interesting quotes in this thread though

 

[Bit-Bit]

Holy crap. Gahiggidy is back??!!??

Welcome home buddy. Where have you been?

 

[dammitmattt]

Does Gears of War have an 87% attach rate? I don't think so.

87% is the new 8.8, 6.8, 10, etc. etc. etc.

 

[CajoleJuice]

I am not bitter. The couldn't sell more than GOW in the first place, unless Nintendo shipped more than 1 million consoles on day one. In that case Zelda would have definitely sold more than GOW.

and don't forget about the 87%

But Wii sold one million consoles worldwide.

 

[castle007]

But Wii sold one million consoles worldwide.

I am talking about the U.S

 

[CajoleJuice]

I am talking about the U.S

I'm just being an asshole. I don't even care. Both games sold amazingly.

 

[My Arms Your Hearse]

It baffles me that people don't realize that NA is Zelda-land and always has been since the NES days. NA sales of Zelda lap Japan over and over and over and over and over... it's probably 70-80% of the Zelda market, and Europe is bigger than Japan for Zelda too.

 

[My Arms Your Hearse]

Does Gears of War have an 87% attach rate? I don't think so.

Is the Zelda attach rate going to stay ANYWHERE NEAR 87%?

NO :lol

It is the only reason to buy a Wii, at least if you've deluded yourself into believing waggle is acceptable... period, but especially in ****ing Zelda.

 

[arab]

Is the Zelda attach rate going to stay ANYWHERE NEAR 87%?

NO :lol

It is the only reason to buy a Wii, at least if you've deluded yourself into believing waggle is acceptable... period, but especially in ****ing Zelda.

What a tool.

 

[the thoroughbred]

I reckon in a year from now, Zelda Wii + GC will be ahead of GoW. I was gonna say "well ahead", but why dig a hole, eh? It is a really good game, its Zelda, and a launch game. And maybe become Players Choice etc etc.

 

[ralexand]

I am not bitter. The couldn't sell more than GOW in the first place, unless Nintendo shipped more than 1 million consoles on day one. In that case Zelda would have definitely sold more than GOW.

and don't forget about the 87%

Aaaa, check your logic. It is possible for zelda to outsell if Gears didn't sell a million copies. About half as much.

 

[castle007]

Aaaa, check your logic. It is possible for zelda to outsell if Gears didn't sell a million copies. About half as much.

what???

 

[Duderz]

I really, really doubt GoW stands much of a chance against Zelda.

I'm much more interested in how FFXII will do against it.

Looks like I've got some crow to eat here, since Gears spanked Zelda and outsold FFXII.

Though, I still stand by my expectation that lifetime Zelda sales > lifetime Gears sales.

 

[Error]

Is the Zelda attach rate going to stay ANYWHERE NEAR 87%?

NO :lol

It is the only reason to buy a Wii, at least if you've deluded yourself into believing waggle is acceptable... period, but especially in ****ing Zelda.

you are seriously annoying.

 

[My Arms Your Hearse]

Actually, FFXII may very well have outdone Gears, as Sonycowboy indicated the 850k didn't include the CE editions. We already know that it is going to blow it away if you figure in worldwide totals.

 

[dammitmattt]

Does Gears of War have an 87% attach rate? I don't think so.

Call of Duty 2 had a 77% attach rate last year. I think it's pretty safe to say that if the X360 would've launched with Gears of War, or more appropriately for this comparison since Gears is an original IP, Halo 3, the attach rate would be as high as Zelda, if not higher.

 

[pilonv1]

:lol :lol @ some of the early responses in this thread. Shame there weren't any account bets on it.

 

[dammitmattt]

Actually, FFXII may very well have outdone Gears, as Sonycowboy indicated the 850k didn't include the CE editions. We already know that it is going to blow it away if you figure in worldwide totals.

CE was only in EB/Gamestop so there's no way it's 150k since the majority of people probably bought the regular edition and EB/Gamestop is around 20% of the market.

 

[My Arms Your Hearse]

you are seriously annoying.

Do you see me in the Zelda Wii thread copiously bitching about how terrible it is? Like you in the FFXII thread? Waah, it's too complex!

Anyway.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Mario and Zelda are traditionally life long sellers. Meaning, for the entirety of the consoles life those titles tend to sell, sure hugely at first and far less later one...but it goes on. Zelda will beat GOW's sales.

 

[dammitmattt]

Mario and Zelda are traditionally life long sellers. Meaning, for the entirety of the consoles life those titles tend to sell, sure hugely at first and far less later one...but it goes on. Zelda will beat GOW's sales.

Of course it will in the long run. Gears will have better legs than most X360 titles, but not Zelda legs since there is still so much demand for the Wii.

I think the better comparison is Halo 3, where you have an established IP on a new platform. I'll go ahead and start it a year in advance:

Halo 3 will outsell Zelda:TP

And I'll bet a week-long ban on it.

 

[KeithFranklin]

Is the Zelda attach rate going to stay ANYWHERE NEAR 87%?

NO :lol

It is the only reason to buy a Wii, at least if you've deluded yourself into believing waggle is acceptable... period, but especially in ****ing Zelda.

Not to mention what did we see all week long when the Wii launched.

"I have Zelda TP, cant wait to get my Wii"

Lots of Zelda/Nintendo fans ran out and bought Zelda as soon as they could even if they didnt have a Wii yet.

Maybe we will see after December if this balances out at all. That is if NPD number leak somehow.

 

[Pellham]

Of course it will in the long run. Gears will have better legs than most X360 titles, but not Zelda legs since there is still so much demand for the Wii.

I think the better comparison is Halo 3, where you have an established IP on a new platform. I'll go ahead and start it a year in advance:

Halo 3 will outsell Zelda:TP

And I'll bet a week-long ban on it.

dont be a wuss, bet a 3 month ban on it!

 

[ralexand]

what???

In other words, why do you assume there is no way Gears wouldn't get the sales it did. What if the game was mediocre? Zelda would have certainly outsold it even with its small userbase.

 

[dammitmattt]

dont be a wuss, bet a 3 month ban on it!

I can't handle that long of a withdrawal IF I'm wrong, which I won't be

Plus, it might take Halo 3 a little while to catch up to Zelda, but I promise you that it will.

 

[NerdEyeBlind]

Why again do we care which sells more copies?

 

[castle007]

In other words, why do you assume there is no way Gears wouldn't get the sales it did. What if the game was mediocre? Zelda would have certainly outsold it even with its small userbase.

I think you are the one who should check his logic :lol

Everyone knew that the game was in no way mediocre and also the hype around it was high.

greatness + hype= lots of copies sold

 

[lexi]

Why again do we care which sells more copies?

Geeks are insecure and want validation.

As a sub element of that, people like to make themselves feel better by completely shunning anything new or original within this industry, cause they're too xtreme hardcore.

 

[Laurent]

Zelda.

reason: Japan.

In Japan, Wii Sports > Zelda = Me cry

 

[KGKK]

Smackdown will sell better.

 

[castle007]

Smackdown will sell better.

/thread

edit: NOOO I ended the thread twice. :O Time paradox

 

[Zynx]

How well will GC Zelda be distributed? Is Nintendo going to support it with any marketing (no? Focus on Wii?) I think these two things will have a major impact on short term sales of Zelda. In the long run though, Zelda Wii will have lots of legs, probably more than Gears. Nintendo back catalogue historically continues to sell relatively well even two or more years after release...look at Smash Brothers Melee.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Oh guys, stop the spin. GOW sold great. As did Zelda. But GOW sold great in any fashion. It beat Zelda, for now. BTW, GOW is still not bigger than Halo which is not bigger than Gran Turismo, which wants to be like Mario.

*runs*

 

[jarrod]

For lifetime sales, I'm betting....

GTA4 > Mario Galaxy > Halo 3 > Zelda TP > Gears > MGS4

 

[dammitmattt]

For lifetime sales, I'm betting....

GTA4 > Mario Galaxy > Halo 3 > Zelda TP > Gears > MGS4

I'm not sure if Mario will sell more than Halo and Zelda, but MGS4 is DEFINITELY in the right place.

 

[Oblivion]

I'm not sure if Mario will sell more than Halo and Zelda, but MGS4 is DEFINITELY in the right place.

Mario has ALWAYS sold more than Zelda.


I'm worried how many copies of the GC version of Zelda Nintendo may print out.

 

[Spike]

I'm worried how many copies of the GC version of Zelda Nintendo may print out.

I wouldn't worry. The Wal-Marts, EB's, Best Buys, Zellers and Future Shop stores around my area have huge posters with the GC version release date of 12/13 printed on them. There will be enough to go around.

 

[brandonh83]

I think MGS4 will outsell Gears.

 

[Oblivion]

I wouldn't worry. The Wal-Marts, EB's, Best Buys, Zellers and Future Shop stores around my area have huge posters with the GC version release date of 12/13 printed on them. There will be enough to go around.

Nice!