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    Image of N●Gage Croal N●Gage Croal
    11:31 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    Pretty bold claim there, Reggiegigas. Possible? Sure. It'll at least beat the PC version... And maybe PS3. 360 version... kinda doubtful there.

    But, eh, MW2 isn't my kind of game and NSMBWii is... so I guess I'll only be helping his message, huh. And I'm sure there will be plenty who buy both games, as well. #newsupermariobroswii
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    Image of Kuwabara Kazuo Kuwabara Kazuo
    11:18 AM

    In reply to Assassin's Creed Novel Coming Later This Month
    Ezio is cool and all but I prefer the untalented swimmer, Muslim Spiderman, Altair. #assassinscreedii
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    11:17 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    Are we talking about just this season or are we talking all time sales? There's no way in hell NSMB will outsell MW2 in the short term. At least, not the 360 version (which I assume will be getting most of the sales). But in the long term, there's no way in hell MW2 will outsell NSMB. It's as simple as that.

    Just think of it this way: next year when COD7 or whatever comes out, MW2 will cease selling copies. But NSMB is going to be a top seller for the life of the Wii, easily.
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    Image of Falsoman Falsoman
    11:32 AM

    @dowingba: That's what i was going to say. I have little doubt that NSMBWii will outsell MW2 in the long run, but on the first two months i have a bit of trouble beliving that Mario has a real chance of "winning" a multiplat ultrahyped game with an also huge following base. #newsupermariobroswii
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    11:06 AM

    In reply to Assassin's Creed Novel Coming Later This Month
    Reading?! LOLzzors.
    I play RPGs; all's the reading I needs.

    RPGs - the novels of videogames. #assassinscreedii
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    11:06 AM

    @Game_Sovereign:

    Some RPGs have supplemental texts as well. #assassinscreedii
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    11:13 AM

    Which is like baking a cake, then putting a cupcake on top of it. More awesome(?). #assassinscreedii
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    10:54 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    Well shit. I'm gonna do my part. Canceling my preorder of MW2, and buying NSMBW instead, and saving myself $10.

    Fuck you IW for trying to fuck with the PC community! #newsupermariobroswii
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    10:53 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    I have no interest in this game whatsoever, and I love platformers. At this point in the evolution of video games, it's almost like a casual game being sold at full price. It seems like the only reason they made it was to have a Mario game available at Christmas.

    With the lack of quality games with name-value for the Wii, it may actually sell that many. It still doesn't impress me as a gamer. It kind of pisses me off that something like this will be a multi-million seller, while Muramasa struggles to even get 100,000. #newsupermariobroswii
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    10:59 AM

    @jayntampa: I'll share your sadness about the Muramasa sales, but don't take that out on SMB for Wii. The game is brilliant and worth every penny. If you TRULY love platformers, you'd be crazy not to buy it, particulary if you have a kid of video game age. The multiplayer is super fun. #newsupermariobroswii
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    10:51 AM

    In reply to How to Survive a Trip to GameStop
    Gaming message boards are generally not the place to criticize Gamestop's business practices, because 70-80% of Kotaku commentators are caught under the heel of its corporate overlords. Or so it seems from this thread.

    That's fine. Joe Gamer gotta eat.

    That being said, these two panels were contradictory:

    "Proceed to ignore every living entity in the store. Employees, kids, elitist nerds. Seriously, everyone."

    Then:

    "Inform the soccer mom ahead of you in line that she doesn't need to buy 47 peripherals just to play a Wii."

    So in three panels you're supposed to transform from Gamestop über-loner to one of those annoying "elitist nerds" you're supposed to be ignoring? #screengrab
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    10:47 AM

    In reply to K9
    I'd make a PDF version of this, but it would be too much work for me after my last attempts went ignored. :( #videogamemagazine
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    10:48 AM

    @(Starman) Cookie_Monster: Try again, are you not Mr.Starman? Just keeping repeating these words in your mind "I think I can, I think I can.." #videogamemagazine
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    10:50 AM

    @Outkastprince: No! This Mr. Starman wants his coffee breakfast break! >:-( #videogamemagazine
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    10:57 AM

    @(Starman) Cookie_Monster: Starbucks has rearranged your priorities. Where is the Starman that use to ignore global issues and slap babies silly in order to delivered Kotaku PDF versions of it's articles?

    I don't even know you anymore..Caffeineman. #videogamemagazine
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    11:01 AM


    @Outkastprince: I'm sorry, but this Starman has changed... for the better. #videogamemagazine
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    Image of bluetom00 bluetom00
    10:46 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    I think he's right. Think about the Wii's install base. And think about all those soccer moms who recognize a single game character. Mario's brand recognition trumps CoD's. MW2 will blow Mario away among the hardcore crowd, but it's not the hardcore crowd that has been driving Wii sales for the last three years. #newsupermariobroswii
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    10:52 AM

    @bluetom00: i disagree. I think MW2 will blow New Mario in the hardcore FPS crowd, but Mario will Roflkoopastomp MW2.

    First party Nintendo game for the #1 console in the current generation? Thats win. #newsupermariobroswii
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    11:00 AM

    @bluetom00: Don't kid yourself. MW is hugely successful thanks to its mainstream penatration, not just hardcore. Every 12 year old with a 360 will have it this christmas. #newsupermariobroswii
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    10:28 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    Safe bet there. Would be ludicrous if he said it'll beat the sales numbers of all ports.

    As most multiple console ports, one will end up not having that many sells...

    PC version for me it is. #newsupermariobroswii
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    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    10:27 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    I believe it. I know it gets old hearing it, but there isn't exactly a tremendous holiday lineup for the Wii, and it's basically guaranteed to be a quality title.

    That wasn't meant to be another "Wii has no games" comment by the way. I calls 'em like I sees 'em, I'm a whale biologist.
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    Image of zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
    10:25 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    bah,

    i dont even think it will outsell 360 version of COD, against PS3? it has a fighting chance. with NSMB Wii being the only big title for the holidays, its expected to do some ridiculous numbers.

    with that said, COD collectively will crush NSMBWii, so his trash talk really doesn't amount to anything.

    now in the long run, of course NSMBWii will have long legs, its been the model of all big nintendo licensed releases on the Wii. we would he be so surprised at the numbers the game will do? The Wii has their market pretty much on lock. #newsupermariobroswii
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    10:22 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    I can see it happening. #newsupermariobroswii
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    Image of SmilingPolitely SmilingPolitely
    10:19 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    What useless banter. It's the kind of inconsequential boast a guy makes to his buddies at a bar.

    I'm not your buddy, friend. #newsupermariobroswii
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    10:23 AM

    @SmilingPolitely: #newsupermariobroswii
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    Image of Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair) Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
    10:18 AM

    In reply to Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
    Well I know which one I would rather buy at launch.

    Heh, the Special Edition of the New Super Mario costs the same as the normal version of MW2...
    .... That's pretty expensive actually, considering that a tenner more than the normal edition, and all you get is a tin... Anyway...

    Thing is, I was going to pick it up at launch, then I heard there were special editions, and thought I'd pick up one of those instead. Then I found out those special editions were more expensive than normal special editions, even without the really big stuff, and I simply lost interest entirely and decided to wait for the Special editions to appear in sales and such, as we all know it is going to happen if I wait long enough.

    I mean, it even happened with Halo 3 and GTA IV, so it'll happen with MW2 as well.

    Or maybe I'll just wait for the Game of the year edition...
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