Despite the weak crowds queuing outside of game shops yesterday in Japan, an estimated 130,000 people opened their wallets for Super Mario Galaxy's first day of sales, according to Japanese blogger and ninja sales reporter Sinobi.
That seems like a lot, right? Well, while that's an excellent figure for most other titles and publishers, many were expecting much higher numbers for this major release. Let's compare that 130,000 with some first-week sales data for past entries to the series and recent games.
That seems like a lot, right? Well, while that's an excellent figure for most other titles and publishers, many were expecting much higher numbers for this major release. Let's compare that 130,000 with some first-week sales data for past entries to the series and recent games.
- New Super Mario Bros. - 900,000
- Super Mario Sunshine - 280,000
- Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core - 486,659
- Mario Party 8 - 265,000
- Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen And The Tower Of Mirrors - 263,000
