Rumor: Brawl sells 500k on day one
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Just as we suspected, those giant queues spotted in downtown Shinjuku weren't just there for Devil May Cry 4, Disgaea 3, or spare batteries. They were there for Brawl, which, according to Japanese blogger and sales hound Sinobi, sold half a million units on its first day of release. If Sinobi is correct, that's double what Super Mario Galaxy managed in its opening week, and a figure that could yet see Brawl beat the 900,000 sales racked up by New Super Mario Bros. in its first week of sales.
On a less exultant note, Sinobi also reports that Namco Bandai's Family Ski could only muster 10,000 sales. For shame, Japan!
[Via Cubed3]
Reader Comments (8)
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 2:23PM rduran said
Good to hear that Brawl is well received. I can't wait to knock some sense into my Bro-in-law who can't play as anyone else but Marth.
PS. I always chuckle when I see that Pic. :-)
PS. I always chuckle when I see that Pic. :-)
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 2:30PM LaughingMan11 said
It wouldn't be surprised if the money-printing factor will be limited by the supply of this game. This'll be sold out for sure... I'd better put my preorder in for March.
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 4:00PM (Unverified) said
You better do it as soon as possible - most likely its too late if you want to get it right when it comes out.
My local EBgames (which is not in a major mall or urban center) already had over 600 preorders as of December 21, 2007.
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My local EBgames (which is not in a major mall or urban center) already had over 600 preorders as of December 21, 2007.
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 3:12PM (Unverified) said
i wonder when amazon will start the preorders for europe.
is it possible to subscribe via email so amazon informs you when preordering is possible?
is it possible to subscribe via email so amazon informs you when preordering is possible?
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 4:56PM (Unverified) said
you did good brawl, you did good
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 5:12PM (Unverified) said
C'mon WiiFanboy.. isn't the whole "printing money" meme a little tired already? Two of your articles on the front page use the meme. Would you like me to get into where it came from and how old it is?
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 5:16PM (Unverified) said
wondering if i should also go preorder my copy?
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 6:52PM (Unverified) said
It would have sold 2 million+ if the copies where there.
SMG was a great game but this game is as close to perfection we will get for awhile, a solid 99% best game of all time game.
SMG was a great game but this game is as close to perfection we will get for awhile, a solid 99% best game of all time game.




