Looking to Beat FIFA in Europe…and More
Given how extraordinary overall sales have been with the first Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, expectations were already high both inside Sega and out for the game’s Winter counterpart.
They just got ratcheted up a touch higher.
Sega of Europe’s John Clark recently spoke to MCV and stated his belief–and perhaps the company’s–that in Europe at least, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games can contend for the top software seller this Holiday season.
If so, it would be a major accomplishment. The FIFA franchise dominated last year’s Holiday sales in Europe, and that’s not expected to change this year.
But Clark cites impressive figures that could show the next M&S is on track to be a major hit upon release:
There are three games that can be Christmas number one: Call of Duty, FIFA or Mario & Sonic. It’s as simple as that.The price cuts on PS3 and 360 could make that a slightly larger challenge, and Modern Warfare 2 will be huge. Will it be bigger than the last Modern Warfare? I think it probably will be.
But we think we can do it because the last Mario & Sonic achieved a 30 per cent attach rate on Wii and on DS it got a seven per cent attach rate. And if we achieve even half of that, we’ll be in with a chance.
We’ll know for sure over time as the game hits stores in Europe the middle of next month, and the Holiday shopping season kicks into full gear.
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Considering the fact that M&S Winter actually IMPROVES on the original format and adds a variety of new features, as well as making the game feel more like the Sonic and Mario franchises (whereas the original did not)… yeah, I’m not really all that surprised. My main beef is the lack of new characters. Here’s hoping we DO have unlockables, at least four…
I’m… not seeing it happen. Even though they’ll make money off of it.
They’ll make truckloads of money from it if the prequel’s anything to go by.
If they realeased it for the Xbox 360 it would be absolutly the top seller
@ Sonic Unleashed (SU)
I don’t think so Tim.
this game will sell as great as its other game.. trust me… Its Wii… and Mario & Sonic…… add motion controls…. add truckton money sales… = more games…. repeat….
http://www.jokeroo.com/games/action/stick-trampoline.html try this its kick ass!
Blue Blur : I also have a feeling M.S.A.T.O.W.G will sell more & better then M.S.A.T.O.G & all we seen it is a big inprovement then the first like the shop , the story mode , the dream events , the roster… only 13 days until it`s released then well see for our selfs if it`s better
@Edwin shy: cool! ^_^
SU… Not sure if serious…
Mike:@ my name is not Tim :S i didn’t understand that lool no matter
Spider@:I was serious, I would like to see M&SATWG for the Xbox360º , even if we had to use the controller or when Project Natal from Microsoft comes out (awsome) we could use that, and maybe than SEGA lauch this game for it
blueblur:@ you own a wii or only a Xbox360?
PROJECT NEEDLEMOUSE
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@ SU – You don’t get my Home Improvement joke? How young are you?! I know the shows over, but damn.
SU… http://360.kombo.com/images/content/news/blurb_facepalm2_20090622.jpg
Im probally going to get fifa on 360, im not sure about this though, possibily
Spider@: If you have seen Project Natal for the Xbox 360 you wouldn’t say that (show that in this case), I know! you don’t even have a minimum idea of what Project that is but anyway…
Sonic The Hedgehog a.k.a. “BluBlur”, “The Fastest Thing Alive”, “BlueWind”, “Most Way Pass Cool Hedgehog”, etc…(lol his called a lot of things
) RULESSSS!!! 
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