If I came to you and said "Mario & Sonic will unite to sell buckets and buckets of titles more than the most popular first person shooter" in 1990s, you'd probably be inclined to believe me. If I said the same thing in the 2000s, you'd laugh at me and tell me to go play Sonic Adventure 2, or
Super Mario Sunshine. At that point, I'd slap you for dissing such a fun game like SMS. Well, Sega's corporate director Masanao Maeda is implying just that now. He believes that
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games will sell millions of units, rivaling Halo 3's sales and potentially beating it to claim the top spot this holiday season. I can see where his argument comes from: Mario and Sonic are two of the most popular characters in gaming history. In addition, it'll be made for the two top selling systems on the market, the Wii and the DS. Of course, I suppose all this could be just fluff marketing, but ya know,
that's not how Sega rolls. Check out the Reuters report below and judge for yourself!
Link:
reuters.com
