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How many Twilight Princess sales if GC-exclusive?

less than 3.5 million units 22 26.83%
 
3.5 - 4.5 million units 26 31.71%
 
4.5 - 5.5 million units 23 28.05%
 
5.5 - 6.5 million units 5 6.10%
 
6.5 - 7.5 million units 4 4.88%
 
7.5 - 8.5 million units 0 0%
 
8.5 - 9.5 million units (no lost sales) 1 1.22%
 
more than 9.5 million units 1 1.22%
 
Total:82

There is a discussion if the total sales of Twilight Princess would have been affected, if Nintendo had chosen to keep it GameCube-exclusive.

So what's your opinion? How many GameCube versions would have been sold in this scenario? (Wii launch still in November 2006, Twilight Princess GC release also in 2006, perhaps a few months earlier) 

Would everyone Wii owner have bought the GC version (and a GameCube controller) instead, so the total sum of ~9 milion units wouldn't have been affected at all, would a few Wii owners have ignored that title or would would have many Wii owners have ignored that title (only Wii games on their radar or reluctance to buy "old system"-titles)?

A few comparison data:

  • 1998: Ocarina of Time = 7.60m (after gaining cult status as "best game ever" and the first 3D-Zeda
  • 2000: Majora's Mask = 3.36m (1 platform)
  • 2002: Wind Waker = 4.60m (1 platform)
  • 2006: Twilight Princess = 8.84m (2 platforms)
  • 2011: Skyward Sword = 4.05m (1 platform)


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Around Wind Waker numbers or maybe slightly less.



                
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Would have sold a bit less than Majora's Mask. At that point the GaceCube was completely dead, and only hardcore Zelda fans would have bought it. The Wii and the fact that Twilight Princess was a launch title helped Twilight Princess come into a lot of people's radar.



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I would said 4-5m, so definitely much lesser than actual GC and Wii numbers combined.



5m probably



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I'll say around 4.5m.



Less than 3 million. Nintendo wouldn't have wanted TP to hold back the Wii, so even if the game sold well, they would have stopped pushing it.



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At least half of the actual sales.



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3.9 - 4.5M I'd say.



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Less than or equal to WW



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