In the latest episode of GameTrailers TV, president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime, has made an extremely bold statement regarding the sales figures of his company’s upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii in comparison to those of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

According to Fils-Aime, New Super Mario Bros. Wii will have outsold Modern Warfare 2 on a single platform (using the Xbox 360 as an example) by the time the January NPD data is released. Speaking to the show’s host, Geoff Keighley, about the possibility of this happening, Fils-Aime said:

“You’ve gotta give me the entire holiday selling season, right, so let’s take it all the way through the January NPD data… yes, I’ll take that [bet].”

This claim is backed up by statements from the likes of Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, who said that it’s “gonna shock you how many units” NSMBW will sell, while executive VP of Merchandising and Marketing at GameStop, Tony Bartel (the same executive who recently hyped up Modern Warfare 2’s projected sales) said that NSMBW is “going to be a strong seller for the holiday.”

But will the sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii beat those of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 this holiday? You can read El33tonline’s hands-on preview with New Super Mario Bros. Wii to decide for yourself.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii releases exclusively on the Wii on November 15th in North America, and November 20th in Europe.

Source: Gametrailers TV via Nintendo Everything