Mario and Ratchet forecast to be Christmas bestselle

With Christmas approaching, it becomes increasingly narrower around the video game sections in stores and at department stores. December is by its nature always a sale in terms of good month for games aimed at the whole family or a bit younger gaming enthusiasts.

New Nintendo WiiNew title Super Mario Bros. looks to be a certain success in the Christmas sales. Interest from retailers is so large that it is likely that it will sell out.

- It is clearly Christmas bestseller. The game will be superior to everything else, "says Patrik Johansson, who is press officer for Nintendo.

Super Mario Bros has been one of the most popular titles for the handheld gaming console Nintendo DS for several years. It has long been a rumor about a sequel but will now therefore a Wii version of the game instead. There are still two-dimensional, one sees Mario, Luigi and the other characters by hand, but a novelty for the Wii version is that it can record up to four people simultaneously on the same runway.

Superior or not, one of Super Mario contender in the battle for Christmas buyers called Ratchel and his new platform adventure Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time for PlayStation 3console.

- There is a broad title with clever humor that attracts older players while the cute Pixar-surface are popular with young talent. That it is entirely in Swedish makes its course to course, "said Daniel Gustafson is public relations manager for Playstation to Prylportalen.

Ratchet has been called a "Mario in arms" and the game's focus is to jump around and shoot at just the right lab monsters. A novelty compared to previous Ratchet & Clank game is the ability to go into space and assemble things on planets, not unlike Super Mario Galaxy.