| Aielyn said: New Super Mario Bros U vs Twilight Princess (Big franchise Nintendo IP battle) NSMB U: 316,344 This is a little more surprising. Whether it's due to a stronger third-party lineup on the Wii U, consumer tiredness of 2D Mario in the last couple of years, or early adopters of Nintendo systems tending to prefer Zelda over 2D Mario, it's not obvious, but some would likely use this as an argument for lack of innovation in 2D Mario since NSMB (or NSMB Wii with its multiplayer). |
This isn't at all surprising to me. Mario games, especially the 2D ones, rely on their legs for sales. They don't usually have record-breaking first week sales. Zelda games, though, tend to be frontloaded. Twilight Princess is an interesting case in that it had a strong opening AND good legs.
