Soundwave said:
Nintendo Land also features a lot of Nintendo IP. The Wii really only launched with Zelda (which actually was on the GameCube as well, more or less the same game) and no other real Nintendo franchise. "Excitetruck" was a very loose spin-off of the obscure Excitebike. |
New Super Mario Bros. 2 alone more or less renders NSMBU redundant. People don't want to buy a whole new console for a game that is basically available on all current Nintendo consoles. Only hardcore Nintendo fans would buy the console for this title.
People don't know what to expect from Nintendo Land. It pretty much seems like (well, and actually is to some degree) a pack of gimped versions of high quality Nintendo titles mixed with Mario Party. Again, only hardcore Nintendo fans would buy a new console for this title. Others would wait for the real deal.
Another thing to consider is the price. When the Wii launched it was pitched against a $600 PS3, and the successor to the original Xbox (also with a higher price tag). Now, the Wii U (whether we like it or not) was pitched against the PS3, 360 and even the Wii - all with more games and lower price tags.
And then there is the motion controls which made the Wii appeal to people who had never even played video games before. The Wii U has nothing that is even close to the then revolutionary motion controls. Nintendo Land is not even close to a "Wii Sports" title. Heck, Nintendo even skipped the Wii franchise completely for the Wii U launch, for whatever reason.
Bottom line: HIgh sales should never have been expected in the first place.
