Colorful Games On Consoles Aren't Selling Anymore

[TheSpindler]

Soundwave said:

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

So.. MK8, Smash Bros, 3d world, Zelda U are games that don't/won't sell?

I'm talking about things that aren't 20-30 year old Nintendo IP that have well established fanbases. Even there, the market is showing they won't support a console just with those games anymore. Nintendo's console is largely supported by colorful mascot IP, and it's by far the worst selling home console. 

He still has a point.  Colorful games still do sell, and you can't ignore a large majority of them to make your point.  Unless you say colorful new IPs don't sell, which wouldn't be true anyway.

It's new IPs which are just hit or miss, and to sell to kids you need compelling enough software or based off a bigbrand that they know, or just market it heavily while using colorful graphics for tried and true gameplay style.

I think part of the problem is the biggest console to get kids games isn't doing well, combined with the fact that most kids, the casual market are getting their fix elsewhere, so less reason to buy games.  But still, big IPs like Skylanders or Minecraft and its myriad clones still do well.  Lego game and Skylanders always chart, and Just Dance titles do well as well.