| 0D0 said: I may agree or disagree with that notion but in my case I just agreed that Wii U games did wonders to Switch regardless. One of the reasons that Switch got a superior library in two years was because Wii U games were on this library. To make MK available for the Switch audience Nintendo had just to port a title. MK alone is huge. Another factor is that many skipped Wii U. So when all those Wii U games came out for Switch in a short span of time while those buyers haven't bought hardware from Nintendo since Wii, those many were even more willing to pick up a Switch. The failure of Wii U sort of helped Switch. Many were hungry for a new Nintendo device since Wii. |
The part in bold was a thought that had occurred to me as well. During the Wii U era, Nintendo didn't seem to have a large media presence, but after the Switch release, Mario seemed to be everywhere. The shopping carts at my local Target store became Mario themed and the entrance and exits to the store had the checkered flag look.
Obviously these are just marketing dollars spent by Nintendo, but they seemed to be absent for several years of the Wii U's lifespan. Nintendo made a comeback and somehow managed to change their brand from "kiddy" to "cool".
