Sure, but I still can't see how Wii Sports is more appealing to adults than Mario or Nintendo Land.

Just of curiousity, but why would WiiFitU boost WiiU sales?

People bought WiiFit back along with the Wii when it was this HUGE phenomenon, spent $250 for the console + ~$80 for the WiiFit bundle, which had them spending well over $300 for it.

With WiiFitU they will already have a fitness game that works with the Balance Board and (2) different software title, if you don't take into account the EA fitness, Zumba, etc...

I just don't see these same people shelling out another $300-$350 and then another $40+ for the software just to make use of the WiiFit board they have.

What will the Gamepad possibly add that the Wii versions could not?

I personally don't see the appeal in it this time around for new and/or current WiiFit owners.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120705467

Can't see Nintendoland or mario do that on a bigger scale.

Wii sold mainly to casuals. WiiU slaps them all in the face by going back to the core primarily. Core gamers however aren't ready to go back to Nintendo after what Wii did.

Ya......Nintendo hurt themselves bad.

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On Topic, Wii U's problem right now is that Nintendo thought having all the mayor multiplats without any meaningful improvements would be enough alongside Mario, but it isn't. Rayman Legends, Monster Hunter and Colonial Marines should all release until mid february, but they aren't and that's bad.

What you're saying is Nintendo Land doesn't appeal to casuals like Wii Sports did. Nothing to do with being an adult or not.

PS: I'm adult enough to have a family.

Without doubt Zelda:TP helped Wii initial sales. But the NSMB series is far, far, bigger than Zelda.

The gamepad, and specifically, the return to dual analog controls is the main problem seperating WiiU from the Wii crowd. People who bought Wii for Wii Sports/Wii Fit and Just Dance do not want to use that type of controller. Oh, sure they can still play Just Dance 4 on Wii U with a wiimote but why? It's on Wii.

Same goes for Wii Fit U. There's already two Wii Fit versions of Wii. So far Wii Fit U seems to offer little, if anything, over previous entries. Plus the whole fitness/game craze is pretty much fizzled out.


I don't think the problem is so much with the games, as it is with the entire system. Nintendo tried to land half-way between core and casual with WiiU but instead of netting both camps, they've ended up in no-man's-land.

Just dance 5 eclusive that is what they need.

I find it funny that many people know that  Wii Fit U or a Wii U sports game, will actually sell more systems, when clearly those are not games Nintendo fans  look foward to.

Do Nintendo-fans actually agree with this?

Is being top on sale that important?