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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - NSMBU + NSLU replace Nintendo Land in the Deluxe bundle

 

Smart move by Nintendo?

Oh yea. Mario & Luigi Bros Time 198 88.79%
 
Nope. Prefer the old bundle 11 4.93%
 
Just not interested buddy 14 6.28%
 
Total:223
pokoko on 23 October 2013
Th3PANO said:
pokoko said:
Nintendo Land might not have been a failure as a game but it's probably fair to say it was a failure as a system seller. However, I think not all of the burden of that failure rests on the game itself. Really, what did Nintendo do to get Nintendo Land out into the unconscious of the consumer? If they were expecting it to be as simple as Wii Sports then they belong in the loony bin. That was a rare event.

Early reviews of Wii Party U are making me wonder if it will also fail to move systems.

Wii Party U is a casual and party game and casuals don't give a shit about reviews. You and me, we aren't the norm.

I'm not talking about the scores, I'm talking about the content.



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Th3PANO on 23 October 2013
pokoko said:

I'm not talking about the scores, I'm talking about the content.

Oops....



Dr.EisDrachenJaeger on 23 October 2013

What Content?



prayformojo on 23 October 2013
attaboy said:
Packing in Mario? That's so 1985. Then again, it also works. Good decision, Nintendo.

I actually like Nintendo Land a lot. It's a great game and showcases a lot of what the Wii U can do. NSMBU isn't really graphically impressive at all and looks 100% possible for the Wii to pull off but there is no doubt Mario is the biggest name. It's a lot of fun, too. This is what everybody said they should have done and Nintendo is finally doing it. They're trying to save the Wii U and I hope it works. It's a great console that needs exposure.


The SNES launched with Mario as well. The N64 was the first console to NOT offer a proper Mario as a pack in.



JEMC on 23 October 2013
ListerOfSmeg said:
JEMC said:
This should have been the launch bundle.



Yes console should always launch with games that arent released yet....../s

NSMB U I can see but how do you expect them to launch with Luigi? That just doesnt make sense. First it wasnt finished and its also an expansion of Mario U.

I was talking about Mario, something that was obvious to everyone. Well, everyone except you.

But still, a bundle with the Premium console and NSMBU would have sold better than the bundle with Nintendo Land. It's something that I'm sure even Nintendo knew back then, but their strategy was to sell as many copies of NSMBU as possible to get back as much money as posible to minimize the losts they were having with the hardware.



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wfz on 23 October 2013

The more desperate Nintendo gets, the better this generation will be. =)



attaboy on 23 October 2013
prayformojo said:
attaboy said:
Packing in Mario? That's so 1985. Then again, it also works. Good decision, Nintendo.

I actually like Nintendo Land a lot. It's a great game and showcases a lot of what the Wii U can do. NSMBU isn't really graphically impressive at all and looks 100% possible for the Wii to pull off but there is no doubt Mario is the biggest name. It's a lot of fun, too. This is what everybody said they should have done and Nintendo is finally doing it. They're trying to save the Wii U and I hope it works. It's a great console that needs exposure.


The SNES launched with Mario as well. The N64 was the first console to NOT offer a proper Mario as a pack in.


Heck, mine came with a mail in offer for SMB All-Stars, too!  It was Mario overload.  I can forgive the N64 since it had a Mario title at launch and, at the time, nobody was offering pack-in titles anymore.  Gamecube dropped the ball with Sunshine coming out so far after launch and, despite its success, I think the Wii should have had a Mario launch title, too.  Luckily Wii-Sports was able to tow the line.  With the Wii U, they had a Mario title at launch and opted to sell it seperately.  It was obviously going to move software but I still think it would have moved more hardware packed in!



green_sky on 23 October 2013
Th3PANO said:
pokoko said:
Nintendo Land might not have been a failure as a game but it's probably fair to say it was a failure as a system seller. However, I think not all of the burden of that failure rests on the game itself. Really, what did Nintendo do to get Nintendo Land out into the unconscious of the consumer? If they were expecting it to be as simple as Wii Sports then they belong in the loony bin. That was a rare event.

Early reviews of Wii Party U are making me wonder if it will also fail to move systems.

Wii Party U is a casual and party game and casuals don't give a shit about reviews. You and me, we aren't the norm.

Ahh i see. It's made for me. Will pick it up day after tomorrow perhaps. 



green_sky on 23 October 2013
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
What Content?

Haven't you been watching big events this year like E3. It's all about exclusive content or something. 



Augen on 23 October 2013

While I never wish Nintendo ill, it does seem like them having challenges means rewarding gamers with incentives to buy. This bundle for $300 is the strongest push I've seen to really move systems.