Why Nintendo’s Core games aren't hitting the mark anymore

[theRepublic]

Smashchu2 said:

stof said:
Mario Kart Wii is selling it's phenomenal numbers because it's a guaranteed 7 million seller to start, with the addition of coming with the Wii wheel and appealing to new gamers on what is going to be the most successful console of all time... I really don't think it has anything to do with which predecessor gave them the most inspiration.

It's hard to beleive that when the director said he designed the DS one (and Wii one) by going back to Super Mario Kart, and that the last two games are also the best selling. Also, New Super Mario Bros does better then Galaxy and one is based on old school Mario. It's hard to deny this.

I know that is what the director of the game said, but I don't see much connection between Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart Wii.  To me, it has more in common with 64 and DD.  Maybe I'm just not seeing the connection.

I would be curious to see how much Galaxy has sold when the Wii gets to 100 million consoles sold.  Someone already pointed out that the attach ratios for it and NSMB are pretty close.  Galaxy has been tracking below NSMB lately though: http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Super+Mario+Galaxy+-+Wii&reg2=All&game2=New+Super+Mario+Bros+-+DS&reg3=All&game3=&weeks=100