Why third party core games fail(ed) on the Wii

[Qays]

Metallicube said:

Qays said:

In fact none of them are, unless you count Mario Kart and NSMB, which I don't.

How is NSMB not core? It's a 2D sidescrolling platformer of a very old gaming mascot, and a very difficult one at that, especially with multiple players. IMO it's far more "core" than those games pretending to be movies that litter the HD consoles.

2D sidescrolling platformers may have been core games back on the SNES, but I'd say that nowadays they are not. And NSMB is one of the easiest games I've ever played.