Killiana1a said:
So the past endlessly repeats itself? Apparently so regarding 2D Mario games. A phenomenon that never ends. Then again, my gut tells me not to buy it. The games may follow the same lines from the 1980s on, but how we play them changes. New controls with the Wii copied by the Move and who knows how Kinect will change the way we game. Yet, when I see Black Ops selling 5.6 in one day I question why can't a Nintendo game do that? Is it the way we as individuals view games and Nintendo is marketing to that 8 year old inside of us when it comes to a game such as New Super Mario Bros. Wii? Is this it? Nintendo as the Disney of video gaming where even 30 year old adults will want to buy the latest version of Cinderella, while their children are screaming for it? If so, then Sony and Microsoft better up the cuteness in their games because Nintendo has been on to something for decades now. |
There is one game that follows the values you outlined in the top 10 software sales this gen. One. The whole list, the entire top 50, is like a Nintendo party with sprinkled in core games. Pretending that Nintendo software doesn't have the power to move is ridiculous.
Why would Nintendo need a game to sell that much in one day? Nintendogs has outsold every Call of Duty ever, and I don't think it sold one tenth that in all of its combined launches.
I'm not sure what you're trying to get at. Nintendo games appeal to more than just 8-year-olds - it's the biggest part of why so many of their games (like Brain Age and New Super Mario) sell so well.
