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Mad55 on 03 March 2011
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RolStoppable said:
Mad55 said:
RolStoppable said:

I agree with the premise of the thread, but not the individual points and the sales estimates. It's pretty much a no-brainer that these two games won't fulfill Nintendo's expectations, so I don't know why the majority of people who responded seemed to be offended by that notion.

why do you think that?

Super Mario 3DS is Nintendo's next step in making 3D Mario more accessible, hence why they say "now it's even easier to hit blocks in a 3D space". Nintendo wants 3D Mario to be more successful than it currently is and they think the underlying problem is a lack of accessibility. They introduced the planetary worlds in Super Mario Galaxy to improve the camera, they removed the hub in SMG2 and added more 2D sections and now they use 3D for better depth perception. With Super Mario 3DS Nintendo isn't aiming for matching the sales of the first Super Mario Galaxy, but exceeding them. Will that happen? I don't think so, it's probably going to fizzle out around the same mark as Super Mario Galaxy.

Likewise, Skyward Sword is a game that is an attempt to fix the problems of the Zelda series or rather an attempt to give the series new impulses. It's doubtful that Nintendo is aiming for anything less than 5m in sales, I am pretty sure they hope to exceed Twilight Princess's Wii sales as Skyward Sword is actually a true Wii Zelda game. The inclusion of Motion Plus also points to Nintendo wanting to expand Zelda's fanbase and get some of those Wii Sports Resort people on board. Zelda isn't one of those series where Nintendo is satisfied with just offering fan service. Heck, not even Metroid is and that's of much lesser importance to them.

Wow good points lol i am inclined to agree.