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kitler53 on 05 September 2011
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UncleScrooge said:
Mr Khan said:
kitler53 said:
all the wii U needs is some really innovative new software title comparable to wii sports and wii fit. my mother (who didn't want a nes, snes, n64, gc, or any competitors product) bought a wii basically for those two titles. without some innovative, new software specifically targeted at her tastes she will skip the wii U generation as well.

this is nintendo's true test ... it is a lot easier to be a one hit wonder than to be the "real deal". i'm not saying i understand why the wii was so popular but from the looks of things i'm not sure nintendo understands it either.

Nintendo knows what worked for the Wii, it's just that they dislike having to make those kinds of games as much as every other "respectable" developer does. Nintendo at least knuckled down and did it, but now that they feel the pressure's off, will they do so again?

Some of the Wii U tech demos looked promising in that regard, in that they were thinking Miis and local multiplayer, so we'll have to wait and see

So far we've heard of a new Wii Fit, a new 2D Mario and a new Wii Sports (or an enhanced Wii Sports version that makes use of the controller). We've also seen the demos you mentioned. Basically all of the games (esides Zelda) we've heard of or seen so far have been mass market games. 

Saying the controller is awkward and won't sell people on the console is something I totally agree with. But this sentiment of "Nintendo doesn't want to make Wii Sports / Mario Bros." simply doesn't hold water at this point. If these games suddenly dissappear at next year's e3 we can start jumping to conclusions.

only speaking for what i know (my mother) she loved wii sports but didn't buy wii sports resort, she loved wii fit but didn't get wii fit plus.  sequels to these franchises won't hurt but i don't think for her (a very casual gamer and by casual i mean she doesn't dedicate an enormous amount of time/money into gaming) it will be enough to upgrade to the wii U.

i mean, just look at nintendogs ds vs. 3ds.  despite selling more than 24M on the ds, the 3ds version has sold less LTD (which is about 5 months) then the ds version did in 2 weeks.

nintendo will need something complete new imo.  i have no idea what will excite that audience but nintendo had better have some ideas or i don't think the wii U will recapture that audience.  i just don't think a sequel can recapture their attention.