When will the 4th REAL Mario game release? UPDATED!!!!

[Joelcool7]

RolStoppable said:

Joelcool7 said:

 

Now Rol has made a very good point in saying that all of the GameCube games have made it back for the Wii. Yet GameCube was one of the least successful consoles in Nintendo's history. Wii was also selling its best during that era and shortly after NSMBW and DonkeyKong:CountryReturns launched their hardware sales began a free fall.

What limited Mario's sales , Hardware, not enough hardware units in people's hands (Caused by countless reasons)

Holy cow, that's some revisionism of history. That reads as if you are attributing great Wii sales to Gamecube sequels and weak Wii sales to NSMB Wii and DKCR.

The Wii's decline really began when Nintendo stopped to release games on a regular basis. You know, the first half of 2009 which they basically decided to entirely leave to third parties who didn't show up. The release of NSMB Wii in late 2009 was followed by all-time holiday record sales (former PS2 record of 2.7m in the USA obliterated by a whopping 1.1m units in the month of December) and DKCR in 2010 gave the hardware a notable additional bump too. I don't need to tell you how many Wii games Nintendo released after DKCR, because this year's schedule should still be fresh in everybody's mind.

I was pointing out the fact that Wii sold strongest before these titles launched, not suggesting the release of these titles damaged Wii in any way. Just the fact that all those strong GameCube titles had kept hardware sales strong for years without these classic titles. I am not denying the huge boost both games gave to hardware sales but those boosts were short lived and the console sales did continue to drop. Saying NSMBW and DKC:R are the reasons Wii was successful is foolish. Yes both games sold very well and pushed hardware but they are not the reason Wii was a success!

Everybody puts all the emphasis on a few key titles as the reason for Wii's success while ignoring the WiiFit's of Nintendo Wii. Nintendo's newer IP's and 3D games and GameCube sequels kept the Wii afloat for years and it was doing very very well. NSMBW and DKC:R added to the legacy and were responsable for the Wii's slow fall rather then a quick plunge. But these classic titles did not sell Wii!