3DS only.needed Mario because Nintendo fucked up the launch. Nintendo should have known better then to charge 250$. They also should have known better then to rely on unproven franchises you have a one hit wonder (Nintendo gs) chosen to he the flag ship launch title. Supported by Pilot Wings a weak Nintendo IP that hasn't been used in over a generation. With a new IP which lets he honest was on the quality level of an iOS game.
Nintendo needed serious saving because they botched the launch. Super Mario 3D Land was needed last winter but MK7 was not it was over kill to reassure investors.
Had Zelda launched during the second month, had Star Fox been fully developed and available alongside Zelda with online multi player. Had Kid Icarus launched in the holiday season alongside Animal Crossing (A title listed as a 2011 title around E3). That plus Steel Diver, Nintendogs and Pilot Wings would have been more then enough to have made 3DS a success. Keeping in mind Nintendo had launched 3DS at 169.99$-199.99$ in the first place.
I agreed Mario was needed to rescue 3DS and it should not have been needed if Nintendo had planned properly. Also no I am not giving LoZ or SF too most change credit for 3DS. Neither title was new they were both ports their sales and effect on hardware are amazing considering not only were they ports but they were released on a console that was struggling for its very survival.
For N64 re-releases those two titles did fairly well.
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
