| Joelcool7 said: As for WiiSports being a killer app. lol we have no way of knowing how much WiiSports actually did. It was bundled with the hardware people were happy to get a free game and it showed off the hardware. It sold alright in Japan in the long run but was it bigger then Zelda? That is arguable. Also we know that WiiU is coming with free software as well. Nintendo has already shown some of the tech demo content of which some is said to be included with the hardware. We do not know how effective the free software will be. Again no need for Mario and no I am not advocating a weak launch. I am advocating a stronger launch then you are. What would consumers enjoy more a Mario game or Donkey Kong and Star Fox and Sonic. Their is no reason to believe |
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Wii Sports is bigger than Zelda, and far more responsible for the Wii's success than Twilight Princess. This is so evident that, and I am neither joking nor exaggerating, my mind is too overwhelmed with data to organize it into a cogent point. People did not stampede at E3 2006 to play Zelda, they did it to play Wii Sports. The numerous news segments did not cover Zelda, they covered Wii Sports. Jon Stewart did not commandeer the big screen at the Oscars to play Twilight Princess, he did it to play Wii Sports. When Microsoft and Sony launched the Kinect and Move they did not copy Zelda, they copied Wii Sports. When Zelda and Wii Sports released an unbundled sequel, the latter outsold the former by a redonculous margin.
It's the opposite of arguable!
And while your final paragraph got cut off, let me answer that one. The answer is "Mario." We would also accept "The game with that Italian Plumber" and "The latest entry in the most successful videogame franchise of all time."
