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S.T.A.G.E. on 04 January 2013
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Metallicube said:
KungKras said:
Metallicube said:
Let's calm ourselves Nintendo haters, we're still unsure on the shipments of the Wii U, and the console has yet to have a major title released for it aside from NSMB U. There is still Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest, Wii Fit, Pikmin 3, and Lego City stories this year alone, with the inevitable 3D Mario, Zelda, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart to follow.

Remember, PS3 was outsold by the GBA for awhile during its early years, and even the now massive DS was originally outsold by the PSP in its first year or so. 360 also got off to a pretty slow start, despite being the only next gen console for a whole year. With the exception of the Wii, and to a lesser extent the PS2, almost every console needs some time to build momentum.

Don't forget that Nintendo land was expected to be the "Wii Sports" of the Wii U. Wich it isn't, Nintendo needs to make a real Wii sports sequel ASAP.

These 'meh' sales are worrying, becasuse third parties will use any excuse to not support Nintendo consoles. So the momentum of the platform is more vurnerable than it needs to be.

I never expected Nintendo Land to get near the success of Wii Sports, though then again few games have. I do agree Nintendo needs a game like Wii Sports to ignite interest and again reach the mass market, but a sequel to Wii Sports itself IMO won't do it. They'll instead need a game LIKE Wii Sports that carries the same spirit, and brings a new audience.

I'm pretty convinced at this point that no amount of sales for a Nintendo console will convince third parties. Wii at one point outsold the HD twins COMBINED by a large amount and one month sold 4.3 million units, yet still nothing changed. So sales don't really matter in that respect as third parties won't support them regardless. I've given up on third parties on Nintendo consoles, and I have a feeling Nintendo has too. Luckily for Nintendo their games are strong enough that they don't really need third party support. They've shown they can sell 100 million without it.


What type of convincing should Nintendo give to the third parties? I really want to hear this, because it will take a complete paradigm shift. Nintendo is and for the better party of a long time will be in Nintendo land and most devs are not and do not want to be.