| Soundwave said:
One of the problems I think Nintendo has with their franchises is many of them appeal to the same audience. The Kirby and Donkey Kong Country fan is likely to be the same person who's a Mario fan. Ditto for the Animal Crossing folkes. It would be a different story if Nintendo's top five franchises were say ... Mario, Zelda, Halo, Pokemon, NBA 2K, and God Of War. That would bring in a more varied audience. If NSMBU and Nintendo Land aren't selling the system, then I don't see Kirby or DK or even Animal Crossing (not nearly as big on consoles) doing much other than selling to the same core Nintendo fanbase. If Nintendo had more variety in their franchises that genuinely appealled to very different market segments, as I mentioned above, then yeah, I would agree with this premise. |
I disagree that they appeal to the same people. Sure some Core Nintendo fans like nearly all of their games but to say they have the exact same audience isn't true IMO. No way to tell for sure though I guess. Lets just say that most Nintendo fans do enjoy nearly every franchise they have. Would they be willing to pay $300 for a System just to play Nintendo Land & Mario U? I don't think many would. Would they pay $300 for a System in order to play Nintendo Land, Mario U, Pikmin 3, Game and Wario, Kirby, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, and Donkey Kong? This is much more likely.
By the way, I only get 1 Console per gen and have gotten all Nintendo in the past. I am waiting until after E3 to decide if I want to buy a Wii U, Orbis, or Durango. I am tired of Mario personally (2D, 3D, Kart, Party, everything, tired of same setting and feel) and have never liked Zelda or Metroid. Those 3 are normally associated as Nintendo's main franchises. If I do choose to buy Wii U it will be for their "Smaller" franchises that appeal to the same Mario audience. (We do exist)
