| mai said: Why it does not sell WiiUs like it should? The game is bad? Not enough marketing? Or the price is too steep? What's wrong with this game specifically? |
No single game is going to sell a US$350 console on its own. Even Wii Sports didn't sell the Wii on its own. People need to be confident that there are more games to buy for the system, and for the typical Mario-lover, there's nothing else at this point in time. NSMB U is the system-seller, but only if there are other games that people will want to buy after it.
3D Mario and Mario Kart being shown off will likely produce a significant bump to Wii U sales, as people interested in NSMB U see more games that appeal to them on the horizon. Note that there's a big difference between having the existence of such games confirmed and being able to see them. I expect a small bump due to the Wii U Direct's confirmation, but a much bigger one whenever Nintendo actually shows off the games.
It's the same as why, for instance, ZombiU isn't driving significant sales right now - there's no indication of another game on the horizon for people who want ZombiU, so US$350 - actually, US$400 or more - is too steep a price for one game.
