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curl-6 on 23 March 2013
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Osc89 said:
Pavolink said:
KingHades said:
Pavolink said:
curl-6 said:

Not to get into this spin cycle again, but really? FABLE (3 million) a stronger exclusive than Melee (7 million) Double Dash (7 million) and Sunshine? (5.5 million)

Halo sold the Xbox, it didn't have any other big movers.


This is actually a very good point. If the Nintendo core fans only allows a console to sell like the GC with software sales as those and for example Zelda WW with 4 millions or DK games only 1 million, then who bought those more millions in almost every core franchise in the Wii installments considering casuals only get WiiSports/Play/Fit/Party?

Zelda WW 4m --> Zelda TP 6m + 1.5m in GC

Sunshine 5.5m --> Galaxy 10m

Melee 7m --> Brawl 11m

MP4 to 7 2-3m --> MP8 8m

DD 7m --> MKWii 33m

DK 1m --> DKCR 5m

The Wii had a bigger install base to work with so I don't know about that one.

Then this means that the Nintendo core userbase have grown or those franchises get the mass appeal which leds to believe that once the next installments hit the console the sales could improve.

 

I'm guessing people who aren't sticking around for another installment

NSMB Wii 27m -> NSMB U 2m

Seriously though, if the next best selling game after Kart couldn't get the Wii U off the ground, how can any other Nintendo franchise guarantee sales? Does this look like mass appeal to you?

 

Wii U is priced above the market NSMBU is aimed at, and even if it wasn't, even casuals need more than one appealing game before they drop hundreds of dollars on a console. Kart will help because it will help build such a library.