Don't compare WiiU and GameCube

[Scisca]

AnthonyW86 said:

curl-6 said:

Scisca said:

 the casuals are done with home consoles for now.

This is a myth. Just Dance 4 has sold over 5 million since November on Wii alone.

But we're talking hardware sales here. Yes Just Dance 4 sold very well but again that is because alot of people already have a Wii sitting at home somewhere, because so many casuals bought one. Wii-U sales proove that casuals are indeed done with consoles and that the Wii was the exeption of succes not the rule. It was the active style of play that atracted these people in the first place, hence active games like Just Dance sell well.

With Wii-U we're back on the couch again so when it comes to casual appeal, Wii-U is a step back from the Wii.

Jumpin said:

GameCube did have the weakest 3D Mario, Zeldas, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and Kirby games. That I agree with.

N64 hade the very best though, and gave us the first Super Smash brothers and Mario party games and all the great Rare titles like Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye. Incredible first and second party support, a $199 launch price tag and that system sold 33 million. And since there is no way Wii-U is going to beat N64 in the software department and faces tougher competition(PS3 and X360 from one side and soon PS4 and Next Xbox from the other) there is little chance that it's going to beat N64 sales.

@ 1st part - let's not forget that right now Wii isn't the go-to platform for motion games for casuals. Kinect has managed to take this spot and if the casuals are still interested in getting a console, they will most likely choose the next X-box with Kinect 2. For them no cotroller at all is better than a Wiimote, let alone the GamePad. I've never played a dance game, but I think the Wiimote version can't even compare to a Kinect game.

@ 2nd part - I think it should beat N64 sales. Wii U will benefit from the massive success of Wii. I'm an example for this, I've never had a Nintendo console before, Wii was the first and now I know that I'll be getting Wii U once the price drops to 150 to play those few 1st party games.