the importance of 3d mario will play a huge role for Wii U

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zorg1000 said:

Serious_frusting said:
I really dont understand how a 3d mario can be a system seller for the Wii-U when 2d mario is by far the bigger franchise and is already released on the console.

I am not trying to claim doom and gloom or anything but am i missing something here? I really dont understand the logic behind this thought process.

I think theres a few reasons why 2D Mario Isnt pushing alot of hardware, one being that Wii/DS/3DS were all $200 or under when 2D Mario released, $350 is alot for one single game to sell consoles.

2. All the above systems had alot of great supporting games. Not mant people r gonna buy a console for one game, more than likely there has to be a few games u want and then that big game might be what pushes u too finally get the console. DS already had 64DS, Brain Training l, Nintendogs. Wii already had Wii Sports, Smash, Zelda, Mario Kart, Galaxy. 3DS had 3D Land, MK7, OoT 3D when 2D Mario released. Wii U doesnt currently have supporting type games.

3. The "New" Mario series could be getting stale. The one on DS was the first original 2D Mario in 15 years, the Wii version was the 1st console 2D Mario in 18 years and the first to support asimultanious multiplayer. NSMB2 released just a few months before Wii U so that could have hurt its sales. Basically NSMB is no longer "New" while 3D Mario always does something vastly different than the last.

I think point 2 and 3 are very valid.