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curl-6 on 21 May 2013
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TheLastStarFighter said:
This game NEEDS to be good. Actaually, not good, AMAZING. It needs to be groundbreaking and visually stunning. It needs to say this is why you buy a Wii U, it's what a Wii U that other systems... Wii, 360, PS3, even PS4 or Xi... can't. It needs a groundbreaking theme, next-gen visuals and classic Nintendo gameplay. I needs to be a game that creates buzz.

NSMBU couldn't move (many) systems because it was basically the same experience you can already get on Wii. It's a game people love, but not many people will buy a system for it, even for the HD. Visually, it would be considered average on 360 or PS4.

Wii U needs a stunning 3D Mario, flanked by titles like Wind Waker, X, MarioKart and others, as well as 3rd party games like Watch_Dogs, COD: Ghosts and others, to really present a compelling reason for consumers to spend $350 on the machine. If they can do that, other casual titles could take off as well as young families look at it as an option for having Mario, COD, Wii Fit, Netflix and other entertainment options in one place at a good price.

But Mario U needs to be good. If it bombs or fails to impress the way NSMBU did, the rest of the big push will fall flat. You need that title that makes people feel the machine is groundbreaking and fresh. If Mario U is Mario Sunshine2, Wii U is at least moderately doomed to be enjoyed only by the true Nintendo faithful.

Agreed.

If they fuck this game up, like they did with Sunshine, it will be a crippling blow to Wii U. It needs to be creative, it needs to look amazing, and it needs to do things you can't do on other systems.