Well, next year's games definitely did. There's no question that the one-two punch of Mario Kart and Smash Bros. can work wonders for hardware sales. Xenogame and Bayonetta 2 will be icing.
This year's games -- some of them, maybe. These games won't market themselves. Nintendo has to actually try. Donkey Kong and Mario can definitely do the trick. I'm sure Nintendo can get some of their Wii Fit crowd back on board with a good advertising campaign, and Wind Waker HD may entice some gamers. None of the other games coming this year are system sellers individually, but coming one after the other, they can build some momentum for the above games. Pikmin, Wonderful 101, Sonic Lost Worlds, Wii Play is a decent first-party lineup for the July-Oct period. Then they just have to let their blockbusters get to work... and pick a god and pray.
