| DanneSandin said: While many of these games are million sellers, I doubt they're SYSTEM sellers. They'll definitely push out quite a few consoles, but not that many... |
Please explain the disparity between "sell quite a few consoles", which implies a lot, and "but not that many".
3D Mario is always a system seller. Mario in general has always been a system seller. The only reason that NSMBU, honestly, didn't push the hardware more by itself, is because the 3DS game had JUST come out a few months beforehand. If they had held off and not released NSMB 2 until 2013, NSMB U would have seemed more special, instead of "just another NSMB game".
Mario Kart is a MAJOR system seller, if MKDS, MKWii and MK7 have been any indication.
Smash, for some folks, is THE system seller. I know many people who were/are waiting to get a Wii U specifically when Smash comes out. There's a reason each iteration has sold more and more copies.
Sonic may not be a SYSTEM seller, but it's an exclusive Sonic game that actually looks GOOD, and there are many old Sega fans still around who would really want that game. Which is why, again, Nintendo should make a deal with Sega to have further Wii U exclusives, such as a new (GOOD) 3D Shinobi, a new Panzer Dragoon, Golden Axe, Nights, Out Run, whatever. Sega gamers still crave those games, and if they were only available on Nintendo consoles, they could buy the console to play them.
DKC might not scream system seller to some, but it's a very nice one-two holiday punch along with Mario. DKCR sold around 6 million copies. And this game looks superior to that.
Wii Party and Wii Fit will no doubt help bring in more than a few of those "casual" Wii owners who haven't seen a reason to upgrade yet.
Simply knowing that Smash, Mario Kart, and Zelda (hopefully) are coming next year, is big enough to make some people finally decide to get the console, if not now, in early 2014. But if Nintendo drops the price by $50 bucks and has some good deals and good advertising during the holidays, I could see Wii U recovering a lot of lost ground.
