Is Donkey Kong a system seller?

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RolStoppable said:

curl-6 said:

You're probably going to reply to this with "case in point" or something along those lines, but seriously, it's plain to see why none of Wii U's 2013 games are big hardware movers; Pikmin 3 and Wonderful 101 are niche, DKC:TF is one of a surplus of platformers, 3D World is the 4th Mario platformer in 2 years and looks plain uninspired. 

That said, you really don't think their combined power will improve Wii U's situation? I find that hard to believe. They're not going to turn it into the Wii, but they'll definitely boosts its sales out of Vita territory.

If even games that can and will sell 5m+ copies in their lifetimes (SM3DW should manage that for sure) aren't expected to be big hardware movers, then it should be clear that the hardware itself is also a problem.

What I mean by "the Wii U's fortunes won't change" is that the system will continue to border on irrelevance. There is a lot of room between Vita territory (25k weekly) and Wii (400k weekly). Getting into the range of (what I expect to be) 75-125k weekly will hardly be something to be happy about, unless you have already lowered your expectations for success tremendously. Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. 4 aren't going to change that either. The Wii U will continue be there, but it won't be more than a Nintendo fan machine.

I dont think 75-125k is bad on an average week outside of the holidays and with no major releases. Thats 3-5 million in the first 40 weeks of the year, then double that number during the holiday season and youve got 6-10 million per year, a 5 year cycle gives that 30-50 million. Not enough to be market leader but surely enough to make a profit and sell alot of software.

3D Mario consistantly sells 7-12 million, Mario Kart 1/3 of install base so 10-15million, DKC 5-6million, Zelda 4-8 million, Metroid 2 million, Pikmin 1.5 million, Wii Sports/Fit/Play/Party should be able to sell 3-5 million, console Animal Crossing 3-5 million, Smash Bros 8-12 million, Kirby 2 million, Paper Mario 2-4 million, Mario Party 2 million, Star Fox 2-4 million, F-Zero 1-2 million, console Pokemon 2-5 million.

Nintendo will be fine and be the most profitable between PS4/One/Wii U even if it sells considerably less and has lack of third party support.