forethought14 said:
Think of the Sonic-only games that sold on Wii, a console that already had a huge install baes, they sold fairly well to make profit, but nothing enough to dramatically make a difference in hardware sales figures. 2 - 3 million on a 100 million install base bro. I'm sure The Lost World will be a great game, but it's NOT going to selll systems. By that, I mean dramatically increase hardware sales, something to the scale of Mario Kart or even Zelda. It's not a matter of opinion, it's a fact that Sonic-only games don't dramatically push systems. They'll sell better on Wii U than on a Sony or Microsoft console no doubt though, that's likely why Sega went forward with this partnership. And how many Mario games has Nintendo sold on Wii U? One, another 2D Mario game that people aren't going to drool over. Its second will be Super Mario 3D World, a game that has a much better chance at moving systems than any Sonic game ever would, even though I personally don't really have excitement over it. |
Well I agree it won't shift hardware sales by the millions but it could bring in customers such as myself who may not experience what the Wii U has to offer.
Nintendo knows this which is why it's exclusive deal with Sega is huge. Potential customers is always a priority bcuz it could open the door to other games they might like. I would not buy a Wii U for the titles I've seen, but Sonic Lost World has got me considering. I'm sure i'm not the only only person on this boat. If I bought Sonic Lost World then I would go on to buy smash, zelda, and mario games. I'm a Sonic fan first I've beaten all the games across all 3 platforms; that is support Nintendo can use on their side so an exclusive deal is key for sales. Lookat Deadrising 3 it's not a system seller either, but that is one of the most hyped games on Xbox ONE majority of the gamers who will purchase the Xbox One will buy D3. Deadrising doesn't touch Sonic on sales either. It's the point Capcom went exclusive to Microsoft and it will sell systems and Sega went exclusive to Nintendo and that will sell systems too. Maybe not enough to catch your eye, but in my eye where any customer matters that to me is most important. Sega fans need a place for Sonic to call home and Nintendo partnership is a key andperfect place for eveyrone.
