Will WiiFitU/WiiPartyU Finally Start Bringing Casual Gamers To The Wii U? <(o_O<)

[Mnementh]

oniyide said:

DevilRising said:
Considering that shit like "Let's Dance" and whatever else "uber-casual" titles that still come out on Wii STILL sell in the millions of copies, then yes, I'd say that a healthy chunk of that audience is still there, and could indeed be lured by something like a Wii Fit U.

just to play devil's advocate id argue that they are buying those games on Wii because they HAVE a Wii and alot of those types of games have seen decline in their sales, even Just Dance; not a large decline but one nontheless. Are these people really going to pluck down 350+ for a game that might just be a bit better than what they already have? They didnt do it for Just Dance 4 on Wii U

I agree with you both in a way. Yes, the crowd is still playing, as Just Dance proves. Yes, they will not switch until they see the added value of owning a WiiU. Just Dance didn't offer that, as it was also available on Wii. WiiFitU is a bit stronger, as it is not available on Wii, but I see many pass, because they already have a WiiFit, and I can't see at the moment additional 'must have'-features. Maybe the extra hardware for measuring jogging-efforts and the off-tv-play. I really don't know how strong a pull that is. Also the number of games. On Wii they have multiple games of different genres: WiiSports(Resort), WiiPlay, Mario Kart Wii, Just Dance, Zumba Fitness, WiiFit, WiiParty, ... On WiiU it is so far Just Dance and maybe Nintendoland. WiiFitU and WiiPartyU add to the mix and add value to the WiiU-package, but Mario Kart comes only later and the strongest system-seller was WiiSports - and that is completely missing on WiiU. So I say the two games will convert some of the casual crowd to the WiiU, lets say 1/4 or 1/3. Nintendo needs to release WiiSportsU to get the number above 1/2. Or a completely new game, that is very interesting.