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Lonely_Dolphin on 15 November 2013
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domflo said:
Einsam_Delphin said:

The 3DS version isn't useless! It gives us more options! For one, if someone who doesn't care about graphics and just wants some Smash Bros., then they can pay $170 minimum rather than $360 minimum for the game and a system.


While that's true (and while the 2-versions-approach will definitely help the game selling better), I think that it wasn't a smart move by Nintendo businesswise.

When they announced that the game would come out for both 3DS and Wii U, they did not know just how badly Wii U would need this game in order to sell, and thus shot themselves in the leg. The fact that there is a 3DS version will greatly diminsh the games system selling ability on Wii U (as opposed to it being completely exclusive). I can't even count the number of people being like "Oh, I will just buy the 3DS version, Wii U is not interesting to me and I don't need it since it also plays on my 3DS and that version will be just as good" (something I think will not be the case, as I believe that the Wii U version will be vastly superior), forgetting that this isn't some PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale-type scenario where handheld and home console version are (nearly? only played the Vita one) identical ignoring the graphics aspect.

So while I like the idea of having a Smash on the go, I don't think that it was a smart move for Nintendo, and they'd better start convincing people that the Wii U version is the version of choice if they want to redeem Smash Bros.' system selling qualities on Wii U.

On topic: Stage looks nice, looking forward to see how it plays.



Except it is a smart move since as you even said it'll help the game sell more overall meaning more profits overall. Also it gives the 3DS a big game when there otherwise wouldn't be any big games for it in 2014, atleast from what we know currently.