KylieDog said:
Mr Khan said:
Revisionist history at its finest. NSMBU's sales went as they did because it was oversaturated with 3 NSMB titles in as many years. Wii sales went back up for a time after NSMBWii released. When used right, 2D Mario is the most consistent system selling franchise that exists.
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On three different systems, and 2010 and 2011 didn't even get a new Mario game. Mario is oversaturated from 3 games on three different systems, to the point a 27m selling game barely passes 2m, yet Cod, Assassin's Creed, Fifa, Madden etc year after year sell millions on the same systems and aren't oversaturated according to sales performance?
No. SMB sells to people who
A. Already own a system
B. Already going to buy the system anyway, so bought as a bundle.
Not to say there are no people who buy a system for SMB, but it is a tiny fraction of players as the U version proves. Popular series, not a system selling one.
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2D Mario is basically the franchise that all modern consoles owe their existence to, and it was asleep on home consoles for 18 years. There's clearly demand there that was well pent-up (and then exhausted as Nintendo ran it again on 3DS and Wii U, without offering significant differentiation in the experience in either case). AC does a good enough job of differentiation, while Madden and FIFA are a different beast altogether (sports fans get them because of the annual roster changes, and that's about it). CoD has the multiplayer draw, making it a social phenomenon first and foremost.
To deny that SMB has console moving potential is so far removed from reality that i almost want to accuse you of arguing in bad faith.
