softcoregamer82 on 21 November 2013
| JWeinCom said: I love how people arbitrarily decide that games like Wonderful 101 and Sonic were supposed to move systems, and then conclude when they don't that no game will ever help the Wii U. Sonic hasn't been a system seller for years, tending to sell 1-2 million, with generally slow openings and long legs, generally as budget titles. Platinum's games have generally always sold mediocre at best. So, comparing those games to Mario 3D World is pretty silly. |
Because on forums those defending the Wii U sales during it's spring/summer drought said wait until August for the comeback to begin, with Pikmin 3 in August, Wonderful 101 in September, WindWaker HD in October, and Mario in November, along with the casual games (Wii Fit U and Wii Party U) and third party support, with Sega's Sonic exclusives being cited. The problem is that most of those games bombed. Windwaker HD probably helped the most because of the bundle, Pikmin 3 gave a slight boost, Wii Party U helped a bit in Japan, and others like Lost World and Wonderful 101 did absolutely nothing. And forget about other third party titles like Call of Duty. No one bought them.
