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the_dengle on 27 November 2013
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Soundwave said:


The system will be largely irrelevant to the overall market long before Zelda arrives at this rate. I think Zelda will be more of a "thank you" love letter from Nintendo to the few loyalsts in their fanbase that stuck with the Wii U through 2014/2015 more than anything else. 

Mario 3D World, Wii Fit U, Wii Party U, Wii Sports Club, New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, Mario Kart 8, Just Dance, and Smash Bros. are the games that are going to define whether or not the system is a success or not, and right now that's not looking good. It looks like the first two parts of that equation have essentially abandoned them and Mario is going through a large decline this generation in part due to over saturation.

Basically the strategy was casual gamers (the Wii Fit/Sports fan) + minigame/dance game comps + Mario games is Nintendo's basic formula for selling this console. 

I agree things like W101 are niche, but so are X and Bayonetta 2, these aren't going to have any real impact on the overall userbase size. 

There's a reason I didn't suggest X or Bayonetta 2 for the chart.

I wasn't aware it mattered what you thought, I was under the impression the chart was supposed to be mocking Nintendo fans for thinking there was any hope left. The problem is that the joke falls flat when absurd things like launch titles, the virtual console, and niche games are included. By comparison, Zelda (no matter when it comes) is far more appropriate.