| DevilRising said:
2013 was a "dropped the ball" year for Nintendo and Wii U. But they have set themselves up pretty nicely these last few months to have a pretty strong 2014 if they play their cards right. |
Ya the drought for the first half of the year really hurt them and killed all momentum they had from its launch. It actually didnt have a bad list pf exclusives, they were just far too spread out and if there hadnt been so many delays they could have averaged 1 exclusive per month.
Jan-Wi Fit U
Feb-Rayman Legends
March-Lego City Undercover
April-Pikmin 3
May-Wonderful 101
June-Game & Wario
July-New Super Luigi U
August-Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
September-Sonic Lost World
October-Wii Party U
November-Super Mario 3D World
December-Mario & Sonic at the Sochi Winter Olympics
While many of those games arent huge sellers it would at least have given Wii U a steady stream of exclusives and I feel it could have stayed above 50k/week for the whole year.
2014 shouldnt have such a big drop off in the early months with Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, and possibly Smash Bors releasing in the first half of the year. Ive accepted that Wii U will never sell like Wii and will most likely end in 3rd place but it still has a chance of selling a respectable amount of consoles and staying relevant.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
