Why we really have no clue which console will win this gen.

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ryuzaki57 said:

osed125 said:

I think a lot of people underestimate how much popularity (especially Mario Kart) gained with the Wii and DS. Back in the N64 and GC era those games were popular sure, but nowhere near as much as the Wii and DS games.

Literally millions of kids got introduced to Mario Kart, so there are millions of potential buyers for the Wii U one. I don't expect a miracle coming from Mario Kart U nor anything like that, but I do expect the game to give a bigger boost than Double Dash made for the GC.

But the kids still have Mario Kart Wii, and they might have MK7 on the 3DS. Why would parents shed 300€ for another Mario Kart? One of the problems WiiU faces is that casual gamers don't feel the need to upgrade (they might even not be gaming anymore). It will be no different for MK8.

But people still have CoD MW 2, and MW 3, and Black Ops II, so why would they get another one?

It all comes down to marketing, one of the reasons yearly releases sell so well is because of brand power, and the other main reason is because of marketing. Is as simple as that.