S.T.A.G.E. said:
DanneSandin said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Do not use Sega as an example for Nintendo. Nintendo without much third party sold three times what the Dreamcast sold during the N64 era and twice what it sold during the GC era mainly off of first party. Spread those sales out and they would have a better future. Yes, they wouldn't be able to bundle games but Mario is a household staple and Sonic the Hedgehog, though a classic Sega name isn't a household name. |
Read the OP before posting. Never ONCE did I mention Sega.
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The other games from Sony have been marketed in a niche fashion as well. Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank. Sony should bundle those games with consols to get people reaquainted with them. Nintendo made Mario popular by bundling him and last gen same thing with Mario Kart. When you leave games to themselves sometimes they sell half of what they sold if they were bundled. Fable sold well based on a false promise of something great. Very competent world, but not even a challenge. Great entree game for children. I had much harder games than Fable to start with as a child and the game sold better than even those. Mario stands out in the crowd from all of those games. Mario and Nintendos other games are stand out products and represent masterful branding and quality. Sonic had lost people since the Dreamcast days and Jak and Daxter and Rachet and Clank were second tier since the PS2 era even though they are arguably fun games. Essentially none of the games you posted are even in Mario's league (or many of Nintendo's platformers for that matter).
Personally, I don't even understand why God of War and Fable are even on the list since they don't truly represent the platforming genres.
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We all know Mario Kart sold more than 20m copies before the console bundles...
I agree none of the games even compare with Nintendo's, but the point is to show that those genres don't do well on playstation or xbox, so we can't expect that Mario will sell MORE on either those consoles than on Nintendo's own. Besides, those games would need to sell even MORE on PS4/X1 because of the royalties. How come everyone misses THAT point? It's one of the MAIN points.
Point 1) Nintendo's games would hardly sell more on PS4/X1 than on Nintendo's own consoles since those genre don't have a track record that supports that point.
Point 2) Selling less games, or even selling as many games as on Nintendo's own console, still would mean lost profits due to the royalties.
Point3) A lot of Nintendo's smaller franchises wouldn't make as much money any more, due to royalties
Point 4) More competition means more advertisment, which means spening more money, and that means less profits
GoW and Fable are on the list to represent potential Zelda buyers, which might be one of the few Nintendo franchises that could see expanded sales - IF done in the style of Twilight Princess.
