Mr Khan said:
oniyide said:
retroking1981 said:
Colors and Generations were both well received and both sold well.
Then again Secret Rings and Unleased weren't and they sold even more.
The problem is the Wii U install base and the fact this game went up against Mario, there will only ever be one winner there.
DKC will have the same problem, throw in Rayman and the Wii U has had to many platformers is a short amount of time. Its like releasing a so-so FPS in the same month as CoD, Halo etc, its just dumb.
Why Nintendo didn't get retro back on Metroid is a mystery to me, they need to grow the install base by appealing to a wider audience, but thats another debate all together. |
there was like a 2 month gap between the release of Sonic and Mario i really dont think the latter played a factor in the former's failure as there was enough time in between the two.
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neither Sonic nor Mario are renowned for your launch-window sales. They were competing in the same holiday, and the one with godly reviews and a stronger brand presence probably edged out the one with wildly varying reviews and a weaker brand.
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SOnic had a month headstart, if people wanted Sonic they would have bought it. Saying Mario had anything to do with it is an excuse, as it wouldnt explain the bad launch sales for the game, both versions. ANd Mario had a MUCH bigger opening. Doubt it would have done much better even without Mario there. It wasnt like there was a new Mario game for 3ds and that version did better.
