I don't think there is any indication that Nintendo's franchises have lost any power that they used to have. I would point to the gamecube as an example that in the past Nintendo franchises haven't been enough to push a system to a high install base all by themselves. They need to sell into a large install base to produce large numbers of sales. And if the current console Nintendo has on the market isn't an appealing purchase then Nintendo franchises will suffer as a result. The only reason the Wiiu has as many sales as it does have is due to the strength of Nintendo's first party games. Eventually when there is a large enough lineup of stellar first party games and the price is considerably lower I think you'll see the Wiiu take off a bit more and previously released games will have long legs as a result. Mario Kart on Wiiu may only sell a few million this year but if Nintendo continues to support the Wiiu for 3 or 4 more years I could easily see the game produce sales of 7 to 10 million in the long run.
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