| Mystro-Sama said: Agreed. But that wasn't Nintendo's goal. |
Maybe Nintendo will finally realize that 3rd parties simply will not give full support and wont sell well on there consoles.
N64-most powerful, poor support
GC-decent multiplat support, horrible multiplat sales
Wii-market leader, poor support
Wii U-first on market, poor support/poor sales
Nintendo needs to realize all they need to do is release affordable hardware (ideally $199 at launch) sold at a profit with a steady stream of 1st/2nd party software and they will be fine. If they do this it doesnt matter if the hardware only sells at Wii U levels because they are still making money and the big Nintendo franchises will still sell well.
Even on a lifetime install base of 15 million (currently what Wii U is tracking) 2D/3D Mario, Mario Kart, Smash Bros can each sell around 5 million, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Animal Crossing can sell around 3 million and Pikmin, Metroid, Kirby, among others can sell over 1 million. Gamecube, Nintendo 64, and Wii U are proof that Nintendo games dont require a huge install base in order to sell well.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
