3DS is cannibalizing Wii U

[Lonely_Dolphin]

curl-6 said:

Einsam_Delphin said:

curl-6 said:

Einsam_Delphin said:

I don't disagree that there are some different reasons for each systems decline, but what I'm getting at is how Mario Kart, Smash Bros., Zelda, etc., along with price cuts, remodels, and so ons never helped any other system outsell it's predecessor, and there's evidence that shows this'll be the case again with Wii U. We've already had SM3DW + other games + price cut + bundles + advertising + holidays, yet Wii U is still selling worse than Gamecube. While it's still not 100% impossible for MK8 n company to cause a turnaround, it's just really not likely unfortunately.

Things turning out differently on different consoles, in different circumstances, don't prove it won't work on Wii U.

Wii U is still more expensive now than the Gamecube was at launch, and lacks Smash Bros which GCN had by this point in its life. And what "advertising"? It's all either awful or non-existent.

Not sure what you mean here. Mario World was on SNES, SNES still sold less than NES. Mario64 was on N64, N64 still sold less than SNES. Sunshine was on GCN, GCN still sold less than N64. SM3DW is on Wii U, Wii U still selling less than GCN. What's so different!?

I didn't see em myself, but I heard they had an advertising campaign going on during the holidays last year. Regardless, my point remains that the Wii U has already seen a wave of potential sales boosters that previous consoles have also seen, and like them it gained no momentum in terms of outselling it's predecessors. Why would Mario kart and smash bros. and price cuts n stuff work now all of a sudden when they never ever have before?