3DS is cannibalizing Wii U

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oniyide said:

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Einsam_Delphin said:

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?

Because Wii is not the SNES. It is not the N64. It is not the GCN. It has different circumstances, different problems.

The price cut didn't work because it is still too expensive.  3D World produced only a mild boost because it was not what fans wanted.

Mario Kart and Smash, however, are more desirable games than 3D World, just as $200/$250 is a much more attractive price point than $300.

i keep hearing this price argument. Wii U is still more expensive than the GC was? SO what? Inflation happens. Whats Ninty supposed to do drop the price to GC levels. and absorb even bigger loses, cause thats not gonna happen.

The price of components drops over time, often quite rapidly. Wii U will not always cost  $300 to make.