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HyrulianScrolls on 03 April 2014
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Einsam_Delphin said:
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Honestly the more I see of this game the more it seems like the killer ip the Wii U desperately needs. It seems like Nintendo is really putting their all into this one and it's clearly not just "another Mario Kart" like so many of the games in the series have been for a long time. If this doesn't finally sell the Wii U then I honestly think the system really could be doomed. It's gotta give it the shot in the arm it needs or I don't know what Nintendo can even do. Mario Kart 7 is what finally got the 3DS up and running in sales, and that doesn't even look like half the game MK8 will be.


Make no mistake, the Wii U is dommed, but that wont stop us from enjoying all the great games the system has to offer!

It isn't doomed yet, but MK8 will give us a good idea of if it will be. This feels like the big chance for the Wii U to turn the corner, but if it doesn't the system's fate won't be looking good.



Nah, it be doomed! We've already seen how SM3DW + other games + price cut + new bundles + advertising + holidays did nothing for the system, so it's safe to say that nothing from the usual console cycle will help it. Yes Mario Kart is the biggest franchise the Wii U will ever see most likely, but not by a significant amount as shown by MK7 and SM3DL sales on 3DS.

What price cut and advertising? The Wii U has never recieved a true price cut and Nintendo's advertsiing for it last holiday was awful. You know, even when people were saying SM3DW was gonna kickstart the Wii U's sales I could never fully get on board that idea. It looked like a great game and it was a great game, but the hype was just never really there it seemed. The release of two brand new systems totally overshadowed any hype SM3DW was able to create. That's why I was glad Nintendo didn't waste MK8's release last Holiday season, since it wouldn't have done much good competing against the release of the PS4/One. MK8 to me feels like the first Wii U game that has genereated any substantial amount of hype, and releasing in May it will no longer have to compete against the release of two shiny brand new consoles. No, to me this feels like the Wii U's first real chance to get off the ground. I think MK8 will be  word of mouth type of game too, so I expect sales to pick up or stay strong in the weeks following it's release. Again, if they don't though I will officially be worried about the system.