By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Soundwave on 08 May 2014
Edit Thread
superchunk said:
Soundwave said:
They might as well try it because they need to find whatever profit sources they can at this point, but I wonder if there isn't market saturation here.

Disney is launching Star Wars and Marvel Universe NFC toy lines this fall too.

If I'm a parent and the choice is buying a $60 starter kit for the XBox 360 my kid already has or paying $300 for a Wii U for the Nintendo figures ... I think Nintendo loses that battle honestly.

I wouldn't be surprised if the main consumer of these Nintendo toys are actually just 20-35 year old Nintendo fans.

Does the fact that a game released in 2008 still sells over 1m a year in 2013/14 due to it having Nintendo IPs in it escape you?

I think you underestimate the power of Mario and Pokemon.

That's all nice for the Wii (which has a 100 million userbase, some people haven't gotten around to Mario Kart, in some countries too MK is bundled with the Wii mini). Mario hasn't been able to save the Wii U and Pokemon couldn't save the 3DS from having the worst Nintendo handheld sales since 1998, so as these franchises relate to the 3DS and Wii U ... the current generation, Nintendo's franchises alone don't equal hardware success.