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mysteryman on 09 May 2014
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ps4tw said:
mysteryman said:
ps4tw said:

No, there were simply zero games with broad appeal on the GC fullstop. However the core Nintendo fans who do buy the consoles will always buy the 1st party titles regardless, which is unlike any other console as a Killzone owner may not own GT. 

So now your argument has changed to only core Nintendo fans buy Smash Bros. and Mario Kart? Way to move the goal posts.

No, that has always been part of my point kid. The only exception is the Wii because more people than just Nintendo fans bought it. 

How cute. A word to the wise; the forums are full of older gamers, don't bother with an Ad Hominem like that unless you're sure you aren't the kid.

As for your ever-changing argument:

ps4tw said:
mysteryman said:

Do you have any examples of games selling >9.45m without broad appeal?

Yeah, smash bros on the GC. Console barely sold, but that game did.

By that logic, top-selling games on systems that sold similarly well (Halo 2 on XBOX for example) don't have broad appeal. This is what you are saying with the fallacious logic that you are employing.

ps4tw said:

you'll find that those who buy Mario Kart will also have 3D Mario, DK, pikmin etc because there really isn't competition.

You assume that Nintendo's games are purchased purely out of bind loyalty; have you considered that they may be, just maybe, actually good games?

The lack of competition is also bunk, there are plenty of racing games, even kart racers, on Nintendo systems. Mario Kart sales are a cut above the rest, even Nintendo's other racing franchises. This actually suggests the opposite to your claims.