| Jumpin said:
Nintendo's biggest problem with the Wii U is that there was no momentum going into it. They waited until the Wii had been dead for a year before launching the next console. Then launched the Wii U with no AAA titles, and very little marketing or hype. |
Nintendo does need to remember to build up that momentum in the tail end of a generation with some big games, especially in N.A.
From Nintendo in North America in the past:
The SNES to N64 transition year had Super Mario RPG and Donkey Kong Country 3 (along with Kirby Super Star and Tetris Attack.)
The N64 to Gamecube transition year had Pokémon Stadium 2 and Paper Mario (along with Conker's Bad Fur Day and Dr. Mario 64.)
The Gamecube to Wii transtion year had Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (along with Baten Kaitos Origins, Chibi-Robo! and Odama)
The Wii to Wii U transition year had Mario Party 9 (along with Xenoblade Chronicles, PokéPark 2, and Rhythm Heaven Fever)
One problem we see with Wii to Wii U transition is that they depended on Mario Party to carry the transition year. Xenoblade was also there but it was a late port and suffered from limited distribution & no advertisement.
Next time the console transition comes they should get a big single player focused game in the action/adventure or role-playing genre on the old console (Wii U) as a swan song and use that positive momentum going into the next console.
