spurgeonryan said:
Wii Fit U was given away as a free demo for months. Plus you can still play the original two on the Wii U via Wii back wards compatibility. There is not much reason to buy anymore. As for Wii sports club? We want a or Casuals want a retail version. A full game like Wii sports resort was. I loved both those games, but would not touch Sports club with a ten foot pole. This hurt their casual cred. I hope they realize this. If casuals do not know a game exists, then how are they going to get excited for it? They are not the ones going on game websites to see what games the Wii U has digitally. If they do not see it at a game store or department store, they will not go hunting for it, or care.
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All of Nintendo's touch generations/casual centric games have massively underperformed this gen
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Wii Fit U
Wii Sports Club
Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics
Brain Training/Concentration Training (full on bomb).
It's not just Nintendo either ... casual/motion gaming aside from the Just Dance series (which is declining every year in sales) has fallen off a cliff. Kinect Sports 3 bombed too.
The truth is, if you're not really a serious gamer and you're happy with simplistic gaming experiences that use simply interfaces and can be played in short bursts -- smartphones/tablets simply just run circles around consoles/dedicated handhelds these days.
That player doesn't care that his phone doesn't have a d-pad or eight buttons on it. He/she cares more that the games are 99 cents/free on a device that is far more convienant for them to use. A person carries their smartphone with them everywhere. Again traditional consoles/handhelds can't compete.
