Why Mario Kart 8 didn't save the WiiU

[Michael-5]

Soundwave said:

Michael-5 said:

Soundwave said:

Retailers were conservative in ordering and/or Nintendo was conservative in shipping the bundle (not wanting more pissed off retailers).

To be honest though if you already have a Wiimote+ your house, the NSMBU bundle + Mario Kart 8 separately is the better buy.

You get NSMBU + NSLU + Mario Kart 8 + the extra free game for about $359.99 US vs. $330 for just the Mario Kart 8 bundle.

NSMBU + NSLU for $30 more is a pretty sound deal. 

Not everyone wants a 2D game for $30.

Plus with this bundle you get a bonus controller ($40)....so you're really paying $70 more for the NSMBU bundle and personally I think that game is a waste of money.

I did mention if you have a Wiimote already (probably 2) ... which is pretty much every Nintendo fan, then getting another one is kinda redundant.

Yea, but Mario Kart 8 has 4 player GP mode. I have a Wii, but not 4 Wii-motes.

Plus like I said, not every Nintendo fan wants New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sports appealed to pretty much everyone, but NSMBU is really not that special of a game. I held off buying the WiiU specifically because I didn't like the bundles. I don't like to own games which I don't like.

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I hope this is just a stock issue and that the WiiU is just crazy popular. I hope this fall we see a Mario Kart 8 bundle AND a Wii Sports Club bundle.