Why Mario Kart 8 didn't save the WiiU

[Michael-5]

DerNebel said:

When did I ever say anything about violence? The point is that the games from back then still exist if there is still an audience for them and those that don't have an audience anymore disappeared and got replaced by others. Gta, GT, FF, MGS and more than likely KH are still huge or at least very big and others like Cod, AC or Fifa came and/or got huge in the last years. Both Sony and MS will achieve variety on their systems and will have more then enough different games to cater to the majority of the gaming community.

If there is one of the big 3 that is driven in a corner regarding their audience then it's Nintendo, cause their audience consists of one group right now: the Nintendo fans.

What I don't get is why Nintendo isn't getting a piece of these franchises. Gamecube had Resident Evil and it sold well despite Gamecubes small fanbase. I'm fairly confident that if games like Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid released on the WiiU, they would sell well enough to make a decent profit.

I mean if Nintendo is willing to pump out JRPG's like XenoBlade, there must be an audience. Maybe not for GTA and Western developed stuff, but I see no reason why Dark Souls can't release on a WiiU.

padib said:

Violent games typically don't sell to families and the broader audience (albeit the PS360 audience itself is surprisingly broad itself).

The games that made the PS2 great are not at all the same pedigree as those that made the PS360 great.

The exceptions are sports games and 1 family game (LBP), but even sports games are less arcady and more serious nowadays.

I agree with you about some stuff. A lot of the casual gamers who played FF and GTA last gen have moved onto Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed. Still, I don't see any real reason why Watch Dogs and Kingdom Hearts can't release on WiiU. Nintendo is making XenoBlade and Resident Evil 4 did well on the Gamecube.

SjOne said:
I call Wii U saved if it can surpass N64 sales let alone GameCube

WiiU will surpass Gamecube sales. Sure it's selling less annually (3-4 million per year where Gamecube did 5-6 million), but Gamecube only really sold well for 3 years and then died off. Console generations are longer now, I still see WiiU holding decent sales 3 years down the road (when it's 5).