Why Mario Kart 8 didn't save the WiiU

[ShyGuy322]

3sexty said:

alabtrosMyster said:

It has sold more units worldwide than the XB1 for the last 3 weeks! I would say that if it holds up until the holidays it may end up in a better position than the XB1 at least! which is pretty surprising (and it would make sense in a way, Nintendo differenciate themselves with their IPs and great exclusives that every gamers worth their salt knows about Ms does not have the same relevance a lot of their attraction in the 360s days was due to the multi-platform titles being better on it than on PS3).

So there is a race for the second spot! Honestly, I think the XB1 will eventually sell more than the Wii U again, but the U may pull ahead whenever a Zelda or some other big title come out... I see myself getting one at some point!

MK8 has come out about 2 years after WiiU debut and has still not moved the sales dial much.  We are talking abut a 2 year console that has barely racked up over 6 million is sales.  XBox One has been out barely 7 months and siitting with significantly more sales than the WiiU had at the same time frame. Then peeple will say that Titanfall failed to do the same however it had alot less room to play with here when you consider the One was only months old.  Even against what people claim are poor XBox One sales, the WiiU is in far far worse shape.  XBox one still has quite a few blockbuster games to look forward to over the next couple of years which will drive further sales amongst the FPS loyalist (Halo Gears etc).  WiiU on the other hand has already drawn a couple of its wildcards and failed, and is running out of time.  The big problem here is that WiiU's casual gamer base (many young people,- kids etc) have shifted to Ipad, tablets and touch phone games....In droves. 

Mario Kart is a franchise with a lot of legs that will continually sell well throughout the generation. SSB, Metroid, Starfox, Bayonetta 2, Zelda, Xenoblade X are all big upcoming releases so I'm not sure what you are even talking about. To say the Wii U failed is just complete nonsense. It's just getting started.