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sc94597 on 06 July 2014
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McDonaldsGuy said:
FragilE^ said:
 


More than 1 in 3 of every Wii U owner bought Super Mario 3d World. Thats a FLOP?!
Wii U as a console is faaaar from dead. Wake up already.

And who are all these people who want a realistic Zelda (and at the same time thinks that an unrealistic zelda is worthless)? Please, show me some numbers. Prove that the new Zelda is garbage and won't sell.

Skyward Sword - 3.76 million sales

Twilight Princess - 6.96 milion

Super Mario 3D World was the LAST thing the Wii U needed. The Wii U needed a successor to Super Mario 64 and Galaxy, not 3D Land. The Wii U's sales are extremely low because Nintendo is acting all strange lately.

Skyward Sword - Launched at the end of the Wii's life and required an add-on (Wii motion +.) Only launched on one console. Was not a launch title. Didn't have 6 years of sales yet. 

Twilight Princess - The total opposite. 

The best comparison sales-wise would be Ocarina of TIme vs. Majora's Mask. Ocarina of Time sold high numbers because it was the first LoZ on the 64, released in the 64's prime, sold for many years, and did not require an add-on (memory pack.) Majora's Mask required the memory pack, released at the end of the 64's life when the new consoles were being hyped, and didn't sell for as long as OoT did when the momentum was being carried. 

A game does not need to have the hype TP had to be successful and useful. TP is a unique case, and it ended up being an average Zelda game in the end.