| TheBlackNaruto said: While all that is true you must also take into account the fact that the XB1 and PS4 are currently outselling the Wii U with higher prices and none of their big titles released as well. And while the impact of MK8 was significant without much 3rp party support the sales will indeed declind maybe not to pre MK8 levels but they will indeed go down because there are not a lot of BIG games coming out like SSB, MK8 etc consistent enough IMO. So it is definitely an uphill battle because the cards are currently favoring PS4 and XB1 who can still do price cuts and have yet to really release ANY of their BIG releases. But time will tell how things will play out. |
The argument can be made in reverse, though. Wii U is selling nearly as well as PS4, and about equal with XBO, despite having no real third party support, only one notable game within a six month period (the only notable release between DKC:TF in mid-February and Hyrule Warriors in late-September is Mario Kart 8), during a period of general low hype (due to performance in 2013)... and despite the system still being at full price (which is the highest price Nintendo has ever had for one of their consoles).
And while there's not as many "BIG games" coming out, they're actually quite a bit more diverse. Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, Smash Bros, Captain Toad, Sonic Boom, Watch_Dogs, and Fatal Frame V makes for a remarkably broad lineup, with the only non-exclusive on that list being Watch_Dogs (and you might view Smash Bros as non-exclusive, although Sakurai considers the 3DS version to be different from the Wii U version, with just the rosters being the same). Now, how many Xbox One titles are releasing by the end of the year that are neither FPS nor also available on Xbox 360? That is, non-FPS titles that you need an Xbox One (or PS4, or PC) to play. And how many of those would be called "BIG" games? If you do the same thing with PS4, the list wouldn't be much longer.
This isn't to diminish their lineups. They're getting a solid lineup of games, without a doubt. But it's a bit disingenuous to imply that the Wii U has very few good games coming, and the PS4 and XBO will have so many huge games as to completely dwarf the Wii U... especially once you consider overlap between fanbases.
