QuintonMcLeod said:
If one is to ignore the facts, then I could see how a person would draw the conclusions you have. However, without ignoring facts, then the perspective you've concluded to would be totally misguided. 1) Mario Kart 8 helped turn the system completely around. The Wii U is now consistently outselling the Xbone. 2) The Dreamcast was actually a commercial success. I don't know why people keep comparing the Wii U to the Dreamcast. The Dreamcast died because Sega went bankrupt. Not because the Dreamcast sold poorly. 3) Nintendo has already had strategies in place to attract female gamers. What you're suggesting is something that's already being done: https://www.youtube.com/user/NintendoGirlsClub/videos 4) Nintendo needs FPS? The market is flooded with FPS games. What the market needs is innovation, not more of the same. Nintendo doesn't need to jump into the "Me too!" market. However, admittedly, they appear to be somewhat trying to appeal to those types of gamers with Splatoon. |
1. Mario Kart is doing OK but can only sustain it for so long. Mario Kart isn't lighting the world on fire too. It needs more than Mario Kart to do so. Smash BRos. is being released on 3DS and I think it can kinda do what Mario Kart is doing but it's not enough. The Wii U is still selling poorly.
2. No, PS2 hype killed the Dreamcast. The Dreamcast had a super strong start, but by the mid-2000s it wasn't selling. You are right, the Dreamcast was discontinued because Sega had no money but it still doesn't change the fact that the benchmark for failed consoles (Dreamcast) creams the Wii U in sales.
3. Um did you not see the videos? Those are almost all 3DS. The 3DS is hugely popular with girls which is why I said the Wii U should mimic it. Read my OP again.
4. Yes, Nintendo needs FPS. Because that's what truly sells consoles these days. And no, Splatoon doesn't appeal to them all that much.
And Nintendo and FPS isn't exactly an oxymoron. Remember, the N64 had Goldeneye, Turok, Perfect Dark, Quake 64, Doom 64, Duke Nukem 64, etc. etc.