| Dr.Henry_Killinger said: You are being unrealistic. Smash Fans who are double dipping most likely already have a Wii U already. The only subset of this fanbase that wouldn't have a Wii U now would be waiting for the bundle and at the same time would not buy the Wii U for any of the prior games. Those who bought Smash on the 3DS because they wanted something to play are unlikely to buy the Wii U version much less buy a Wii U for the game itself. That's losts sales both for the console and the console version. Parent's sure as hell aren't gonna double dip for their kids, why buy a 200+ bundle when they can just buy a 50+ bundle for their kids and call it a day. "Super high number" is clearly way too much hype. There is no way that the 3DS version can be construed as beneficial, its only siphoning off potential sales. Its not like a game demo. The extra features, controls, and big screen (3DS XL says hello), isn't going to be enough to make casuals do the unthinkable and double dip. If Nintendo really wanted this to benefit the Wii U they should've made it Cross Buy. If 1/4 the 3DS userbase bought smash, then at least half of them would have a reason to buy a Wii U, that's 5 million sales right there. But instead this competiton is supposed to help the game do better? Quite unlikely. |
Your are assuming a majority of people willing to double dip already have a WiiU I don't think that is very realistic either. I know a few people myself that were holding out on a WiiU for Smash (and bought the 3DS version) I know this is my own corner of the world but hey, they world is a very big place and they can't be the only ones.
Many people that started to play smash are MUCH older now so now they have the opportunity to play Smash on a lunch break, stuck up in a hotel on a business trip or waiting a few hours a day on some oil lease. Then they are able to go home and unwind on the weekend and Play Smash on the big screen with some friends.
Keep what I said in mind and now picture this, many of these people were simply waiting on Smash to justify a WiiU purchase. Some people need more then one game before they can hop into bed with a console :-p For me I have to have a least 4 games on a system before I will buy it's why I waited for Infamous:SS before I bought a PS4, that does not mean I won't go back and pick up some older software. Same with the WiiU I bought, now I mainly got that for Mario but Smash was a big factor and the original plan was to wait for a Smash bundle or a BF deal, however I buckled and bought one so now I don't have to hunt one down over the holidays.
Smash has a history of selling well, it moved and sold 7 million on a console that was like the WiiU not exactly selling well. You probably could make some strong comparisons between that and the WiiU, but then again the fan base has grown and the game sold REALLY well on the WiiU 12+million though it did have a bigger install base, but it may have introduced people to the game that otherwise never played it before.
I am sure some parents will not double dip, but the kids that want it on both systems in all honesty will get it done eventually. You are also assuming that it's only children that buy these consoles! That could not be more untrue. For many gamer's Nintendo was there first console and while they may have something else now many are drawn back to it.. Nintendo has not been my main console since the SNES but I have owned a N64, GC, Wii and WiiU when the PSX, PS2, PS3, PS4 were my main consoles.
Maybe your overestimating the damage that the 3DS version will to to the console and maybe I am underestimating... Time will tell.
