I disagree with this so badly. Okay MK is a more popular series blah blah blah. But the thing about Mario Kart 8 is that it already feeds the audience that mostly already own a Wii U (Nintendo fanboys and Little Kids). Although grown ups do play MK8, they are more bound to want to play SSB due to its retro characters and violent nature (sure there's violence in MK8, but it's not your typical punch, kick, slash, blast, and maul).
Also ppl make the mistake that the audience for Mario Kart is the same for SSM. Completely untrue! Sure you have Nintendo fanboys that will gobble all things Nintendo, but because they are BOTH different Genres of games, they both attract a different audience (one is racing and one is fighting). Just because people like Mega Man didn't mean they all like Street Fighter games (one is Action Platformer and the other is Fighting).
Plus MK8 came out in the end of Spring? That is hardly the beginning of the Holiday season. People don't understand that MK8 will have legs (like it's always have) especially during the Holiday season, and again will move consoles away during Christmas. So you are telling me that, a Nintendo system, now with BOTH MK8 and SSBWiiU available, WILL NOT MOVE CONSOLES DURING THE BUSIEST SHOPPING PERIOD OF THE YEAR (does this even sound right??).
Also, everyone that has played SSB3DS knows that this is the ultimate appetizer for the main coarse. The 3DS version looks AND feels like the game for casual gamers, which is STILL GREAT! But the complete, Hardcore, better controls and better graphics version will be available for the Wii U. And many are already falling in love with the 3ds verison (Japan everyone)? To say that a game that has sold over 1.3million copies (and counting!) in three weeks only, and that people are going crazy for will not move consoles in a more superior and revamped version with more options added to it, and also in a country that Nintendo is DOMINATING sounds just plain ignorant to me (and we still don't have NA and Euro numbers yet <_<).
Plus the hype for this game makes MK8's hype look like it was being developed by an Indie company. Leaked photos and videos, Screenshots and videos for the past 2 years, fans and forums predicting characters everywhere, Retro character fan wishes finally being fulfilled, it being labelled the "Wii U Savior", plus add Amiibo to the mix, and you have the stage set up for probably the 2nd biggest hyped game of the year!!
And to add the Cherry on top, I am ALREADY seeing what I am talking about before my eyes. I have 3 OLDER friends (ages 24+), that are just COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS till Smash GET THE RELEASE DATE because they were waiting 2 years for it to finally be announced. They will buy a Wii U because of this game alone... Hell 2 bought a 3DS JUST TO PLAY THE HANDHELD VERSION. They both said this only made them want the Wii U verison more... 2 of them have PS4s and one still games 7th generation. A small sample I know, but I can't be the only person in the world who knows people like this.
Nintendo fans are just getting over pessimistic nowadays. You guys should stop, you are only feeding the hate and making the beast fatter 
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