| fatslob-:O said: F-Zero and Starfox aren't big franchises anymore and for a good reason ... Yet Xenoblade Chronicles was on a larger userbase ... Kids are smarter than you think they are ... It's a great way to increase profits but not userbase ... |
Star Fox and F-Zero don't have to be big. They still appeal to some people and can increase sales.
Xenoblade Chronicles had a larger user base but had no push behind it and got lost in the field which had a pretty good lineup of JRPGs. A larger user base doesn't mean much when no one knows you exist and you weren't supposed to be released outside of Japan.
Kids aren't smart and they're the most easily influenced by advertising. Besides, over 70million children showed interest in smart toys, with the amiibo being chief among them in interested children. There's potentially a huge market for the things and if FPs in Smash can become half decent compaed to humans, they'll likely be a big success.
If a toy catches on with children it can push console sales quickly. I mean Skylanders took off, furbies took off, beanie babies took off. You never know how big something like this can be. Regardless though, do you really think Nintendo will give 2 sh*ts if the amiibo doesn't push a lot of consoles if it has a massive attach rate?
