S.T.A.G.E. on 02 November 2014
| Dunban67 said: If XB1 takes aim at the family market this holiday - say something like a Minecraft tie I bundle or Plants and zombies - really anything that is targeted at the family- then I think it will hurt the Wii u but it will be hard to tell due to both consoles havering a strong lineup this holiday - so both will sell very well- Generally I think with the help of Minecraft XB has chance to continue reaching the next gen of gamer before and instead of Nintendo- Minecraft is so big with the next gen of gamer I have to imagine many kids this year are telling parents and Santa they want Minecraft more than Mario- If Nintendo had Minecraft it would be a lock for parents to go to but w out it and w out a few more family options avail for Wii U, I think XB will capitalize this holiday .... But it will be hard to know how much till months later |
I think many people are forgeting that Nintendo has been trying to win back to core audience. Minecraft is a great expansive title but it is still competition and yes it does help to pull peoples eyes away from Nintendo, but I don't believe the marketing has begun yet for that. Both are vying for second place position now. I definitely could agree that Minecraft could be more popular than Mario, but don't you think that would be for another iteration of the game rather than the original which sold very well across consoles and alternative platforms to consoles? I agree though, it will take a while for us to find out. This will be quite a quarter.
