Will the potential of Splatoon and Mario Maker be let down by marketing?

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rolltide101x said:

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These games could be crucial sleeper hits for Wii U. Could being the operative word, though.

Splatoon could establish a competitive scene and shake up their image by showing they don't just recycle old IPs. But as an unfamiliar property, it will need a push to build up a sizeable userbase; as has been suggested in the Nintendomination thread, aggressive advertising though Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, etc could go a long way.

The problem is, will Nintendo be willing to give it the necessary push? Their marketing these days tends to be, well, awful.

Same with Mario Maker; given the current popularity of DIY games like Minecraft, plus the nostalgia factor of 8-bit/16-bit Mario, it could be huge. But it will need to be appropriately priced and pitched to the mass audience, instead of just Nintendo fans who watch Directs and follow them on twitter.

Nintendo needs to really step up to the plate and plug these two hard, or they'll fumble two critical opportunities to expand their player base.

I honestly can not see either selling very well, especially Splatoon, that name sounds like a mobile game. Advertisment wouldnt help much, Nintendo just needs to keep their bills low so they can continue to profit. 

I don't think the name really has that much influence. Plenty of games with corny names have sold before.