Welfare said:
Thought I hit 2. Oh well, still. 2012, 2013, 2014. Zelda does not anymore. Skyward Sword didn't, Twilight Princess didn't, and Windwaker HD was bundled. Any game bundled in would raise hardware sales. Starfox does not sell hardware and will not sell hardware as the last home console release was Assault back in 2005, and the last handheld game didn't even raise hardware sales for the 3DS. Metroid Other M tarnished the brand and didn't move units. Wii U will be down YOY. It's even down YOY in shipments! Q3 FY 2014 (Oct-Dec 2013) shipped 1.95m Wii U's, and Q3 FY 2015 (Oct-Dec 2014) shipped 1.91m Wii U's! MK and Smash sold systems when they were released. They will sell to exsisting owners, but their impact on hardware wore off weeks after their launch. Remember Mario Kart 8 and how that "sold" Wii U's weeks after launch? You don't? Oh yeah, because that didn't happen. |
Are you really using SS and WW HD as examples for hardware push? WW is a remake and SS was released late in the wii's life. and Twilight princess did sell many consoles and so will Zelda U. star fox, again, you are using a remake for comparison. altough smaller, star fox has the power to sell some hardware. just because other m was average doesn't mean the franchise is "tarnished". if it was, people wouldn't be claiming for a new one.
If you think smash and mario kart won't affect hardware sales even though they will still sell millions each, well, you're just wrong.
