Halo 5 vs Uncharted 4 vs LoZ U (sales and metacritic score)

[Nuvendil]

Paatar said:

Nuvendil said:

Seems reasonable. Even if Halo took a black eye it's still got power. Zelda is more a wild card, but the Wii U's install base will hinder it.

No it won't considering it has the highest attach rate. Smash Bros sold over 3m on it already, 1/3rd of its install base, which means out of every 3 people, one owns Smash Bros on Wii U with a 3DS version that already released. That is with a 9.2m consoles sold. Mario Kart 8 has sold almost 5m. The attach rate of the Wii U is very high and I expect Zelda U to sell over 6m lifetime.

Well, it *will* hinder it, question is how much.  Lower install base means fewer established customers to sell to.  Other factors include how many consoles it sells, if it is bundled, and how well it is received and promoted.  Zelda is not as consistent as other franchises when it comes to sales and attach rate.  That's why I said "wild card." :P