Why is the GameCube selling better than the Wii U???

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oniyide said:

mountaindewslave said:

Wii U marketing has been terrible and when consumers are confused about what your product is and whether or not it is a true successor (the Wii U is not really at all related to the motion controls of the Wii) and I also think the lack of a big 3D Mario has had very bad effects on sales

 

I honestly feel as if Nintendo had released the Wii U with a more straight forward ad campaign, different name, and maybe something like a "Super Mario Galaxy 3" title then it would be selling way better

people around here like to mention 'what games could save the Wii U? Mario Kart and Smash Bros. already came out' but they fail to remember how popular 3D Mario games are (done right) and what a Galaxy title could have done at launch for this system

done right? in what way. Smash and Kart still blew the sales of both Galaxies away so no I dont think a Galaxy 3 wouldve helped not to mention it launched with a 2d Mario that is way more popular anyway.

Just going to correct one thing, Smash did not blow past Galaxy, they have sold roughly the same amount with Smash slightly higher. Ur point still stands, just figured I would correct that part.

One more thing actually, 2D Mario has traditionally sold better than 3D Mario but there was only one generation previous to this where they both were available, the Wii/DS era. U compare Mario 64 DS/Mario Galaxy to NSMB/NSMB Wii and yes 2D outsold them by a large margin but at the same time Wii/DS were very family/casual driven, which u have pointed out on numerous occasions in the past, and the 2D style suits that demographic better. Also NSMB was the first original 2D Mario in 14 years and the Wii version was the first console 2D Mario in 18 years and the first to add multiplayer, those facts alone made them seem like a huge deal. The 3DS/Wii U versions didn't add anything remarkable and thus are just standard sequels which doesn't make them as big of a deal. What I'm getting at is without a huge casual audience and rediculous amounts of nostalgia due to long stretch between releases, I believe 2D & 3D Mario are roughly the same in terms of popularity. Compare the two series on 3DS & Wii U and u will see roughly similar numbers for each series.