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zippy on 03 May 2015
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naruball said:
zippy said:
naruball said:
The name was never an important issue for Wiiu not selling well. All it was, was an excuse by fans to justify the disappointing sales. Same with Vita. Apple could name their product, iphone 1s and people would still buy it in droves. Sony could name their next home console "Vita" and it would sell well.

It's much harder to admit that most gamers are simply not that interested in old Ninty ips any more. The number of hardcore Ninty fans or people who are actually interest in Ninty ips is much lower than people are willing to admit.

If gamers are no longer interested in old Ninty IPs, how do you explain over 50million 3DS units sold.
 

There are many reasons for which 3ds is successful, one of which is that since the gameboy a Ninty handheld is THE handheld to own. It has a very strong brand and apart from the psp, it never had any competition. So, if you are a parent and are thinking about buying a safe console for your child, the first device that would come to mind would be a 3ds. With psvita being a disaster, the 3ds almost has the monopoly.

Also keep in mind that it has received great support from many important developers, with high profile games like Monster Hunter, Yukai Watch, Street Fighter, Dead or Alive, Castevania, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Heart, Tales, Bravely Default (Square Enix, right?), and even Dragonball Z, Naruto, Attack on Titan. These are not only exclusive games, but also the first that come to mind without any proper research. I'm sure there are many more.

I have a 3ds and can tell you that the sales of Mario games, for example, can be a bit misleading. Sure, I bought 3d Land, but I would never have bought it or even a 3ds in the first place, had Namco not released two exclusive Naruto games for it. After I got the device, I felt like buying a few more games to justify the purchase. So, no I did not buy a 3ds for its first party titles (apart from Pokemon, which was a strong plus). Maybe I'm in the minority. Who knows.

What I do know and have been hearing for ages is that ps4 has been doing better than the quality of its 1st and even 3rd party games suggest. Why? Because it's THE home console to own. It's the "my friends buy it, so I buy it" mentality. The ps3 had a great reputation so everyone couldn't wait to buy a ps4. Had the 3ds been the first handheld that Ninty made, I don't think it would have done well. I think part of its success should be attributed to Ninty being the top dog in handhelds and ds being such as success story.

Nice post, its kinda role reversal with Nintendo and Sony. I imagine deep down Nintendo treat their handheld division a higher priority than home console and vice versa with Sony, If you get success on both then great. I said from day 1, anybody comparing last gens sales for Ninty to this would be solely disapointed. (although even i thought Nintendo would be sitting on 14-15 million Wii U sold at this stage )