Is install base really that important for Nintendo IP?

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OttoniBastos said:

Depends of the game we're talking about.

In the case of Nintendo,when people buy their consoles(regardless of the demographic) they usually do in order to play Nintendo's software and not third party's.Thus, Nintendo's well known,family friendly flagship games like Mario kart/Mario World/Smash tend to have ridiculous attach rates.

On the other hand,core IPs like zelda,F-zero and Metroid don't scale with the install base because it appeals mainly to the core nintendo fanbase.

Exactly this.