| Pineapple said:
So in a sense, it shouldn't be surprising that MK8 is doing as well as it is, because if you're buying a Wii U, then you're very likely to be interested in games that are about having fun together. And if you're interested in that, virtually nothing tops Mario Kart. |
This is probably correct for Mario Kart, but I wonder if we could further refine their system's appeal more than that by using other titles. For example, Smash Bros is arguably targetting that same niche, but it sold much better on the 3DS. The Mario platformers are doing well, and have local multiplayer, but at the end of the day it's hard to argue that multiplayer is the focus of those games instead of just a feature. The only other big hitter is Splatoon, which is the opposite of a Fun Together game.
I suppose what I'm getting at is that if strong local multiplayer is the system's intended focus, their heavy hitters seem to be a bit muddled in following that goal.
