Einsam_Delphin said:
The Wii U launched with Mario and got a second Mario at the end of the first year, yet the sales are, yeah, so he definitely isn't the sole factor, just a big one. Even then, the Wii U still sold out at launch and had solid 2012 numbers iirc. Zelda + other games + launch hype should definitely allow the NX to do similarly. What it needs to do differently is not have a drastic drop-off in sales after the holidays. I'm not saying delaying 3D Mario when they could launch it with NX is what they will do or even a better option, just that it's a viable option. Personally I think with the unified library they should have enough games to sustain 2017 until MK9 arrives so they can afford to have an epic launch with both 3D Mario n Zelda. |
I think you cant really compare appeling of new 3D Mario game and 2D Mario game that basically looked like HD version of Wii game. Despite Wii U sales were still bad when Mario 3D World was launched, sales were much stronger than before Mario 3D World launched, I dont dare to imagine what sales would be without Mario 3D World.
Fact is that on launch only huge Nintendo fans bought Wii U despite weak launch games, right after launch sales were catastrophic, you have plenty of people that didnt want to buy console just to play Nintendo Land and NSMBU.
