fatslob-:O said:
That's where I would strongly disagree and 3rd parties skipping the WII U is not an excuse for Nintendo's poor output since they have much better things to do than to wait for the WII U to get some market share ... Nintendo's line up for the WII U over the years has been nothing short of what one would describe as "sparse". WII U owners will own 3 games less than the Gamecube owners despite having the latter being the bigger install base ... Nintendo is not even supposed to be struggling as much as the rest of the industry when most of the technical groundwork was already laid out for them ... |
I did not say that 3rd parties was an excuse. I said it made things APPEAR worse. Sony's output early on wasn't at all impressive. Neither was Microsoft's. The Wii U has in terms of substantial retail releases Nintendo Land, ZombiU, New Super Mario Bros U, The Wonderful 101, Super Mario 3D World, New Super Luigi U, Pikmin 3, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, Smash Bros, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Mario Party 10, Splatoon, Yoshi's Wooly World, Mario Maker, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Pokken Tournament, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Star Fox Zero, and then Zelda. That's not counting really small digital entries or those that were received in a particularly negative light. Also doesn't include games exclusive with no ties to Nintendo, indie or otherwise. Also not counting Color Splash since that game makes everyone's blood boil. That's all in 4 full calendar years + the launch. If the Wii U had third party support, they would be just as well off as Sony or MS and there would be FAR less complaining. The fact they don't means that the gaps between those are all completely empty. Hence droughts. Hence constant complaining.
