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Miyamotoo on 30 April 2016
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killeryoshis said:
Miyamotoo said:

I didnt talk about sales, like i wrote, "3D Mario is far bigger game that has much stronger impact and that brings lots attention to platform, espacily in 1st year."

Do you really think that NSMBU basically HD version of NSMB was system seller, do you relly think somebody buyed Wii U on first place to play NSMB HD!? Do you think some one said look that great and phenomenal 2D Mario game on brand new console!?

Even 2D Mario is more popular its not game that sales systems like 3D Mario, also 3D Mario can show power of new hardware while 2D game really can't do that, so 3D Mario like launch or 1st year game is far better choice than 2D Mario.

You cannot just disonnect sales and impact. Sales causes impact aka good publicity.  It does not matter if it uses Ultra HD graphics with amazing visuals. What sells games are not it's amazing graphics.  The game itself is what sells the game.  What sells a system are good games. Also there is no history of 3D mario ever giving any kind of impact minus Mario 64.

Also yes I do except people to buy a Wii U for HD 2D mario. The game caused the  original Wii to have a record sales month. At lauch the only game that was selling of any notice was Nintendoland (Was bundled) and NSMBWiiU. Since games sells systems I think it is obvious what was selling the Wii U at launch. Believe it or not but there are people out there who care less about showcasing a system's graphics and more on fun games. 3D mario does not and probably will not ever sell systems like 2D mario                 

 

    2D mario IS a HUGE system seller. 
On NPD December 2009 the Wii broke the  record for most systems sold in a month ever.  Now what was the Wii's best selling game? It was NSMBWii. The game ended up putting the Wii up YOY for awhile in the 1st half of 2010. Then when the Wii U launched, 2D mario struck again.  Look here at the Wii U's 3rd week. Who do you see selling software on the Wii U? Let's see there is Nintendoland and oh NSMBWiiU. Nothing even comes close expect for the game that was bundled.  So yes there are people out there who see 2D mario and say "I want a Wii U"

You are totally wrong if you think that some 2D platformer (ever Mario) can be system seller today, but you will definitely have lotsa people who would actually buy new Nintendo console for Mario Galaxy 3 or some different 3D Mario game, not onother 2D Mario.

Also you are totally wrong if you think NSMBU and Nintendo Land sold Wii U, at launch only hard cores Nintendo fans bought Wii U and that has nothing with launch games that were atualy very weak. Right after launch Wii U sales become terrible, because no one except Nintendo hardcores didn't want to buy brand new console to play 2D Mario and Nintendo Land, people buy consoles for much bigger games, games like 3D Mario, 3D Zelda, Mario Kart, Smash Bros...games that are realy system sealers.

Again, 3D Mario is far bigger game that has much stronger impact and that brings lots attention of industry, you cant say that for any 2D platform game even for 2D Mario, thats why is more important to have 3D Mario game at launch or in 1st year of console than having 2D Mario. Basically you can say some thing for 3D Zelda, 2D Mario is selling better than Zelda, but Zelda brings huge attention of industry to console and not just of Nintendo fans, and always is one of best games of whole generation, something similar could be said for 3D Zelda also.

Launching Wii U without big game was terrible decision, Nintendo will definitely want to have much better launch lineup with NX, that means 3D Mario not just onother 2D platformer.

Iam 100% confident we will have 3D Mario in 1st year of NX and that we will not have new 2D Mario game in 1st year (exept maybe port of Mario Maker).