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Dulfite on 20 May 2016
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Ka-pi96 said:
Dulfite said:

When Nintendo gets the same 3rd party support as others, they destroy. And I"m aware there is more than games. The Wii had terrible interface compared to the app like functions of the hd twins and their successors. The Wii U still feels very far behind in terms of UX. If Nintendo releases a device that feels as smooth as the hd twins and has similar hardware, they will destroy all. People tend to buy Sony/Micro consoles so they can play 3rd party games (their 1st party games are practically non existent and don't do that well compared to Nintendo). If people can get those same 3rd party games, plus have the MASSIVE 1st party catalog of Nintendo games, that is a no brainer.

Maybe for you, but I just don't see it. As far as I see it the PlayStation brand is just much bigger than Nintendo in most of the world.

And this 'their 1st party games are practically non existent and don't do that well compared to Nintendo' where exactly does this come from? Zelda? Nope, they definitely have games that can outsell Zelda. Metroid? Same. Fire Emblem? Same. Pikmin? Same. Animal Crossing? Same. Mario? Well Galaxy is regarded as one of the best entries in the Mario franchise and released on Nintendo's best selling home console... yet 'practically non existent' games like Halo 3 & TLOU outsold it. Curious that...

If people aren't willing to buy Nintendo consoles for their games now why would that suddenly change? Because of 3rd party games? But they already have them on PS/Xbox/PC. For Nintendo games? Well if that were the case then they'd already be buying Nintendo consoles.

Let's just count one generation so as best to compare:

1 The Last of Us PS3 2013 Action Sony Computer Entertainment Europe 2.40 2.25 0.28 1.01 5.95
1 Halo 3 X360 2007 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 7.96 2.83 0.13 1.21 12.13
1 Super Mario Galaxy Wii 2007 Platform Nintendo 6.16 3.39 1.20 0.75 11.50
2 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 2010 Platform Nintendo 3.65 2.40 0.98 0.64 7.66

Halo 3 and SMG1 were basically a tie (never know with VGC numbers what the margin of error is) and both SMG outlod TTOU by a LONG shot. And you brought up two of the best selling games that generation on the hd twins and compared it to two games that sold a lot, but no where near what the biggest sellers were:

1 Wii Sports Wii 2006 Sports Nintendo 41.48 29.00 3.77 8.46 82.72
2 Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Racing Nintendo 15.84 12.85 3.79 3.30 35.78
3 Wii Sports Resort Wii 2009 Sports Nintendo 15.74 10.98 3.28 2.96 32.96
4 Wii Play Wii 2006 Misc Nintendo 14.03 9.19 2.93 2.85 29.00
5 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Platform Nintendo 14.59 7.04 4.70 2.26 28.58
6 Wii Fit Wii 2007 Sports Nintendo 8.94 8.03 3.60 2.15 22.71
7 Wii Fit Plus Wii 2009 Sports Nintendo 9.09 8.57 2.53 1.79 21.98
8 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Fighting Nintendo 6.74 2.59 2.66 1.01 13.00

These are all games that sold better than Galaxy 1 and 2. Every single one, by the way, is an actual Nintendo IP that is owned by them (total of 266.73 million sold). Now let's look at the top chunk for ps3 and 360.

PS3 numbers: Total of 103.39 million. That is 163.34 mill LESS units sold in software in the top 8. Now, let's see how many of those are actually owned by Sony. 1 for a total of 10.75 million sold. Nintendo 1st party absolutely destroyed Sony first party.

1 Grand Theft Auto V PS3 2013 Action Take-Two Interactive 6.95 9.17 0.96 4.22 21.30
2 Call of Duty: Black Ops II PS3 2012 Shooter Activision 4.98 5.86 0.64 2.52 14.01
3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PS3 2011 Shooter Activision 5.53 5.79 0.49 1.62 13.43
4 Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 2010 Shooter Activision 5.97 4.43 0.48 1.83 12.71
5 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 2010 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 2.96 4.86 0.81 2.13 10.75
6 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PS3 2009 Shooter Activision 4.98 3.67 0.38 1.63 10.66
7 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 2008 Action Take-Two Interactive 4.75 3.74 0.44 1.61 10.54
8 Call of Duty: Ghosts PS3 2013 Shooter Activision 4.08 3.72 0.38 1.81 9.99

360: 117.58 million sold total. 2 games owned by Microsoft for a total of 33.92 million units sold. Nintendo destroyed Microsoft first party.

1 Kinect Adventures! X360 2010 Misc Microsoft Game Studios 14.96 4.92 0.24 1.67 21.79
2 Grand Theft Auto V X360 2013 Action Take-Two Interactive 9.52 5.25 0.06 1.35 16.18
3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 X360 2011 Shooter Activision 9.01 4.26 0.13 1.32 14.72
4 Call of Duty: Black Ops X360 2010 Shooter Activision 9.63 3.70 0.11 1.12 14.56
5 Call of Duty: Black Ops II X360 2012 Shooter Activision 8.24 4.28 0.07 1.12 13.70
6 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 X360 2009 Shooter Activision 8.51 3.61 0.08 1.29 13.49
7 Halo 3 X360 2007 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 7.96 2.83 0.13 1.21 12.13
8 Grand Theft Auto IV X360 2008 Action Take-Two Interactive 6.75 3.09 0.14 1.02 11.01

In conclusion, you brought that generation up and Nintendo 1st party software on the Wii alone in the top 8 positions Nintendo outsold drastically in general, but ESPECIALLY amongst 1st party titles.