First Party Games Matter

[midrange]

bigtakilla said:

midrange said:

That chart would certainly be different if Nintendo had pushed for better third party support. Minecraft came way to late despite being a perfect fit for the gamepad. Rayman would have sold more if it stayed exclusive. Overwatch's family friendly cel shaded graphics would have been a perfect fit for a Nintendo platform. Rocket league would do well as a cartoonish and fun couch coop games. Not to mention all of the BIG games that skipped the wii u (GTA and Destiny for example)

One of the best selling franchises of all time was on the Wii U (Call Of Duty) as well as Assassin's Creed and Batman Arkham (city and origins). None of which sold all that well. 

Dlc support was pure trash on all of those and Nintendo never put any effort into marketing them (just look at how Playstation basically stole call of duty from Xbox). Furthermore, the big games I listed better match the wii u audience. The people who are into Mario are more likely to play overwatch and minecraft over call of duty and assassins creed