| jason1637 said: The 3DS and Wii online is pretty bad but the Wii U has a solid online service. Its not as good as PSN or XBLive but its a decent online service. Also the reception of Pokken was a lot better than Sticker Star and there are people that enjoy sticker star. Pokken is doing really well. According to NPD it has already outsold SFV and Street Fighter is an established ip. If the system sells well and is decently powered then the system will sell well. There is a rumor saying its only a little bit weaker than the xbox one which means third parties is still a possible. Since this is a hybrid it already a given that it will sell 20 million in Japan alone and 10 million here in the US. There are Nintendo fans that only play consoles so by having a hybrid the hardcore console fans will buy, the hardcore handheld fans will buy, and so will the casuals. |
Again, Pokken is not even the same genre, and has sold under a million copies. Why exactly do you think that decisions regarding a 10 million + selling RPG franchise should be made based on a 1 millionish selling fighting game? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
"If the system sells well and is decently powered then the system will sell well."
Well ummmmmm... yeah if it sells well, then it will sell wel. That's kind of a given. If this rumor is to be believed, then the power will be significantly less than the XBox One. And, if they do manage to get a customized Tegra chip that can produce XBox One level graphics in a portable form, while maintaining adequete battery life and heat production, then this thing isn't going to be cheap. It is not a given that this will sell anything anywhere.
How many Wii U fans are there that didn't buy the 3DS? At the absolute most there are 15 million or so, assuming that EVERY Wii U owner did not buy a 3DS. It's far more likely that the actual number is 5 million or less. So adding the hardcore console fans to the handheld fans doesn't help much at all. It will still sell about the same as a dedicated handheld would have sold.
As for the casuals, what about this rumor makes you think this would be any more appealing to casual gamers than Nintendo's stuff already is?
