A console which is both home and portable... In others news the definitive Nintendo console.
While Nintendo during the last generation lost lot of users from DS and Wii, there are some Nintendo series stronger than ever.
Mario Kart 8 is the Mario Kart with the bigger attach rate ever, and it's not like "of course has a better attach rate, with low sales you always have big attach rate" cause has already outsold Mario Kart DD on GameCube, and is on the road for outsell Super Mario Kart on SNES. It has also a good chance of outsell Mario Kart 64... it's surely not at the crazy level of Wii/DS era, but the brand is still way stronger than years ago.
Pokémon, it's not only one of the bigger games ever, but in general, one of the bigger brand of the world, and with that recent Pokémon GO phenomenal looks unostopable... The mainly games of that series always sells at least +15 million, and no remake sold under 12 million. This is crazy. Moon/Sun gen can become one of the bigger generation of Pokémon ever, it can even surpass the fourth generation which is the bigger generation after the gold years of Pokémon (late 90 with the first and second generation).
Zelda, was never a BIG series (not as big as some other Nintendo series, or even topped by some Microsoft or Sony exclusives). But the breath of the wild hype is HUGE. it really has a chance of become the bigger Zelda game ever (i doubt it honestly though), or at least be in TOP 3 (i will be very shocked if this doesn't happen) only under Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Times.
Should we talk about Splatoon too? I don't think there is much to say... that new IP was just such a success as no one expect.
In USA and Europe is becomed one of the bigger Nintendo series already, and expecially in Japan is a phenomenal which has resurrected a death console like Wii U for an intere year, and could still sell relevant numbers if Nintendo would not undership like crazy, we got the confirmation last week which with a super expensive bundle Wii U got the second bigger week of the year. (only under the first week which was a semi-holidays week)
And obligatory mention to Fire Emblem too, which is totally resurrected from the death, the series is growing and with the new mobile game can even do better than this, it really has a chance to become as big as Zelda.
In short, Nintendo brand power is BIG. If this NX rumor is true, and NX flop, then would be a total disaster for Nintendo and should go full mobile... but i really don't see this happen. At least not with the right price.
If NX price at launch will be about $/€ 200/250, then i don't see under 50 million... but of course many guys said this with Wii U.
Soooooooooooooooooooooo.......... we'll see, that's my opinion anyway.
