Mario Kart 8 hits 8 million

[Nuvendil]

OnyxPrime said:

Nuvendil said:

Yeah , right, sure.  Mario Kart 8 is the only game.  Nevermind Super Mario 3D World, Smash Bros, New Super Mario Brothers U, Bayonetta 2, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Wonderful 101, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors, etc etc etc.  All these other games that are not only there but have not been aided by the lack of 3rd party support to sell anywhere near this despite being positively received by all involved.  Nevermind that low installbases traditionally don't help sales of games based on past patterns.  Nevermind that many if not most Wii U owners almost certainly own another major gaming platform since, despite what many like to think on the internetz, console warz aren't serious business and you don't have to sign your right to buy a PS4 away when you buy a Wii U, thus rendering your "no games to buy" argument moot.  Yeah nevermind all those facts, let's just live in your little fantasy.

i can name you 20 games on other platforms for each game you named on the wii u

Congratulations.  But 1) doesn't change that that fact has not helped the other games on the Wii U, including games rated *higher* than Mario Kart 8, 2) low installbases and lack of 3rd party support traditionally doesn't help sales in any way, and 3) as I said, many if not most own more than *just* a Wii U, especially when you consider over half the sales came post-mid 2013 after 3rd party support fell off a cliff and everyone knew it wasn't getting it back.  In fact, the fact it got the sales it got and influenced the Wii U's sales to the degree it did in mid 2014 is more impressive since 90% of people by that time knew for a fact they were buying an exclusives-only machine.  Looking at all past trends and history and the *causes* of such indicates that the far more important aspect of Mario Kart 8 that led to the sales is that it was a very well received game with a very powerful brand behind it.  If fewer games and a small but dedicated install base=better sales, then there are a number of games whose sales should be far higher.  They aren't.  Becaue that reasoning is incorrect.