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Frogger on 21 November 2016
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zorg1000 said:
spemanig said:

I think that not thinking that way is what separates companies like Apple and Disney from companies like Sony and Nintendo. You have a success, and you seak to surpass it and keep momentum going, always one-upping yourself. So yeah, it's exactly like saying that all Platstation consoles and all Nintendo handhelds need to sell over 150 million because it's the standard. The gold standard.

If I was running a company that had successes like that, and I told my staff that our next thing had to surpass that, and they said it can't be done because of XYZ, they'd all be fired because that's a failure's mindset. In a universe of infinite possibilities, there is always a possibility for greater success, and these companies have the recourses and talent in spades to have them.

Im not saying they shouldnt try to reach or surpass those numbers but at the same time it shouldnt be considered a failure for not hitting those numbers.

If PS4 sells 120 million than its a huge success whether or not it surpassed PS2. Just like a 15 million selling Mario Kart title is a huge success even if it does not surpass MK Wii.

I mean, I don't know if I'd call them failures, but I'd definitely consider them disappointing. PS4 has PS3 to answer to, so 120m would be a massive success and a positive step on the way meeting and surpassing that 150m mile stone. So in that vacuum, I'd say something similar for Mario Kart. Though I think it'd need to do at least 25m for me to consider the franchise on it's way to reaching MKW, since they are consolidating two installed bases now.