Why updated ports make sense for Nintendo fans

[KLXVER]

zorg1000 said:

KLXVER said:

Why would these people buy a Switch to play WiiU games? At least wait a few months to see if many people who didnt own a WiiU gets a Switch. The first one on board will be the core gamers who owned a WiiU. Why not start with them before giving your attention to people who might not even exist?

I feel like ive repeated this a dozen times, most people are in agreeance that Wii U did not fail because the big hitting Nintendo games lacked appeal. It failed because it was poorly marketed, had a high price for what it offered and had constant droughts. It had some really appealing games but they were too few, too spread out and too late and couldnt offset the many negative aspects of the console.

These games like Mario Kart, Smash Bros & Splatoon sold great despite the poor performance of Wii U but were clearly held back by being on such a poor performing console.

Like i have said multiple times before as well, we can see from MK & Smash performance on 3DS that there is higher interest in these franchises than the Wii U entries lead us to (8m vs 14m, 5m vs 8.5m). There are millions of fans of these series who have not played these entries. Also Splatoon never made a 3DS appearance so who knows how many people are interested in a portable version.

Switch is not only the successor to Wii U but also to 3DS so people who are 3DS owners but not Wii U owners are a big potential audience for Switch. These games can potentially be system sellers for 3DS owners looking to upgrade.

Not only that but all of these titles are rumored to have some significant new content so there is a strong chance that Wii U owners will double dip.

There is literally no reason for Nintendo not to do this, releasing updated ports frees these teams up to make different games instead of being in a constant cycle of making sequels, they allow Switch to have a much stronger 1st year lineup, they allow millions of non-Wii U owners to play these games.

The small amount of people who are protesting these ports are overwhelmingly outnumbered by the potential benefits these games give to Nintendo & consumers.

I dont believe the whole people dont know the WiiU exists. People who loved Mario Kart Wii would get the information when they bought Mario Kart 8 in the store.

1. "Why didnt this game work on my Wii?"

2. "Because its for the WiiU. A different console."

1. "Oh ok. Im not buying that console"

Simple as that.

 

These numbers mean nothing. Mario Kart Double Dash sold less than MK8, but that was never ported to the Wii. It would probably have sold decent as well, but this was back when Nintendo actually tried.

 

and yes, you have repeated yourself a dozen times and I still disagree with you.