Splatoon has outsold any Paper Mario, Metroid, Pikmin, Starfox, and all but 1 Kirby game

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Ganoncrotch said:

curl-6 said:

Didn't help games like Starfox Zero, Ultra Smash, or Paper Mario Colour Splash.

Those were the other options which pushed people towards Splatoon.

Lulz. 

In seriousness though, there were alternatives. I'm sure the majority of Wii U owners had at least one other current gen platform, whether that be 3DS, or PS4/Xbone.

Even on Wii U there were options; Mario Kart 8 and Smash were the system's flagship multiplayer titles, while if you wanted a shooter you had Black Ops II and Ghosts.