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BeatdownBrigade on 16 January 2017
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padib said:
BeatdownBrigade said:

But it does work that way in the real world of market economics. Its great that you find Nintendo games a better value to you, and its your right as a consumer to target the experience you want. But that does not change the fact the market as a whole has strongly spoke on the fact it prefers more power, access to having 3rd party games besides 1st party games, and robust online options as being more appealing. So seeking niche options is fine and your right, but its not others moving the goal posts at all. Only one moving the goal posts are those defending the value of niche markets as being more valuable than the market has decidely shown.

Games like Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Animal Crossing are not niche games. We have seen these series capable of selling 25M units and up for one title. With that in mind I invite you to revisit your argument.

Referring to their whole portfolio in comparison to other offers which makes it niche.

Playstation: 105 million
N64: 33 million

Playstation 2: 158 million
Gamecube: 22 million

Playstation 3: 87 million
Wii: 101 million

Playstation 4: 50 million
Wii U: 14 million

Just an example of sales history since Sony and Nintendo have been in direct competition. Overall the market has undoubtedly spoken to its desire for more than just Nintendo games being offered to a system. Sure things like a 3D Mario, Smash, and Mario Kart push a lot of units, but a lot of franchises are over-hyped due to nostalgia and name recognition. Zelda is one such example. The best sellin Zelda is Twilight Princess that sold 8.6 million copies being on two systems the gamecube and Wii in its lifetime 11 years ago. Uncharted 4 sold 8.8 million in 7 months. Uncharted 3 came out around the same time as Skyward sword. Skyward sword on a console with 100m install base sold 3.67 million all-time. Uncharted 3 sold more than that on DAY 1. In a single day on a console that had just over half that install base and its sold 6.8 million all-time. Most Zelda games have only sold 3-4 million copies. Which is respectable, but thats nothing compared to many franchises. Call of Duty does in one day or in one weekend what the cast majority of Nintendo titles do in their lifetime. Thats the part Nintendo as a company and its fans fall to grasp. Most people don't care about most of their franchises more than a lot of franchises that are new today.