| Jumpin said: 2D Mario games don't sell consoles on their own, 3D Mario games do. Also Pokémon announced for 2018, and that will sell a lot of consoles. On 3DS, it allowed the handheld to increase year over year. The only active console which did that. |
2D Mario games sell better than 3D Mario games, statistically. Although this generation, it's safe to say that is steadily not becoming the case.
NSMBU > 3D World just by maybe around 800,000 units
However 3D Land > NSMB2 by 500,000 units (?)
Either way, both these games appeal to different audiences. Personally, 2D Mario doesn't sell systems for me, but it sure as hell sells systems to the casual audience, and sales prove this. New Super Mario Bros. DS and Wii are record-breaking sellers. They probably don't take much time to make either, so it wouldn't hurt to have them on there.
