fatslob-:O said:
I'm not and everyone's franchises in the console gaming industry is a known quanitity at this point, it's the strategy we don't know what Nintendo is going to take ... Metroid's popularity most likely did peak, back in the Gamecube days. Metroid Prime 3 alone failed to sell over 2M copies on a system that is 4x more popular than the predecessor it was on. The only one's losing their minds over Metroid Prime 4 are nothing more than the hardcore fans of the series and Mario Party didn't fade into irrelevancy with just one entry after Mario Party 9, it happened 3 times with Island Tour, 10 and Star Rush ... (all recent entries having selling less than 3M units and especially Star Rush) I'm the one being presumptuous ? LOL, you can go take your romanticism with you to la la land since what I stated are obvious facts grounded in nothing more than plain reality ... 'Wild predictions' ? Bwahaha, keep demeaning me when you don't want to have your expectations realistically in check ... |
I just wanted to throw my two cents on this --
The bolded portion is a deceptive figure to me considering mainstay franchises on the Wii like 3D Mario, 3D Zelda (Windwaker vs. Twilight Princess), Animal Crossing, Smash Bros and others sold at similar attach rates to their Gamecube counterparts if you estimate that the Wii's core gamer install base was around 35m. The only 1st party games that really benefited from the casual userbase on the Wii outside of the Wii franchise (Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Party, Wii Music) were Mario Kart, NSMB, Mario Party 8 and maybe Donkey Kong Country Returns (can't say for sure unless Tropical Freeze gets a Switch port). I personally like MP4's chances on the Switch because because of a combination of a thirsty fanbase, the Switch's quick rise and its smaller userbase of casual gamers. If games like DOOM sell decently on the Switch then MP4 is going to be the best selling Metroid game ever as long as it delivers.
Mario Party on the Switch also has a great chance to sell well. Unlike their handheld counterparts, the Switch is probably the best platform ever for a game like Mario Party because of its ability to play co-op games anywhere. Unlike handheld versions, there's no need for multiple handhelds or multiple copies of Mario Party; if you want to play Mario Party with friends, just grab your Switch, an extra pair of joycons and you're good to go. I personally don't really give a crap about Mario Party and I'm probably going to get it day one when it comes to the Switch specifically because of how the Switch functions.
