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Shaunodon on 24 October 2017
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GhaudePhaede010 said:
Shaunodon said:

We've gotten a new Zelda, Splatoon, 3D Mario and Xenoblade this year.

I'm not done with Smash 4, a lot of people aren't, and you can't equate the WiiU and 3DS versions. Many people haven't had the chance to play the full version, or any version at all. As you said, Smash 4 is only 3 years old, and it still has a lot of life left in it.

Just because a few of you are done with the game doesn't mean everyone else is.

Also not sure why you're trying to re-write history, but the WiiU's problems are well known by now, and it had nothing to do with a lack of great first-party exclusives. There were many other reasons why people who would've bought those games didn't bother to get a WiiU.

1) So?

2) Many people? Smash 4 sold 14 million units. It is the second best selling game in the franchise upon my last check (could be the best selling... I am not going to check right now). It is the second best selling fighting game in history upon last check (again that could have changed but I am not going to check). I would say a lot of people played the title. I would argue the audience that wanted to play the title has the title somewhere.

3) I only argued that it is not universally agreed upon.

4) I did not rewrite Wii U's history. I said a console is quantified by its games. Wii U has good games? Then the console is worth purchasing. That is not revisionist history; rather, that is the fact. Dreamcast has about 15 good titles so guess what, I bought one and those titles. If there are enough good games to justify buying the console, buy the console. You cannot have it both ways. Annnnnnddddddd this is you completely ignorning the fact that the game is on 3DS because that really hurts your argument. You see, even if you say Wii U was trash and subsequently the Wii U's version of Smash 4 was trash, the 3DS version still exists and people played it there, too. And since 3DS is a great console with decent tech, many games, and most of all good sales, your argument is finished.

I didn't ignore it, I explained it simply and clearly. Anyone who's played both versions can tell you they don't even compare. I'd imagine a lot of people who only tried the 3DS version, would be willing to pick up the much better version for console, but just not on WiiU.

You also can't just make a simple statement like, "a console is quantified by its games. Wii U has good games? Then the console is worth purchasing." That ignores so many variables about what happens during the console generation, and it doesn't reflect the mindset of every consumer, especially considering how many consumers didn't even know of the WiiU's existence.

You seem to be the only one here conveniently ignoring important details.