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The_Liquid_Laser said: I agree that the hardware concept and marketing are helping the Switch become more successful than the Wii U. However let's talk about the games. Mario Kart, Splatoon, and 3D Mario were all present on the Wii U. These games did not cause people to buy Wii U's. If you are going to argue for the Switch's success, then you can't use an argument that would also apply to the Wii U. On the other hand Breath of the Wild actually did cause people to buy Wii U's. Most people would prefer to just buy a Switch, but because of short supply quite a few bought a Wii U instead just for Zelda. This Zelda game is actually a killer app. None of the other games that have been released so far are killer apps for the Switch. I know this, because they were not killer apps for the Wii U. |
Wii U sales are still terrible, so BotW isn't anymore a killer app for it than any other game, because no game can save the Wii U. That's what Nintendo's software failing to move a significant amount of Wii U consoles shows, that the Wii U is just that unsalvageable. Not that Nintendo games bar Zelda don't move systems, that just silly when most every other Nintendo system shows otherwise. So the problem is the Wii U, not the games, well besides the lack of them and their infrequent releases of course. Your claim is especially odd when almost all of Wii U's ltd hardware sales were accumulated before BotW Wii U even released, and there are half a dozen Wii U games that have sold more than it.
Also my argument doesn't apply to the Wii U at all, as it didn't have a great hardware concept, great marketing, and a consistent stream of games with more always on the pipeline. The Wii U certainly did not get a game almost every month (delays every month maybe) while the Switch has so far, and the Wii U didn't get mainline Kirby, Pokemon, Fire Emblem, or Metroid, whereas all of those have already been announced for Switch.
I mean really, how can a game selling as well as MK8D, Splat2, and SMO not be a significant factor towards Switch's success? They're all outpacing their Wii U counterparts, and heck MK8D has almost surpassed BotW Switch. There's simply no way the Switch would be doing as well as it is without these frequent releases. I bet the BotW n launch hype (which would be lesser to begin with) would've well died out by now, just like what happened to the Wii U. It's thanks to the consistent stream that momentum is maintained.
