Poliwrathlord said:
Those were just some examples. Here's a few more Donkey Country Returns 3D - Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Zelda 3D ports - Zelda HD ports Super Mario Maker 3ds - Super Mario Maker NES Remix Ultimate - NES Remix Lego City Undercover 3ds - Lego City Undercover New Super Mario Bros 2 - New Super Mario Bros U While not all of the games I listed are not exactly the same game, they are however incredibly similar, and when taking account the 3ds's cheaper price it's easy to see why a game like Smash Bros for 3ds could really hurt Wii U's sales as a copy of Smash 3ds and the handheld itself would only cost you $140, whereas if you wanted to buy the Wii U and the Wii U version and the Wii U to play it on it would be $300 + |
A lot of ports and a lot of series released in similar time frames like NSMB and Smash (I never understood those decisions). For me the moment I kinda knew the Wii U was dead was the announcement of Super Mario 3D World. It was so unambitious and bland that I really didn't know what they were doing anymore.
The 3DS btw has been a pleasant success. Sure it's half what the DS sold but it's weirdly stayed relevant after 2015 when I was convinced it would die by 2016. Just goes to show you that even an underpowered system can be successful if you show it love. Still impressed it's approaching 8 years and still moving hardware units. The Wii U on the other hand was literally abandoned.
