TheMisterManGuy said:
It's not. 1-2 Switch did solid numbers (will likely do 3-5 million in the end), and Super Mario Party is a huge hit, along with Pokemon Let's Go! attracting a good portion of Pokemon Go players. Labo's a weird case, because it's more of a niche product than either of those, but I also wouldn't say it outright bombed either since all Kits combined are over One million in sales at the moment. We'll have to see what it's fate is When Nintendo gives its post Holiday sales reports. I'd say the problem is more that the Wii U didn't have anything that made it clear why they should care about it over a phone. The dual screen gamepad gimmick was confusing and un-intuitive, and doesn't have the same appeal as passing a Joy-Con to a friend for Multiplayer. Wii U failed because it was badly designed, not because of mobile. |
A lot of those sales are from bundles and the core nintendo fanbase. Also compare it's numbers to brain age and and Wii fit and it's clear that demographic is gone.
And take into consideration that 1-2 switch was a launch title, which lack of software during release helps it's sales
I wouldn't consider Mario party to be in the same category as those games to be honest, the game has always had its fanbase from way back to the (awesome) N64 games, and it appeals to the Nintendo fanbase a lot.
And Pokémon is well... Pokémon, it will always be huge.
