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Norion on 29 May 2023
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Soundwave said:
zorg1000 said:

I don’t think there is anything wrong with launching with 2D Mario as long as it’s a unique entry and isn’t followed by a large drought.

The Wii U had troubling sales metrics even from the immediate launch ... I don't think the Switch is anywhere near as successful if BOTW was "NSMB" instead. 

Even Nintendo fans are a pain in the ass for Nintendo on this, they won't let Nintendo off the hook if they don't have some kind of "epic" Nintendo title at launch. 

Luigi's Mansion for the GameCube was kind of the same thing "where's Mario 64-2? Why isn't this Mario 64-2? When are we getting Mario 64-2? Well fuck it I'm not buying until I see a Mario 64-2, I'm not buying a system for a little Luigi spin-off". 

But I guess it is what it is, Sony can launch a Playstation home console with a middling lineup and its no big deal, but for Nintendo they have to prove themselves all over again to their fans every new system even though it's just factual reality that if you like Nintendo IP you're gonna have to buy the Nintendo system regardless of the timing of those games. 

If you're Nintendo you need to make sure you have a new big ticket franchise installment of a series that really shows off the new hardware well. 

2D Mario is huge though, the ones on DS and Wii both sold over 30m. The "New" series of games has gotten tiring but if an exciting original one gets made it'll be among their biggest system sellers I think.