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Forums - Nintendo - Does Wii U have ANY system sellers this holiday?!

 

System sellers?

Heck yes! 176 37.37%
 
One or two is, yes 115 24.42%
 
Combined those games does look impressive... 62 13.16%
 
I'm not convinced... 51 10.83%
 
I doubt it... 28 5.94%
 
God no!! 32 6.79%
 
rezzzzz cuzz I'm boooring 6 1.27%
 
Total:470
hsrob on 14 June 2013
TruckOSaurus said:

One good game (NSMBU) isn't enough to warrant a $350 investment for many (myself included) but throw in DKC:TF, SM3DW, Wii Fit U, Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101 and suddenly most people who were somewhat interested in the console now have a selection of 2-3 games that fit their tastes which makes the purchase of the console a more sound investment.

So in short, yes Wii U has system sellers for this holiday.

I think this is something that people are overlooking.  While the WiiU may not have one single system-selling title, by the end of the year it's going to to have a pretty decent swag of potentially excellent titles.  I don't think many people buy systems for a single game but by the end of the year there is going to be enough stuff on the WiiU to catch the eye of anyone with even a passing interest in Nintendo's franchises, with more just around the corner.

I agree 2013's releases are probably not going to interest those who haven't been interested before but throw in Bayonetta, Project X, Mario Kart 8 (which really looks excellent) and Super Smash Bros in 2014 (just for starters) and I think the WiiU is starting to make a pretty compelling argument for any self-respecting gamer.

Having said all that I think people are writing off Super Mario 3D World just a little too early. Some are miffed that it's not Galaxy but part of me is glad they stopped that series at 2 games and I'm keen to see if the team can prove the doubters wrong.



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TripleMMM on 14 June 2013

I'm seeing a lot of family friendly games coming out this year that can move systems, but I'm seeing these has long legs instead of an instant hits...
As much as forum dwellers that loathed SM3DW (including myself), it can sell the machine due to the input of Best Buy demo experiences, their's a great chance that alone can do some sort of domino affect and spreads like a plague! X'D



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kitler53 on 14 June 2013
DanneSandin said:

E3 is over for this year, and we've seen quite a few new games from Nintendo that's coming to Wii U this year. Unfortunately some of the biggest franchises isn't coming this year, namely Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. But we are getting Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Wii Fit U and Zelda: Wind Waker HD. But will any of these games be system sellers? Will any of these games draw in a new crowd? Will these games save the holidays for Nintendo?

What do you think? Personally I don't see many of these as true system sellers; NSMBU couldn't sustain the Wii U sales, so I wonder if SM3DW and Donkey Kong can now... And Zelda WW is merely a HD remake, and not an original game, and will Wii Fit U lure back the casuals once again? I'm sure these games combined will push quite a few systems, but will it be enough to compete with the up coming PS4 and XboxOne?


orly?   wow, i just didn't pay any attention to nintendo this year.

DK looks great from what i've seen.  i'm sure ithe holiday line-up will help but probably not cause the dramatic turn around all nintendo fans are hoping the future holds.



HikenNoAce on 14 June 2013

No, the days of Nintendo first party games being system sellers on consoles are gone.



JWeinCom on 14 June 2013

I'm really confused. I guess that everyone here has done extensive research and has some logical basis for determining that sequels to games that have sold 7-10 million copies (Mario 3D World), 8 million copies (Wii Party), 20 million copies (Wii Fit), and 6 million copies are not system sellers, yet sequels to games that sold 1.5-2.6 million (Infamous), 1.5-5.5 million (Forza), 2-2.5 million (Dead Rising), 3 to 2.5 million (Killzone) are system sellers. I'm sure you guys have done a hell of a job with marketing research to determine this fact that seems to fly in the face of common sense. Right?



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Stefan.De.Machtige on 14 June 2013
JWeinCom said:
I'm really confused. I guess that everyone here has done extensive research and has some logical basis for determining that sequels to games that have sold 7-10 million copies (Mario 3D World), 8 million copies (Wii Party), 20 million copies (Wii Fit), and 6 million copies are not system sellers, yet sequels to games that sold 1.5-2.6 million (Infamous), 1.5-5.5 million (Forza), 2-2.5 million (Dead Rising), 3 to 2.5 million (Killzone) are system sellers. I'm sure you guys have done a hell of a job with marketing research to determine this fact that seems to fly in the face of common sense. Right?

Ssst. Don't use any logic! It might scrare them away :).



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hsrob on 14 June 2013
JWeinCom said:
I'm really confused. I guess that everyone here has done extensive research and has some logical basis for determining that sequels to games that have sold 7-10 million copies (Mario 3D World), 8 million copies (Wii Party), 20 million copies (Wii Fit), and 6 million copies are not system sellers, yet sequels to games that sold 1.5-2.6 million (Infamous), 1.5-5.5 million (Forza), 2-2.5 million (Dead Rising), 3 to 2.5 million (Killzone) are system sellers. I'm sure you guys have done a hell of a job with marketing research to determine this fact that seems to fly in the face of common sense. Right?

Those games were all exclusively purchased by people that already owned a Wii, so while they are obviously popular they are not system sellers.



DanneSandin on 14 June 2013
F0X said:
No. I'm afraid that we're past the era in gaming when one game is enough to convince many people to buy a system.

But putting SM3DW and DKC together is very enticing. Platformer fans would be crazy not to buy a Wii U at that point. The rest of us probably should hold out for Mario Kart.

So Wii U will only be exciting for playformer fans then? If that's the case, shouldn't the combo of NSMBU and Sonic LW have sold the console as well? Or NSMBU, Sonic and either of SM3DW/DKCTF? Those three platformers would have been enough for platformers, and we might have gotten another game instead from Retro...



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TripleMMM on 14 June 2013
Stefan.De.Machtige said:
JWeinCom said:
I'm really confused. I guess that everyone here has done extensive research and has some logical basis for determining that sequels to games that have sold 7-10 million copies (Mario 3D World), 8 million copies (Wii Party), 20 million copies (Wii Fit), and 6 million copies are not system sellers, yet sequels to games that sold 1.5-2.6 million (Infamous), 1.5-5.5 million (Forza), 2-2.5 million (Dead Rising), 3 to 2.5 million (Killzone) are system sellers. I'm sure you guys have done a hell of a job with marketing research to determine this fact that seems to fly in the face of common sense. Right?

Ssst. Don't use any logic! It might scrare them away :).

Yes. Must use bait instead of throwing a rock at them! ;)



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DanneSandin on 14 June 2013
Conegamer said:
If 3D Mario, Wii Fit/Party and DK aren't system sellers, then I don't know what are.

And Pikmin, Zelda, W101 and 3rd party titles can only help.

The question is how any people sees SM3DW as a proper 3D Mario... I know I don't...



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