*Sigh*

"I'm not saying it will be favourite by default just because of the lower price"

"the average consumer WILL favour the cheapest option"

Not even sure what to tell you at this point. Just keep believing whatever makes you happy I guess.

Right so why would Nintendo go out of their way to get an exclusive SONIC deal? Hmm system seller I think so. I don't own the Wii U or 3DS, but Sonic The Lost World has made me consider buying a Wii U. Exclusive title in hopes of selling systems. Sonic brand has more success on Nintendo than any of the other 2 companies. Regardless if it pertains to you or your opinion; Sonic is going to push systems for Nintendo hence the fact it's an exclusive partnership Nintendo needed when its "Mario brand" has struggled to push consoles.

what's so hard to understand? the average consumer will definetely be atracted by the lower price and that's an advantage. that by itself won't guarantee absolute success but it's already a battle won.

Think of the Sonic-only games that sold on Wii, a console that already had a huge install baes, they sold fairly well to make profit, but nothing enough to dramatically make a difference in hardware sales figures. 2 - 3 million on a 100 million install base bro. I'm sure The Lost World will be a great game, but it's NOT going to selll systems. By that, I mean dramatically increase hardware sales, something to the scale of Mario Kart or even Zelda. It's not a matter of opinion, it's a fact that Sonic-only games don't dramatically push systems. They'll sell better on Wii U than on a Sony or Microsoft console no doubt though, that's likely why Sega went forward with this partnership. 

And how many Mario games has Nintendo sold on Wii U?  One, another 2D Mario game that people aren't going to drool over. Its second will be Super Mario 3D World, a game that has a much better chance at moving systems than any Sonic game ever would, even though I personally don't really have excitement over it. 

Think of the Sonic-only games that sold on Wii, a console that already had a huge install baes, they sold fairly well to make profit, but nothing enough to dramatically make a difference in hardware sales figures. 2 - 3 million on a 100 million install base bro. I'm sure The Lost World will be a great game, but it's NOT going to selll systems. By that, I mean dramatically increase hardware sales, something to the scale of Mario Kart or even Zelda. It's not a matter of opinion, it's a fact that Sonic-only games don't dramatically push systems. They'll sell better on Wii U than on a Sony or Microsoft console no doubt though, that's likely why Sega went forward with this partnership. 

And how many Mario games has Nintendo sold on Wii U?  One, another 2D Mario game that people aren't going to drool over. Its second will be Super Mario 3D World, a game that has a much better chance at moving systems than any Sonic game ever would, even though I personally don't really have excitement over it. 

stop moving goal posts, you say that people will favor the cheapest console, which MOST of the time seem to be true (GC not withstanding) so how doesnt the actual cheaper consoles on the market matter? THe general population will CONTINUE to buy the cheaper consoles as they have been doing since WIi Us been on the market. The people buying them at launch for alot of money are the hardcore fans, who dont mind shelling out several hundred bucks. 

YOu can live in your bottle world all you want, PS360 and WIi being on the market DOES affect WIi U, period. Only someone in denial will lie to themselves, when someone is looking to buy a console and we are talking price, when they look on the shelves who is the cheapest? who is the most expensive? YOu mean to tell me that these systems arent effecting WIi U and it would be selling just as crappy if they didnt exist?

Ur spot on, not many games will push a console on there own but a combination of games will. 2D Mario, 3D Mario, Sonic, DKC, Wind Waker, Pikmin, Wii Fit, none of those games can do it on there own but together they can push alot of consoles.

Well I agree it won't shift hardware sales by the millions but it could bring in customers such as myself who may not experience what the Wii U has to offer.
Nintendo knows this which is why it's exclusive deal with Sega is huge. Potential customers is always a priority bcuz it could open the door to other games they might like. I would not buy a Wii U for the titles I've seen, but Sonic Lost World has got me considering. I'm sure i'm not the only only person on this boat. If I bought Sonic Lost World then I would go on to buy smash, zelda, and mario games. I'm a Sonic fan first I've beaten all the games across all 3 platforms; that is support Nintendo can use on their side so an exclusive deal is key for sales. Lookat Deadrising 3 it's not a system seller either, but that is one of the most hyped games on Xbox ONE majority of the gamers who will purchase the Xbox One will buy D3. Deadrising doesn't touch Sonic on sales either. It's the point Capcom went exclusive to Microsoft and it will sell systems and Sega went exclusive to Nintendo and that will sell systems too. Maybe not enough to catch your eye, but in my eye where any customer matters that to me is most important. Sega fans need a place for Sonic to call home and Nintendo partnership is a key andperfect place for eveyrone.

you're the one in denial. wii u's situation is not connected to competition from ps360 and wii, those 3 consoles could be doing better or worse than now and wii u would still be selling like crap. it only need the games.

what's so hard to understand? the average consumer will definetely be atracted by the lower price and that's an advantage. that by itself won't guarantee absolute success but it's already a battle won.

you're the one in denial. wii u's situation is not connected to competition from ps360 and wii, those 3 consoles could be doing better or worse than now and wii u would still be selling like crap. it only need the games.