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Mario Kart 8 will flop, Vita will rise!

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Zero999 on 19 February 2014

"I think we can conclude with recent sales that Nintendo franchises have lost the power they used to have. 3D and 2D Mario aren't selling like before and even Donkey was hit by it. Even Pokemon is down from previous games..."

LMAO, that was the best. 3d and 2d mario are selling quite well, donkey kong had a WHOLE WEEK on one territory and pokemon X and Y are the best selling entries in the franchise since gold and silver.



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orniletter on 19 February 2014

You are wrong about the Vita and right about Mario Kart.

The WiiU an Vita are both doomed.

...despite both having great games.



Mr Puggsly on 19 February 2014

Prediction, MK8 will sell better than any Vita game ever will.



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JakDaSnack on 19 February 2014
JGarret said:
JakDaSnack said:
Don't expect the same thing with Mario Kart as Donkey Kong. Everyone was upset that Retro worked on Donkey Kong, and while the reviews are below Retro's standards, there have been rumors that Retro has been having a lot of difficulty with its staff, so that would explain why. Either way, the consumers are showing Nintendo what they want, and it's not Donkey Kong. However, consumers want Mario kart 8 and Super Smash bros, so I would be surprised if they flopped. As for Vita...well...I've seen bolder predictions.


I didn't know about that rumor.Any word on what specific kind of difficulty?

This was an article from a couple years ago, idk, maybe it was debunked a long time ago and I never saw it, but here it is.

http://emilyrogersblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/trouble-brewing-at-retro-studios-rocky-development-for-wii-u-project/



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AZWification on 19 February 2014
Goremichel said:

In my opinion you have no brain. PS Shita will flopp totaly


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Mystro-Sama on 19 February 2014

They'll both rise like a majestic phoenix!!



Zero999 on 19 February 2014
DarkNight_DS said:
The bigger issue for anyone looking to buy a Wii U is not knowing what comes after Mario Kart and Smash Bros....

A lot of games are coming BETWEEN and after those two.



fatslob-:O on 19 February 2014

Your first prediction will probably come true but your second statement is some wild dream.



Damkos on 19 February 2014
Goremichel said:

In my opinion you have no brain. PS Shita will flopp totaly


That's the first time I ever heard the term "PS sh*ta" and I LOL'd hard.



DarkNight_DS on 19 February 2014
sundin13 said:
DarkNight_DS said:
The bigger issue for anyone looking to buy a Wii U is not knowing what comes after Mario Kart and Smash Bros....

A. nintendo doesn't usually tell people what they are releasing extremely far ahead

b. Because we don't know the release schedule I can't be sure when these games come out (before or after smash) but the Wii U also has X, Bayonetta 2, Yarn Yoshi, Sonic Boom, SMT x FE, Project Cars, Legend of Zelda, Watch Dogs, Hyrule Warriors and a ton of indie games...I don't see the problem there


It's a problem because anyone looking to buy the system is going to wonder the same thing.  WHERE ARE THE GAMES?  You can hold back info when you are leading, you can NOT do it when you are trailing.  If you hold back, you lose a potential sale.  

The Wii had over 300 indie games.  The Wii U has 120 coming out.  Even that is less then the Wii's # and the Wii's # is considered LOW.

The system needs a new Wii Sports, Mario Party, Paper Mario etc to fill these gaps that EVERYONE see's.  Nintendo of America can't even get VC games onto the console properly.  WHY ARE THEY HOLDING BACK ON RELEASING GAMES THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR?

There is an issue and it's the same issue over and over with Nintendo.  They aren't releasing games fast enough.



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