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Zelda U will release in 2014!

Time to get back on your meds, dude! 60 32.43%
 
Please don't mess with my emotions. 29 15.68%
 
I guess anything is possible. 21 11.35%
 
This would be exactly what Nintendo needs! 31 16.76%
 
For the love of God let this be true!!! 27 14.59%
 
I guess we will see... 15 8.11%
 
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curl-6 on 19 April 2014
padib said:
curl-6 said:

I have backed up my arguments; gamers across all three systems favour familiar brands over new IPs, the numbers support this. But you just had to try to turn it into a jab at Nintendo gamers.

You're kind of being unclear though. Assassin's creed  was both a familiar brand (due to advertising) and a new IP. We can't say the same about W101.

Assassin's Creed 1 was a new IP. From 2 onwards it's been an established brand.



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curl-6 on 19 April 2014
padib said:
curl-6 said:

Assassin's Creed 1 was a new IP. From 2 onwards it's been an established brand.

Assassin's Creed 1 wasn't unfamiliar, that's what I'm getting at. Hence the healthy sales.

Though it was a new IP, people knew what to expect, due to marketing and Ubi's reputation for its flagships.

I see your point. A healthy push it needed to propel a new IP to success. 

Sadly, most new IPs don't get such a push, and as a result are passed over.



oniyide on 20 April 2014
padib said:
oniyide said:

oh im not bashing the big 3, but i will bash someone who makes arguments and cant back them up and resort to name calling

I think what Curl is saying is that the reason people did not buy W101 is not because Nintendo fans don't embrace new IPs, but because gamers, across all platforms, tend to put their money on established franchises, even new ones, so long as they are supported by proper branding and marketing (e.g. Assassin's Creed or Watch Dogs).


This is true and i agree. BUT surely their is a difference between console demographics. All i was saying is that gamers on Sony on MS machines tend to embrace new IPs more often than Ninty owners. If he didnt agree or if anyone doesnt agree thats pretty fine but counter it with something or say nothing at all. Not that is matters, we've already derailed the thread



oniyide on 20 April 2014
padib said:
curl-6 said:

Assassin's Creed 1 was a new IP. From 2 onwards it's been an established brand.

Assassin's Creed 1 wasn't unfamiliar, that's what I'm getting at. Hence the healthy sales.

Though it was a new IP, people knew what to expect, due to marketing and Ubi's reputation for its flagships.

How was AC 1 familiar? or better yey how was W101 NOT familiar. it was a top down action beat em up. About as familar as you can get. But yeah he was being unclear.



curl-6 on 21 April 2014
oniyide said:

 or better yey how was W101 NOT familiar.

A new IP where you control a hundred little characters at once in a Saturday morning cartoon meets kaiju eiga style, looks like Pikmin but plays like Bayonetta. There's little else out there much like it.