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Vladdie93 on 11 May 2014
Hedra42 said:
Vladdie93 said:

I feel that Nintendo might get a boost of sales for Mario Kart, but definitely not for Smash Bros.

It was an absolute mistake to sell the 3DS one in summer and Wii U one in winter.

Who's going to want that one when you could've played the same game 6 months ago on the already extremely popular console that costs less?

This thread may go some way to answering that, and suggests that Nintendo's SSB strategy will pay off.


Just read through it.

Still think it's a terrible idea.

And here's why:

So many people who own the 3DS don't have a Wii U. They spend about $40 getting the 3DS version, they play through it for about 6 months challenging friends and unlocking all the characters. Then after about 6 months, their passion for it fades. It's not that they're bored and throw away the game, but maybe they don't play it forever. They go back to their backlog of unfinished games or pick it up every once in a while.

And these people are going to honestly go out and spend $360 on a new console and game just to play it even further and challenge more people?

The people who want to play it will play it all over the summer (when school's out of session and when they can just keep playing it til their eyes bleed), then move on after school has started.

If you can keep loving that game after 6 months of play time, more power to you. But I doubt most people are going to follow suit. 



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Vladdie93 on 11 May 2014
naruball said:
Vladdie93 said:

I feel that Nintendo might get a boost of sales for Mario Kart, but definitely not for Smash Bros.

It was an absolute mistake to sell the 3DS one in summer and Wii U one in winter.

Who's going to want that one when you could've played the same game 6 months ago on the already extremely popular console that costs less?

 

Also, tis definitely NOT the time to buy, as the only game you know for sure is on the horizon is Smash for Winter.

When is Bayo coming out? Or X? They haven't released that info, and it could come out in 2015 for all we know.

Wait til after E3 to tell people to get a Wii U.

Probably people who like to play co op on a big screen with friends and especially at parties. 


I can understand that.

However, I still think that the people who want the game to play it with friends are just going to get a 3DS, since it's cheaper and has a bigger library of games to purchase and more people have one than a Wii U.

I remember having whole parties circling around the DS when I was a kid, having 8 people at a time playing Mario Kart DS.



Hedra42 on 11 May 2014
Vladdie93 said:
Hedra42 said:
Vladdie93 said:

I feel that Nintendo might get a boost of sales for Mario Kart, but definitely not for Smash Bros.

It was an absolute mistake to sell the 3DS one in summer and Wii U one in winter.

Who's going to want that one when you could've played the same game 6 months ago on the already extremely popular console that costs less?

This thread may go some way to answering that, and suggests that Nintendo's SSB strategy will pay off.


Just read through it.

Still think it's a terrible idea.

And here's why:

So many people who own the 3DS don't have a Wii U. They spend about $40 getting the 3DS version, they play through it for about 6 months challenging friends and unlocking all the characters. Then after about 6 months, their passion for it fades. It's not that they're bored and throw away the game, but maybe they don't play it forever. They go back to their backlog of unfinished games or pick it up every once in a while.

And these people are going to honestly go out and spend $360 on a new console and game just to play it even further and challenge more people?

The people who want to play it will play it all over the summer (when school's out of session and when they can just keep playing it til their eyes bleed), then move on after school has started.

If you can keep loving that game after 6 months of play time, more power to you. But I doubt most people are going to follow suit. 


Without wanting to derail this thread discussing the SSB release strategy, here are two threads for your perusal and where the discussion can be continued

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=181443&page=1

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=181882&page=1



bigtakilla on 11 May 2014
Vladdie93 said:
naruball said:
Vladdie93 said:

I feel that Nintendo might get a boost of sales for Mario Kart, but definitely not for Smash Bros.

It was an absolute mistake to sell the 3DS one in summer and Wii U one in winter.

Who's going to want that one when you could've played the same game 6 months ago on the already extremely popular console that costs less?

 

Also, tis definitely NOT the time to buy, as the only game you know for sure is on the horizon is Smash for Winter.

When is Bayo coming out? Or X? They haven't released that info, and it could come out in 2015 for all we know.

Wait til after E3 to tell people to get a Wii U.

Probably people who like to play co op on a big screen with friends and especially at parties. 


I can understand that.

However, I still think that the people who want the game to play it with friends are just going to get a 3DS, since it's cheaper and has a bigger library of games to purchase and more people have one than a Wii U.

I remember having whole parties circling around the DS when I was a kid, having 8 people at a time playing Mario Kart DS.

Being that some levels are completely different, plus instead of playing at 240p you can play it at 720p (though I think both will be 60fps) and the fact that not only are their different stages for Wii U and 3DS but also the same stages have different designs I think it will be enough to entice gamers to get it for the Wii U. Plus by then around 9 million should projectedly have the console, it should sell fairly well.



Vladdie93 on 11 May 2014
Hedra42 said:
Vladdie93 said:
Hedra42 said:
Vladdie93 said:

I feel that Nintendo might get a boost of sales for Mario Kart, but definitely not for Smash Bros.

It was an absolute mistake to sell the 3DS one in summer and Wii U one in winter.

Who's going to want that one when you could've played the same game 6 months ago on the already extremely popular console that costs less?

This thread may go some way to answering that, and suggests that Nintendo's SSB strategy will pay off.


Just read through it.

Still think it's a terrible idea.

And here's why:

So many people who own the 3DS don't have a Wii U. They spend about $40 getting the 3DS version, they play through it for about 6 months challenging friends and unlocking all the characters. Then after about 6 months, their passion for it fades. It's not that they're bored and throw away the game, but maybe they don't play it forever. They go back to their backlog of unfinished games or pick it up every once in a while.

And these people are going to honestly go out and spend $360 on a new console and game just to play it even further and challenge more people?

The people who want to play it will play it all over the summer (when school's out of session and when they can just keep playing it til their eyes bleed), then move on after school has started.

If you can keep loving that game after 6 months of play time, more power to you. But I doubt most people are going to follow suit. 


Without wanting to derail this thread discussing the SSB release strategy, here are two threads for your perusal and where the discussion can be continued

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=181443&page=1

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=181882&page=1

Alright then.

I'll go back to the original point:

Mario Kart 8 being the only game for 6 months will boost some sales of Wii U, but not for a long enough time.



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bigtakilla on 11 May 2014
bubblegamer said:
curl-6 said:
Nobody in their right mind thinks MK8 won't move hardware.


It will move hardware, but not a ressurgence. Not even close. The console won't see 100K per week, not even on launch week.

It'll get it back up to 3D World sales, and enough to leave XBone and Vita in the dust for a while. How is that not a ressurgence?



bigtakilla on 11 May 2014
DerNebel said:
At least read the article you're using to proof your point OP...

So you're saying Mario Kart 8 won't move consoles, because there's someone here who's been looking for you.



bubblegamer on 11 May 2014
bigtakilla said:
bubblegamer said:
curl-6 said:
Nobody in their right mind thinks MK8 won't move hardware.


It will move hardware, but not a ressurgence. Not even close. The console won't see 100K per week, not even on launch week.

It'll get it back up to 3D World sales, and enough to leave XBone and Vita in the dust for a while. How is that not a ressurgence?

Not going to catch the Vita, let alone leave it in the dust. X1, MAYBE and that's a BIG maybe.



Vladdie93 on 11 May 2014
bigtakilla said:
Vladdie93 said:
naruball said:
Vladdie93 said:

I feel that Nintendo might get a boost of sales for Mario Kart, but definitely not for Smash Bros.

It was an absolute mistake to sell the 3DS one in summer and Wii U one in winter.

Who's going to want that one when you could've played the same game 6 months ago on the already extremely popular console that costs less?

 

Also, tis definitely NOT the time to buy, as the only game you know for sure is on the horizon is Smash for Winter.

When is Bayo coming out? Or X? They haven't released that info, and it could come out in 2015 for all we know.

Wait til after E3 to tell people to get a Wii U.

Probably people who like to play co op on a big screen with friends and especially at parties. 


I can understand that.

However, I still think that the people who want the game to play it with friends are just going to get a 3DS, since it's cheaper and has a bigger library of games to purchase and more people have one than a Wii U.

I remember having whole parties circling around the DS when I was a kid, having 8 people at a time playing Mario Kart DS.

Being that the levels are completely different, plus instead of playing at 240p you can play it at 720p (though I think both will be 60fps) and the fact that not only are their different stages for Wii U and 3DS but also the same stages have different designs I think it will be enough to entice gamers to get it for the Wii U. Plus by then around 9 million should projectedly have the console, it should sell fairly well.


So, a few more levels (despite the 3DS version having exclusive levels too), better graphics, and different designs of levels is going to convince people to spend $360 on the same game and a new console?

Yeah, I really really doubt it.

Most of the people who get this game aren't gonna look at the pretty graphics and the slight level changes. 

Now, if it was a new story mode? Maybe. Different characters? You know it! Lots of brand new ways to play the game? Of course!

But a few level changes and some graphics?

.... Nah.

And 9 million Wii U's? When the only game coming out for 6 months is Mario Kart? Can we expect Mario Kart to sell 3 million units?



JWeinCom on 11 May 2014

The question isn't whether Mario Kart 8 could boost sales. The question is how does Nintendo capitalize on the hype. Nintendo needs to use Mario Kart 8 as a kicking off point for a surge in Wii U sales. It can't just be a "hey sales don't suck for 3 weeks" kind of thing.