Sonic games have been crap after crap for well over a decade now. That has undoubtly shrinked the fanbase. Mario games can still sell over 10 million.

Sonic Lost World and Sonic Boom also had 3DS versions and they flopped. I picked those two games because they're the last two games in the franchise. It's not like Sonic Racing Transformed sold well. And that's not even a bad game.

Zing!!

I guess good on the 3DS for winning in Japan. 

That wasn't the point and never was the point. That argument has basically turned into a discussion on whether or not there are objective means of measuring quality. I am of the mind that there are, and that is why we can universally say games like Ninjabread Man are bad games. For some reason, people get all up in arms when you try to say that something like Super Mario Galaxy is an objectively good game using the excuse "well some people might not like it" not realizing that that doesn't matter.

lol at the fanboy moron that said Sony is releasing flop after flop smh millennials pft

Well, shipment last year did drop by 40% and half the shipment was in Japan.

Subjective. And you keep missing the point, the Sonic games STILL sell well on average. It was never as big as Mario so I dont even know why you brought him up, nothing to do with anything. 

Had the Wii U itself sold better most likely the games would ahve sold better. Its not like those games on Wii were all that but they still sold more than a mil each. (not sure about Black Knight will check)

Yes they had 3ds versions and they flopped, but lets not ignore the Generations for 3ds that did ok. Transformered did ok for being a spinoff Kart game.

Except TP outsold every Uncharted game.

Since when is Uncharted such a low prestige ip? You make it sound like it's just some rubbish ip made by nobodies lol. Uncharted is much more mainstream than Metroid, hence it sells more. Uncharted games are linear, cinematic and not too hard. Metroid is a hardcore game. Uncharted is a casual game (and I don't mean this as an insult).

Well, we also don't know digital rates, but I digress.

I'm not saying it's low prestige. I'm saying the are way more fans out there for zelda..

Again, my example...why is it that new mario games (while doing very well) cannot outsell some other franchises, while a remake of the first mario game can blow every other franchise away.
Nintendo fans think of their developer like a mother. Current mainstream gamers look at their favorite devs like a significant other.

While you love talking to your mother/whatever, it's not always on your to do list. Getting laid however...

Do you really think people don't buy mario games because they're not casual enough? Like galaxy being spherical etc...? It's because the old fans want nostalgia, not nintendo.

I know I always bring up this controversial survey, but why do you think that the main gamers on nintendo platforms are 6-11?? The older gamers disappear for whatever reason..and I don't mean they don't exist. I mean they don't support the company.

Half the shipment was in Japan?

Shipments so far this fiscal year

Japan-2.81 million

Americas-2.19 million

Others-2.08 million

Total-7.08 million

Lifetime shipments

Japan-18.70 million

Americas-16.77 million

Others-14.93 million

Total-50.41 million