Miyamotoo said:
We talked about if Nintendo will make Zelda U like launch title for NX. I think that is almost certain and the whole situation is very similar to TP situation. I will just copy what I already wrote: Point is If you make Zelda U NX game too and launch it with NX, use it to promote NX and reverse use NX to promote game, you will definitely have much stronger sales of game than if it's Wii U exclusive. No to mentione being NX launch title very help launch. Its common business sense, basically you have only positive staffs making Zelda U port like NX launch title, you dont have any negative staffs. Also we already saw this gen how Nintendo promote big games months after launch, do you really think Nintendo would promote Wii U game on release, or maybe relase some sort of DLC months after launch when Wii U already will very dead and whole focus will be on new platform!? Do you really think that for 3 years for now Wii U version of game would sell better, or NX version of game would sell better!? What if Nintendo in some point decide to bundle Zelda U, do you think they will bundle Wii U game with NX!? Porting of game would cost only few milon's, Nintendo would cover the cost of port basically with around 100k copies more sold with NX port, but reality is that making Zelda U NX launch title would sold few millions more copies than just Wii U version. |
No negatives huh?
How about pissing off the Wii U owners? Not enough you say, well then how about the fact that if it releases on Wii U first, then months later on the NX we would be looking at it only selling around 1.5 million copies. Yeah, enough to cover development costs but not enough to justify burning bridges with the fans you got left, and we can only really come to that conclusion if we assume the NX is going to appeal to people who are not Nintendo fans, and want the new Zelda despite its continued cel shaded artstyle (look at Windwaker, 1080p with updated soundtrack though still midi and open world). And sure they could bundle the game for NX, but do you think that bundle will sell anywhere near the amount a new Mario bundle, or a Splat2n bundle would sell? Knowing this it comes off less as a "smart business decision" and more as a pointless liability. There are WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY easier ways for Nintendo to get the same amount of money Zelda U on NX would get them. Not entirly sure why people think Nintendo has this mentality that Zelda alone MUST make all this supposed money... Let's face it, Zelda at its best only appeals to about 10 million people.
Now think about a holiday 2016 game release alongside a Wii U bundle (32gb deluxe version) for $200 (major price drop would be imminent due to the NX announcement) with a gold Wii U, and Link Amiibo included. Special edition game also comes with an amiibo and a collectors box (think Windwaker HD special edition but instead of Ganondorf statue included Link amiibo). There are always quite a bit of people who wait for both the right price and bundle to get the console due to getting Wii U games cheap. I'm doing that exact same thing with the PS4.
