| BraLoD said: It has nothing to do with what forums predict, it has to do with how much interest GTA is now able to gather, it's everywhere, even on conversations regarding Nintendo exclusives, as you can see. It's not the content on what people are talking about, it's the fact people are talking about it, that's marketing. You seem to be reading only part of what is written on my posts, I've been acknowledging the power of big Nintendo games all the same, and saying even they choose to release close to GTA VI a new Mario would have strong opening sales and eventually strong legs too, it'll be 100% fine, but it will have an impact, none of those games compare to GTA currently, GTA IV has absolutely nothing to do with it, GTA V outsold GTA IV and Mario Kart Wii you are using as reference, combined, easily, that's the reality of the franchise right now. But why would Nintendo want to be massively overshadowed in marketing? That doesn't sound like a good decision. If you think Nintendo is immune to anything outside itself that's pretty much insane, and factually wrong as history already proved several times, if a company operates in the gaming market it has to understand it, releasing the Wii U thinking anything would work after the Wii success was a pretty telling moment to Nintendo, a current success does not guarantee it eternally. Just like Sony with the PS3 after the PS2. Blindly and quite honestly arrogantly making decisions thinking they all work the same, it's just bad. Again, one last time, Mario will not remotely fail even if it releases at the very same day as GTA VI, it'll still be a success, specially because of Japan and how much it favors Nintendo and only Nintendo nowdays. But what do they have to gain on doing it? They'll definitely not be reaching many people eyes and ears instanly because of that, and even if a success is pretty much guaranteed regardless, still, why not choose to reach as much people as possible and having and even bigger success from the start? |
Like I said before it'll have little to no impact those forum predictions are a reflection of the very attention you mention but as I highlighted before forums and online are a bubble and aren't concrete proof of your argument here because as seen with GTAIV Nintendo's first party games move to their own tune and mind you GTAIV is very relevant as it followed the Trilogy you can't side step this one as MK Wii followed the GC era so the was no greater advantage for your point to be proven instead the latter outselling the former combined highlights the reality of the point I'm making they weren't overshadowed then they won't be now when they're in a far stronger position in two markets at the same time. MKWii is on one platform I'll bet you its sales are on par with GTAV's on one platform and will be on par with what GTAVI sells on one platform and Nintendo's first party since then has increased massively in selling power, GTAVI is never selling on one platform what MK8D or AC sold on S1 and I'll bet you that MKW on S2 will far outsell what GTAVI sells on one platform this is the flaw in your selling power argument.
Simply put Nintendo has never cared about what you're pushing because they've been the GTA level entity since the 80s and have even taken on games like GTA head on without any issue, it's down to Nintendo's own movements and momentum.
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