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The Wii U has been absolutely abysmal at best in terms of sales. During the same time frame it has sold half of what the GameCube did (despite that having a couple of system sellers on the market like 3D world isn't supposed to be one right?) It is also as old as the Dreamcast when that kicked the bucket time-frame wise and has sold half the systems in comparison.
You can say all you want that those two systems got away with it because the GC had Smash Bros. and Sunshine; and the Dreamcast had console online play, the two Sonic Adventure games as well as many other Sega cult classics. The Wii U has 3D World, Wind Waker HD, and Tropical Freeze, and supposedly Pikmin 3 (despite never hearing about it since its release) going for it right now. Those caused short bursts of sales but nothing on the long term. Will Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. be the saviour the Wii U needs? I doubt it.
At the end of the road, the Wii U will probably continue to stumble behind its competitors for multiple reasons. Nintendo has done a horrid job marketing it, they've played it too safe with their IPs (New Super Mario Bros. was made five times out of what looked liked an act of laziness, for there was nothing really new in store for them.) While 3D World was said to be a great game, it still seems like nothing new, just builds off of what 3D Land created (the traditional 3D Mario games, meanwhile, would use a different formula surrounding the never-changing core.)
Granted, I'm someone who is interested in none of the next-gen consoles at this time, as I'm probably more inclined to buy a Vita than either of them. I'll probably get a Wii U (hypocritically) once 3-5 games that appeal to me come out. No way in hell I'm buying one for one game.
You can say all you want that those two systems got away with it because the GC had Smash Bros. and Sunshine; and the Dreamcast had console online play, the two Sonic Adventure games as well as many other Sega cult classics. The Wii U has 3D World, Wind Waker HD, and Tropical Freeze, and supposedly Pikmin 3 (despite never hearing about it since its release) going for it right now. Those caused short bursts of sales but nothing on the long term. Will Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. be the saviour the Wii U needs? I doubt it.
At the end of the road, the Wii U will probably continue to stumble behind its competitors for multiple reasons. Nintendo has done a horrid job marketing it, they've played it too safe with their IPs (New Super Mario Bros. was made five times out of what looked liked an act of laziness, for there was nothing really new in store for them.) While 3D World was said to be a great game, it still seems like nothing new, just builds off of what 3D Land created (the traditional 3D Mario games, meanwhile, would use a different formula surrounding the never-changing core.)
Granted, I'm someone who is interested in none of the next-gen consoles at this time, as I'm probably more inclined to buy a Vita than either of them. I'll probably get a Wii U (hypocritically) once 3-5 games that appeal to me come out. No way in hell I'm buying one for one game.