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Video Games: Mario Kart fails to save Wii U sales
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Mario Kart fails to save Wii U sales
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Mario Kart on the Wii U is really good. Unfortunately it's just one game -- and it looks like it won't be enough to rescue the Wii U's sales. Nintendo apparently agrees, stating that its 9.9 billion yen loss was due to a lack of hit titles outside of the flagship racer. Matter-of-factly, Nintendo said:
"The operating loss was 9.4 billion yen ($91 million) because total selling, general and administrative expenses including fixed expenses exceeded gross profit. "
Wii U console sales have improved in the Americas and Europe: 510,000 units were sold worldwide in the last three months [bringing the total to 6.68 million], compared to 160,000 in the same period last year. In Japan, however, Wii U sales have decreased year-on-year. Nintendo is hoping its plans for a series of console-connected toy figurines along the lines of the hit Skylanders series will help to improve that bottom line.
Mario Kart 8 managed to sell 2.82 million copies so far, meaning that relative to Wii U console sales, most players already had the games console to play it on.
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Wasn't this the game that was going to save the Wii U? What happened? Only 510,000 sales in the last 3 months? That's only an 8% increase... 
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Oh well.
Good games > Sales
When will the others? 
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Yeah. A game like MarioKart which has extreme longevity will save a company within 2 months of release. 
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Oh well. With 10 billion in the bank they could release flop consoles every couple years for the next two decades.
Making legendary games all the while 
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Super Smash Bros. Wii U is going to save it. Just wait.
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Originally posted by Waffles O'Brien
Oh well.
Good games > Sales
When will the others? |
Did you see E3? Most of Nintendo's new games were Mario spin-off's.
They need a new IP! That isn't a party game!
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Originally posted by SpinThatShhh
Yeah. A game like MarioKart which has extreme longevity will save a company within 2 months of release. |
Mario Kart Wii sold over 900,000 copies in only Japan in the first week, whereas it took Mario Kart 8 two weeks to sell 1.2 million copies. There's obviously something else going on here
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Originally posted by waryofothers
Super Smash Bros. Wii U is going to save it. Just wait.
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No way.
Most people will just play the 3DS version. Mario Kart 8 had a much bigger chance than Smash does.
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Originally posted by Haus
Mario Kart Wii sold over 900,000 copies in only Japan in the first week, whereas it took Mario Kart 8 two weeks to sell 1.2 million copies. There's obviously something else going on here |
A lot more people had a Wii than a Wii U...
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Originally posted by gloamingtheplain
Did you see E3? Most of Nintendo's new games were Mario spin-off's.
They need a new IP! That isn't a party game! |
Oh look. It is the liar in another thread lying 
Mario related games made up less than 10% of Nintendo's E3 lineup.
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Originally posted by Subomie
A lot more people had a Wii than a Wii U...
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Which is the point of a system seller. To make people buy the Wii U.
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Originally posted by Waffles O'Brien
Oh look. It is the liar in another thread lying
Mario related games made up less than 10% of Nintendo's E3 lineup. |
You always say that yet you have never proven me wrong. You call me a liar when you can't defend it. 
I'm not lying.
There are more games associate with Mario, than any other franchise, when it comes to E3.
Nintendo have other games coming out, but the Mario franchise had the most games.
Meanwhile, how many new IP's have Nintendo got? 1?
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Originally posted by gloamingtheplain
You always say that yet you have never proven me wrong. You call me a liar when you can't defend it.
I'm not lying.
There are more games associate with Mario, than any other franchise, when it comes to E3.
Nintendo have other games coming out, but the Mario franchise had the most games.
Meanwhile, how many new IP's have Nintendo got? 1? |
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June 4, 6:00PM(EST)
● Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley has been announced for the 3DS! Natsume promises a fully three dimensional setting and a "fully customized world", which means what you think it does! (Link, Thread)
● Official Gamecube Controller Adapter has been an announced for the Wii U. And it does what you think it would! Rad! (Link, Thread)
● Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric/Shattered Crystal, previously announced for the Wii U and 3DS, has had something of an information blowout leading into E3. Uses CryEngine. Check it out for the uninitiated! (Link, Thread)
● Pushmo World, a follow-up to to the Nintendo 3DS puzzle classic, has been revealed for the Wii U. Releasing June 19, it will cost $9.99. (Link, Thread)
June 5, 4:28PM(EST)
● Alphadia Genesis, from Natsume, is apparently for the Wii U, looks like an RPG of some kind, I still am not sure after watching that video. It will be at E3, and it's coming to the US. (Link, url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=831361]Thread[/url])
● A-Train: City Simulator, also from Natsume, is a transportation simulator where you can guide the buses, taxis, trains and more to their ultimate heights. Coming to the US now for the 3DS, also at E3. (Link, Thread)
● Ace Attorney Trilogy is coming to the West! Features high resolution re-drawn visuals and 3D for the 3DS system. No *cough* OBJECTION *cough* from me. (Link, Thread)
June 9, 5:20PM(EST)
● Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, for 3DS and Wii U, has a new trailer out for E3. The only issue is one of the screens says it's the epic conclusion to the Shantae series. What? (Link, Thread)
June 9, 5:37PM(EST)
● eShop E3 trailers are falling out of the ass. So, I'm going to list the games that have trailers, and you can just go to the thread to view the ones you're interested in. There's Gunman Clive 2, Whoa Dave!, Phoenix Wright Trilogy, Blast 'Em Bunnies... (Thread)
● eShop E3 trailers 2 cont. include Persona Q, Tapingo 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World, Thorium Wars, Moon Chronicles... (Thread)
● eShop E3 trailers 3 cont. include Tengami, Teslagrad, 6180: The Moon, Armillo, Chromophore, Chariot, Cubemen 2, One Piece Unlimited World Red... (Thread)
● eShop E3 trailers 4 cont. include PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2, Pier Solar and the Great Architects, STARWHAL: just the Tip, Nihilumbra, Teslagrad, Wooden Sen'Sey, A.N.N.E. and Citizens of Earth. (Thread)
June 10, 4:39PM(EST)
● Devil's Third is now a Wii U exclusive! We got new media and everything. Nice snatch by Nintendo! (Link, Thread)
● Bayonetta 1 and Bayonetta 2 are going to be coming out in the same package! Can this news be any better? The value is ****ing insane. Also, you can wear Samus' gear in the game! (Link, Thread)
● Xenoblade Chronicles X is the official name now! And we also got a brand new E3 trailer! Wii U <3. (Link, Thread)
● The Legend of Zelda Wii U is coming out in 2015, and it's open world, cel-shaded and ****ing mind blowingly gorgeous. Get hyped bros, because I am. (Link, Thread)
● Hyrule Warriors has a release date of September 26, and new footage! Check out this Musou spin off game! (Link, Thread)
● Yoshi's Wooly World has been revealed anew with a 2015 date. Still has the yarn visual style. New trailer for consumption. (Link, Thread)
● Star Fox is coming to the Wii U in 2015. Check out the prototype images and such. (Link, Thread)
● Mii's enter the Smash Bros. arena as an actual fighter for the 3DS/Wii U games. (Link, Thread)
● Paulenta enter the Smash Bros. arena as an actual fighter for 3DS/Wii U games. (Link, Thread)
● Mario vs. Donkey Kong has been announced for the Wii U! I loved the handheld titles so I'm really excited. (Link, Thread)
● Art Academy for the Wii U, the game that teachers you how to get better at drawing, gets an October window release date. (Link, Thread)
● Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is yet another Wii U game coming in 2015. Year of the Wii U indeed. It's basically Canvas Curse reborn, and that's amazing. (Link, Thread)
● Splatoon is Nintendo's Wii U take on the shooter, and as you imagine, it's colorful and imaginative. 4vs4 with the goal of being covering 50% of the map with your color. Also 2015. (Link, Thread)
● Amiibo is the new Nintendo initiative feature Nintendo figures with chips in them to store your data and interact with compatible games. Check out how it works. (Link)
● Mario Party 10 has been announced for the Wii U and - you guessed it - it's 2015. Introduces "bowser mode", which turns a player into Bowser to wreak havoc on the world. (Link, Thread)
● Skylander's Trap Team has an E3 2014 gameplay demo, and will be compatible with Nintendo's Amiibo initiative. (Link)
● Mario Maker is real after all, and is coming for Wii U, also in 2015. Looks like sooo much fun! (Link, Thread)
● Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a standalone version of the Mario 3D World side game. Looks pretty nice indeed! (Link, Thread)
● Capcom Virtual Console games have been revealed, and there's 15 of them! Includes Breath of Fire, Mega Man X3, Mega Man VII, and Demon's Crest. (Link)
● Smash Bros. 3DS has been delayed to October 3, 2014. (Link)
● Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire on 3DS have an E3 2014 trailer in all its glory! (Link, Thread)
● Persona Q, the Etrian Odyssey/Persona love child for 3DS, also has some new E3 media for consumption. (Link, Thread)
● Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright is coming to the US on August 29th! (Thread)
● Fantasy Life, Level 5's 3DS RPG, is coming out in the west! Available October 24th! (Link)
June 10, 4:58PM(EST)
● Project Giant Robot, developed with help from Miyamoto, is a game where you design your own robot and then hop into the cockpit to **** your competitor's up. Not much more info than that atm. (Link)
● Project Guard, also developed with help from Miyamoto, is a game where you have to protect security cameras from attack. Looks frantic. (Link)
June 10, 11:03PM(EST)
● Pac-Man and Mr. Game and Watch has joined Smash Bros for 3DS/Wii U! The long rumoured character is now officially apart of the roster! (Link, Thread)
June 12, 7:50PM(EST)
● Fossil Fighters: Frontier for the 3DS has been shown at E3. Trailer at the link. (Link, Thread)
● Code Name S.T.E.A.M. for the 3DS from IntSys; Steampunk, cel-shaded. Looks rough, but I trust IntSys. (Thread)
● Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem is "right on schedule", just not ready to be shown yet. (Thread)
● Final Fantasy Explorers is a 4 player action RPG; job system and you fight summons. Gather crystals. (Link, Thread)
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Not that I have any faith in your ability to count, but you should try your math out on this list of their games from E3.
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Originally posted by Waffles O'Brien
Not that I have any faith in your ability to count, but you should try your math out on this list of their games from E3.
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You just proved my point. The Mario franchise has the most games coming out, compared to the other franchise's.
Which means Nintendo focused more on the Mario franchise, than the others.
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The games on the Wii U, so far, are terrible. We have a couple of good releases, one of which is set to be negatively critiqued, which is Hyrule Warriors and the other which will be Super Smash Bros. The variety on the Wii U is also terrible... It is slightly frustrating because the GameCube and Wii had superb releases within the first two years. The Wii U is very embarrassing.
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Originally posted by Haus
Wasn't this the game that was going to save the Wii U? What happened? Only 510,000 sales in the last 3 months? That's only an 8% increase... |
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Wii U console sales have improved in the Americas and Europe: 510,000 units were sold worldwide in the last three months [bringing the total to 6.68 million], compared to 160,000 in the same period last year.
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It's actually a 218% increase from last year, back to school in a month sis.
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Originally posted by Frost
The games on the Wii U, so far, are terrible. We have a couple of good releases, one of which is set to be negatively critiqued, which is Hyrule Warriors and the other which will be Super Smash Bros. The variety on the Wii U is also terrible... It is slightly frustrating because the GameCube and Wii had superb releases within the first two years. The Wii U is very embarrassing.
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An honest Nintendo fan 
Sony are having a rough start as well, even though they are on top. The games look good but most are coming in 2015. So for now we are left with average titles.
I think the entire industry is going to suffer, and will get better as time goes on.
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Originally posted by gloamingtheplain
You just proved my point. The Mario franchise has the most games coming out, compared to the other franchise's.
Which means Nintendo focused more on the Mario franchise, than the others.
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Wow. Even I am shocked at your lack of counting skills.
Non-Mario Games mentioned in list: 65
Mario games, or games with Mario characters mentioned in list: 6
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