Sure, but what about a title like Zombi U?
New IP, sizable marketing support from third party publisher + 1st party publisher support, innovative concept, popular themes.... 10% adoption rate. NSMBU, which many cite as a weak effort, a rehash, not innovative, flooded market (didn't they JUST release a Mario game for 3DS last week??).... 70% attach rate. Which is just insanely high.
What kind of message does this send?
It's not a stable base of examples, sure... but it goes a long way to indicate that Nintendo is not capturing any other market other than they'e standard hardcore fanbase. They buy Nintendo systems day 1, and they buy it for nitnendo games. that's it. they haven't converted anyone else to buy the wii u, even hit buyers or traditional core purchasers.
that's the issue they face now, and it's a tough one!
I trust they'll make some gains, for sure, I really enjoy my Wii U. it's just been a real difficult transition, they weren't ready for HD development even, let alone adding the layer of the gamepad and educating consumers on its benefits.
I agree.
Though it also sucks how it's always the "Nintendo audience" and "Nintendo" the ones to receive the blame when it comes to games not selling on Nintendo platforms. What about the PC/PS3/Xbox audience that buys and plays Resident Evil, Left for Dead, and other zombie games; but weren't interested into buying Zombi U and/or the Wii U to play it. Or the ones that still to this day port beg here and there at how "easily" they could adapt the game to other platforms. Why only the Nintendo audience had to be interested and buy the game?
Heck, maybe we shoud start blaming the "PlayStation audience" for not buying Jak and Daxter as much as GTAIII back during teh PS2, which not only resulted in the changes for Jak II and Jak 3; but to even Naughty Dg consider a "darker/gritty approach" for a PS3 game? Or maybe the Xbox audience is also at fault for not buying Kameo, Conker and Banjo; but surely bought millions of Rare's Kinect Sports?
I mean, Zombi U is always mentioned around similar conversations as if been a good game, with many redeeming qualities and a launch title should've translated into sales..by default. But why wasn't Zombi U advertised during the likes of The Walking Dead which was just debuting a new season back then? Why the promotion mostly centered around gaming websites, that turned out to review the game as "well, it could've been better".
Even Telltale's The Walking Dead received more promotion, mentions and was shown around more leading to the "game of the year awards"; so is not like been a zombie game could've been a reason.
Basically, Zombi U was been advertsied to an "audience" that already knew about it, an audience that tends to buy games when it hit bins, "bomba prices", etc. Not ones not willing to spend $300+ on the game and a brand new console.
Is like when PlayStation and Xbox fans discuss at which targets more to hardcore gamers and not the "Call of Duty crowd" when in reality, the list of the respective best selling games are basically the same: Call of Duty, Madden, Fifa and a few first party games.
In the end, Deep Silver is the publisher. The respective developers of Saints Row, Metro and Dead Island may have mentioned interest in making Wii U games; but in the end it will depend more on the publisher rather than the developer. Look at EA. Criterion may love the Wii U and the head of Criterion may've said that more games from them should come to Wii U; but that doesn't mean that EA cares or will even give them more resources and money to make it. They already admitted that Most Wanted U they have few people and a short time to make it.
In general, I don't mind. In the big picture, of course I'd love more support and more games on it, but I guess I'm one of the weird ones that sees each gaming console as different, therefore expect different levels of support and approaches to it. Is like if I complained that my Android doesn't get the same games/apps as the iPhone; when I was the one that chose to buy an Android.
But I have a Luigi avatar, so..I guess my opinion is "lolz".