Quote Originally Posted by Press_Start View Post
The last console with a strong successful launch was the dreamcast. PS2 sorta shotgun the whole "first game line-up = console success" argument into swiss cheese. Nowadays, it's ports, licensed moneymagnets, and one or two good standouts for the first year til' near the beginning of the second year where the console finally kickstarts into high gear. It happened to PS2. It happened for Wii. It happened for 360 and PS3. It'll happen again for WiiU and the same still for PS4/X720.
I was just saying that's my preferred way for a console to be successful. Yep, PS2 didn't need a game that was a system seller since the Playstation name was at the height of its popularity at the time. They could have printed "Playstation" on a loaf of bread and it would have sold out. As far as the Wii, well, Wii Sports, as primitive as we see it today, probably sold a lot of systems.

Bottom line, if Nintendo had a huge, attention-grabbing game right now on the WiiU, then the thing would be selling BETTER. The New Mario Bros game is probably the closest they have to one, but the Mario franchise is getting a little fatigued right now.