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Third Party Publishers Worry About Wii U Sales Figures

Forbes - Nintendo ‘s Wii U has struggled since launch and now third-party game publishers are starting to worry.

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mewhy323934d ago

Well let's not forget that game developers are in the business to make money. If they are developing a game for a console that isn't selling well then they don't make money right? Nintendo needs to come up with a way to get their console moving off shelves and into people's homes. That will settle the minds of the developers.

PSjesus3934d ago

Unlike WiiU the fail of Saturn and SEGA CD was the reason for developer to stay away from DC,WiiU killed by low quality first party games and last gen technology they got lucky with wii gimmick but touch screen isnt

Concertoine3934d ago

Dreamcast had great 3rd party support given the circumstances. I mean the thing has 700+ games (almost double the n64 and more than the gamecube) and it was only relevant for like 2 years. Just because EA didnt support it doesnt mean it had bad support.

3-4-53934d ago

Mario Kart 8 = 5 million sold

Super Mario 3D World = 3 million

Super Smash Brothers = 4-6 Million

Legend of Zelda U = 5+ million

All these games will sell systems. There are other games that we don't even know about that will also help sell the system. It's just going to be a late starter like the PS3 is, except easier to dev for, so once it picks up, it will pick up fast.

The Wii U is only selling like 200,000 units less than the PS3 was at this same time after release.

Give it some time.

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CalamityCB3934d ago

Jesus Christ, if your a developer and realize there are not a lot of third party games being released, THEN RELEASE ONE. It's a perfect time to release a games as what else will WiiU gamers play?

kayoss3934d ago (Edited 3934d ago )

The problem with your idea is that if developers release a new game for the Wii U and it doesnt sell, then they will lose a lot of money. This is what all this debate is about. The only thing that keep the Wii U going is their first party games, but the problem is that Wii U adoption are so low that they are not making any profits.
Hopefully the new Monster Hunter will help push the Wii U sales.

If they are struggling now, how can they compete against PS4 and XBox One when they are released. The question need to be answered is, Will Developer spend the time to optimize games meant for the PS4 and XboxOne and port it to the Wii U?

Donnieboi3934d ago

Umm, have u actually read the article?

PopRocks3593934d ago

It's a double-edged sword. Which third party games have sold well on Wii U? Zombi U did okay-ish (around 500k I believe) and Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed initially sold most on Wii U across all platforms.

Keeping this in mind, Black Ops 2 apparently did not do well nor did any of the other big names like Assassin's Creed. Yeah Wii U needs content, but even the ports that were not so bad wound up not selling. It's a shame, I agree but what developer is going to risk losing that much money?

Trago13373934d ago

Maybe if they advertise the gamepad features, the consumer might make sense of it.

Dj7FairyTail3934d ago

maybe if they put the same amount of effort and money into the Wii U version we will buy em

Trago13373934d ago

That too haha. But advertising really helps too.

Brasi19893934d ago

Truer words have not been said.*

*In this articles comments.

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Looking Ahead: The Lingering Questions About the Next Mario Kart

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."

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Yi-Long7d ago

I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.

gold_drake7d ago

there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.

nintendo needs their bangers early on