I don't care what sakurai stated, nor what the actual reason is why the release dates are far apart from eachother. This does not change the fact that its going to affect the sales for Wii U. I mean so far Sakurai is concerned is that his own game would sell well for both versions in general. But Sukurai and even other 3rd party developers know that their game would sell better on the 3DS platform.
First of all I advise you to not insult the creator and developer, Masahiro Sakurai, with an intentional misspelling. Considering you have perfectly spelled his name correctly twice and the fact that keyboards are quite universal in the sense that no matter what region you may live in, the layout and placement of the keys are the same, to call insult him by purposefully is quite the negative action to do. I would have left this alone to be honest but seeing how you know how to spell his name several, I think you should have known better.
We don't know if the 3DS version will entirely factor in for the Wii U version's sales, but I'm quite positive that it won't bring a negative impact on the sells for the Wii U and Smash Wii U. And what's so wrong for Sakurai to be concerned how well his games will sell? Is that the whole point of game design? To entice the player in a product and for them to enjoy it? If Nintendo was truly afraid that the 3DS version would have stolen sales from the Wii U, they would have stopped Sakurai back in 2011, however they thought this was an opportunity to bring on of their biggest franchises to both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, ensuring that they will earn sales in the long run. You also can't assume that the developers automatically will know that they have a better chance making titles for the 3DS. It isn't great to assume that just because one system has more sells than another that their product will for sure sell. That isn't always the case.
Take MH4 for example, Capcom knows damn well that their game is going to sell better on 3DS only. Cause for an MH game, MH3U on Wii U became a flop. You could see this on the number of people on the server and the sales. In fact after the US and EU servers merged, the number of people was still low compared to MH3 on Wii. If MH3U on 3DS also supported online gameplay, then most people would not bothered with the Wii U version. But nintendo needed a console selling game during the release, and MH3U is a huge console selling game.
Perhaps Capcom might know that their games will sell better on the 3DS, but that doesn't stop Monster Hunter fans to enjoy their games on the Wii U version. I just don't think it is right to just assume that anything on the 3DS will always sell better than on the Wii U. There's a lot of factors when it comes to sales but you can never assume anything. Take for example one of my best friends. She loves Monster Hunter and has both a 3DS and Wii U. While she was a bit skeptical with MH3U, she played the demo and now thoroughly loves the game to this day. While this may not be the case for everyone with both systems, she's proof that just because she had a 3DS didn't mean she shouldn't buy a Wii U version of the same game. And yes, she is excited for Smash Wii U even though she has the 3DS version.
Smashbros could have been a console seller too, if it was for the Wii U only. And right now Wii U needs all the help it can get or this is gonna be SEGA dreamcast all over. Financial wise, Nintendo can handle the loss for now. But Wii U consumers will get the short end of the stick.
And Smash Bros. will always be a console seller even with the 3DS version available. Smash has always been a console seller in the past and will continue to grow
based on how successful the previous installments so I don't think how it won't be a console seller simply because there is a 3DS version available right now. You make it sound that just because the 3DS version exists, the Wii U will suffer and won't be a console seller.
Slippery slope.
And what does nintendo do instead of trying to save the Wii U platform, suddenly make a new 3DS thats basicly a new platform.
Seems like you didn't watched the video I posted in my last response so I will repost it
here again. If you watched the video, you see that Mr. Iwata said that when he was speaking with Mr. Sakurai, it was
Sakurai who suggested making Super Smash Bros. for both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in the first place. It wasn't Nintendo's choice to make Smash available to both systems, but rather Sakurai's.
The only thing naive here is people like you desperatly trying to defend this whole subject in general and act as a delusional nintendo fanboy.
If I was truly a Nintendrone, then I would be saying things that everything Nintendo does is perfect and Microsoft and Sony are terrible companies. Fact of the matter is I always acknowledge whenever Nintendo is in a terrible spot, but if there is something I can put my two cents in to help
clarify the situation then I will. Calling me a delusional Nintendo fanboy when I never was in the first place doesn't help your argument.
Ad hominem.
This is just hopefull thinking, its like you assume that the majority of Wii U consumers are fans. Exactly how much % of the Wii U consumers are fans? And even amongst fan's, how much % will be willing to pay for both versions? But like i said before, we will see the facts once the Wii U version gets released. Then at least one of us can tell to another "see i told you so".
It's not that I assume that the majority of Wii U owners are fans of Super Smash Bros., I
know that most Wii U owners are Super Smash Bros. fans. Like you said in your previous post, you are a Smash fan but have no interest in buying the Wii U version. That doesn't make you any less of a fan know does it? If you play Smash Bros. and you enjoy the quality of the game then congratulations, you are a Smash fan. Just because you won't buy the Wii U version doesn't make you any less of Smash fan. I don't know the numbers or percentage of who will buy both versions of Smash but judging from the many websites, forums such as Smash Boards, and social media posts on Facebook, Twitter, and tumblr I see about Smash on a daily basis, generally people who have the 3DS version are excited for the Wii U version. With that said, that would mean they have no problem to buy the Wii U version since it shows they are excited for the Wii U version despite already owning the 3DS version. This is probably why a lot of people have so much faith on Smash Wii U since everyone and their mother are excited for the biggest installment in Nintendo's fighting crossover franchise.
I would also like to state and stress that the whole point of an argument is to not say "See I told you so" at the very end when Result A or B does happen. That's not the point of the argument and anyone who believes in that mindset should not be involved with arguments in the first place. It's about stating points to prove one perspective while also allowing to hear what others that don't share the same mindset have to say. Even if I supposedly win an argument (which is rare since I don't like arguing in the first place), I just let it slid and not pay attention because winning an argument means nothing. Anyone who thinks winning is everything when it comes to arguments or debates deserve a reality-check in their lives.