Wii U is now 1 month old and has sold 1.8 million units. How is it doing?

[Veknoid_Outcast]

Good thread, DS :)

It's all kind of a mystery, but I think the Wii U is doing fairly well. I expect it to be more of a slow burn console, quite unlike the meteoric rise of Wii. I think Nintendo built the Wii U to last for a while.

The sales in Japan are looking very good for Nintendo, and I think sales will start to pick up in N. America. As far as Europe goes, I have no idea. I'm unsure how economic problems are affecting consumer confidence. Maybe the rest of the 8th generation systems will struggle in Europe also?

Somewhat worrying is the fact that Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros., and ZombiU are selling well, but nothing else is. Are people balking because the games are already available on previous-generation systems? Or do Wii U owners simply have no interest in games like Darksiders, Assassin's Creed, and Mass Effect? I think the jury is still out on this.

I think the Wii U has the potential to become Nintendo's second best console, not in terms of sales but in terms of quality. The first-party software will arrive, that much is sure, plus some cool third-party exclusives are already on the way. If Nintendo pushes the limits of the Wii U hardware with its first-party games (Pikmin 3 looks absolutely gorgeous), and wins support from Japanese developers, and gets enough (not all) of the big third-party games it will do very well.