Aielyn said:
I didn't say that the Wii U would sell another 2.5 million in the next two months. I said that you can't say "it's below the Gamecube, which sold 5 million a year for the first few years" because it's done half of that in its first two months - it's not unreasonable to expect it to manage the same amount in the remaining 10 months. The Wii U is currently selling 39k per week (what is it with you guys and lowballing every single number, when we have EXACT numbers available?). If it were to stay this low (very unlikely - every console has a slow period in the first few months after launch), it would have 43 weeks left at 39k per week, or 1.7 million. But of course, the year includes the early holiday period, which typically kicks in in October. And in the meantime, there's going to be bumps from Lego City Undercover, Rayman Legends, Wii Fit U, Game & Wario, The Wonderful 101, probably Wind Waker HD (assuming they're keeping Mario 3D for November, Wind Waker HD will probably be September), Pikmin 3, probably Bayonetta 2, Wii Party U, and possibly even Mario Kart U (assuming that Wind Waker is September and Mario 3D is November, Mario Kart U may be October), Monster Hunter Tri Ultimate, and Dragon Quest X in Japan (and possibly elsewhere), all of which are exclusives or effectively exclusives. Is there any doubt that these games are going to spur sales? And of course, that's not going to be the entire lineup for the Wii U for the next 10 months. It's easy to judge a system based on a single week. It's funny how fickle people on here really are. There really is no reason to expect that the rate of sales in one week in January, the ONLY week so far to be below 50k, will be above the average for the remainder of the year. And what's worse, you and everyone else who goes "Wii U will only sell like 30k a week from now on" know this, too. You're just being intentionally obtuse, and it's childish. |
Which part of the word "currently" is it that you didn't understand? Was it the current? Or the "ly?" 
I expect the Wii U to do 10m units this year and I've said this in other threads as well. That doesn't change the fact that current sales are below Gamecube level. And I'm not talking about a single week but the whole of January. It's funny you think I'm intentionally bashing the system or something. I'm a huge Nintendo fan and bought the Wii U on launch day (I also bought the N64 at launch, the Gamecube, the DS and the Wii). I have no reason to badmouth the system. I want it to succeed. But that doesn't change the fact that sales of the console dropped like a rock after a decent launch period.
Again, what I said was people who think the Vita or Wii U "just need some time" are wrong. Of course Mario Kart and such will boost sales. Sales will increase and I expect the situation in late 2013 to look much different than it does today - the other next gen consoles will be the new and expensive system without games and the Wii U will be cheaper with a bigger software library. But sales won't increase dramatically. Going from a consoles that sold almost 20m units a year to a console that will barely crack 10m a year is a huge step down. And the 3DS only sold 13m in 2012 - still people on this site continue to praise the system's sales like it was a huge hit. Heck, the Vita sold 3.5m units last year and people say "wait for next christmas to judge the system"
What Nintendo needs to do is position the Wii U as the actual successor to the Wii - they need to get mass market friendly again, produce games like Wii Sports, get the female gamers back and stop focusing on "hardcore" games or third party support.
Before you can change your situation you have to admit you got yourself into trouble. That's always the first step towards future success. And that's what I want Nintendo to do.
