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outlawauron on 13 April 2014

Cone has changed so much.....



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drake_tolu on 13 April 2014

jokes aside, now that nex gen is coming, we can make new predictions(for me):
1) PlayStation4= 120,000,000
2) 3DS=100,000,000
3) XO= 50,000,000
4) Wii U=45,000,000
5) PlayStation Vita= 30,000,000



biggamejames79 on 13 April 2014
SaviorX said:
Shepard4416 said:
Metallicube, you really think nintendo will get an exclusive call of duty? and monster hunter is only big in japan buddy. i don't see anyone stateside playing it that's for sure. and did you really list wii fit as a selling point for the wii u. grasping for straws i think. the other games are great sure, but first party isn't enough to sell consoles long term. wii has struggled the last 2 years in sales because they have no third party support for that weak console. wii u will be a little better but it will dry up once the game engines of the next gen can't run on wii u. power difference will be as bad or even worse then current gen. and even if wii u is great, it will be hurt by the wii. i know MANY people that have told me they won't be buying the next gen nintendo because they bought a wii and it just sits there. the wii u is not different enough to generate the excitement the wii did. even i bought one and have regretted it. and porting old games is a crutch if nintendo does it. what am i saying? they are doing. Mass effect 3? Batman Arkham Asylum? wow i totally didn't play those on my 360 almost a year ago! i just dont see enough from nintendo and the wii u to see anymore then half the sales of the wii.


Welcome to VGChartz BTW (assuming you are a new user).

PS3 had every single major 3rd party game you could possibly imagine in Japan in addition to 1st party Sony titles.

Think about that.......

Its been 6 years and has yet to sell 9 million units there. Even worse, titles that push Playstations like Final Fantasy are on the decline due to quality issues.

If the PS3 could not succeed there despite Blu-Ray format, complete 3rd party support, and the strongest graphics of the gen, what more could they possibly do? Sony's first party vision isn't even concerned with Japan as it appears; their titles have become more artistic and aesthetically  focused than ever. I don't see anything besides Gran Turismo itself that will sell more than 1.15 million  over there, and we all know that won't be there for launch. Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, and Media Molecule are the only studios they have capable releasing AAA titles on time anyways.

PS3 launch price is cited as a major reason for its sales issues, but if we expect PS4 to be a GENERATION above the ~$300 Wii U, how much do you think its gonna cost? If they try anything above $400 they are gonna get hardware sales even worse than they did for PS3 in Japan.

Power is really the only option, because there will be ~18 months where Wii U is by itself collecting marketshare. None of the PS4/720 games will look better than 1st  party Wii U games during at least the first 3 months of their respective launches. Who will have something multiplatform built from the ground up that womps PS3 graphics at the PS4 launch? Introduce me to this man so I can shake his hand. In the meantime, the Wii U will have 1  version of at least all major annual sports games in addition to several ports of critically acclaimed titles.

The bolded part above has me laughing so hard I'm crying!  I liked ZombiU, but compared to Killzone SF or Ryse, it looks like last gen.  The PS3 could have ran ZombiU and it probably would have looked even better.

There was so much optimism on the Wii's successor, and even though I like the Wii and Wii U, those who said the motion controls of the Wii were a fad have been proved right.  Nintendo still has a lot of great first party games, but the majority of the Wii's sales weren't by people who really like to play video games all the time, hence all the youtube videos of older people flinging their Wiimotes into walls and TV's.  Selling to the majority casual crowd was a good business decision in the 7th Gen, but the Wii U gamepad function just isn't hitting with the casual gimick loving crowd.

Gamers are voting with their wallets, PS4 is the choice right now.



Metroid33slayer on 13 April 2014

By 31 december 2018

ps4 100m

xb one 62m

wii u 29m



pokoko on 13 April 2014

Trying to predict the course of future home console generations based on previous home console generations is an exercise in futility.

But still, it's fun to try.



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small44 on 13 April 2014

ps4 will outsell wii u by 60 millions minimum i will go with 90 millions lead



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

Vita - 15m if it will not get Final Fantasy Kingdoms Heart and Monster Hunter 20m otherwise
3DS - 80m

Madword on 13 April 2014

The biggest loser this time around will definitely be Nintendo, they have positioned themselves in such a place that there is very little likelihood of being rescued by 3rd parties... it's like this year feels like the last two or three years of the wii.

To be honest I had big fears about Nintendo way before September 2012, it was pretty obvious they had made some massive marketing/model mistakes, so it is quite funny some of the original predictions :)



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DialgaMarine on 13 April 2014
Talal said:
ninetailschris said:
Nintendo will win Japan. No doubt. No question. They will have the best Jrpg because of the gamepad. The only reason the ps3 did decent was because they had JRPG that wii couldn't handle. I doubt we see JRPg in japan costing more than 8 million to produce with the market they have currently. Plus with 3ds being able to to work with the console in some way that will only help.

Europe. Europe is going crazy over the 3ds. Week or two ago 3ds out sold vita 7-1. Europe has become NINTENDOLAND. Plus with Fiffa coming to WII-U now they will only dominate Europe. Plus with the Wi-U gamepad your able to play the game with just TOUCHSCREEN basically. This will as EA said up the casual market up for Wii-U and Football game(soccer in America). Plus Nintendo is smart and makes europe games like London games which is good seller in Europe. Nintendo loves Europe and Europe loves Nintendo. Plus look at the launch titles ZombiU which will get a good buy in UK no doubt. Uk will love a game FINALLY based in London. Rayman is Europe title and is loved there.

America. Well that one is the odd ball you never know with them. But if they make Wii-U games like Game & and Wario were you only use the touchscreen the Wii-U will do great. Nintendo is king in local play with was a huge selling point in Mario bros Wii and Wii-U. Family Play. Mario BrosU is a big casual seller over time. If they bundle it which I personally think it's to good for but if they did it's over. Iwata would drop the bomb if he did this. The internet is irrelevant compared to the THE POWER OF MARIO.

Uncharted 3 < Mario Galaxy sales
4.4 - 10.6 million.

Sony showed this gen that people only bought the PlayStation 1/2 because of DVD/AUDIO player. And the fact that it was THE ONLY Third Party system. Xbox took over like a beast once PS3 lost it's third party power.

Next Gen.

Wii-U Number One

Xbox 1080 Number Two

Ps4 Number 3

Ps4 only sold closer to Xox because of Bluray which people instead of gaming. Look at sales to system compared to xbox360.

Ps3 was a joke this gen and lost it's identity.

People don't tell me about BUT THE EXCLUSIVES.

Look how many failed. Barely sell in comparison to Wii and Xbox360.

Wii-U if being sold at 300 dollars will do better because it's cheaper.


Great post.

 That dude must feel like a genius... Is he even around anymore?

 





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NintendoPie on 13 April 2014

"Its simple" says the OP. Nothing is ever that simple.

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Blood_Tears on 13 April 2014

LOL Awesome thread!