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When will WiiU be the weekly Global sales leader?

This week - Japan will put it over the top! 58 19.21%
 
Some time in December. 17 5.63%
 
In the New Year - Japan w... 37 12.25%
 
Next Summer - It's supply constrained. 20 6.62%
 
Christmas 2013 - 3D Mario Needed... 61 20.20%
 
Never! PS360 is on a 10-year cycle! 105 34.77%
 
Total:298
TheLastStarFighter on 10 December 2012

Yeah, I wasn't asking about generational leader, that's a whole other topic. It's also a premature topic since we don't know what Microsoft or Sony are planning. My question is more...when will WiiU become THE console in the market place? When will consumers begin to transition? Does everyone that wants a PS360 have one already? Will the WiiU be rejected? BTW, my math is wrong in the OP but it won't let me fix it. I actually meant to put 100k for Europe because I think Nintendo will focus supply on America and Japan. I think this week WiiU will be a temporary leader, then slide back down to due limited supply. I'm expecting about 450k weekly until the end of January at least. It's in January I expect it to take hold as the sales leader, and continue on throughout the year.



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Conegamer on 10 December 2012
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Conegamer said:
I'd imagine sometime next year; I imagine PS360 sales will really start to tumble akin to how the Wii did this year. Only titles like GTA V will help prolong them. They'll both be under 100k by March I'd say, so long as there's no price cuts. WiiU will not, and so will become the market leader by default.


March will be when the PS3 is at its strongest and Gears will launch for the 360 around that time as well. Wait until after may to predict under 100k. The new consoles will be revealed at E3. 

Ah fair enough, I thought that launched in May actually.

Regardless, in the next 6 months both consoles will most likely be selling below 100k a week; and the WiiU certainly should not be.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

S.T.A.G.E. on 10 December 2012
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo set themselves up to get mauled on Sony and Microsoft's turf next year.They should've truly stuck with the casuals this holiday season. Now its time to play with the big boys.


Yah, poor little Nintendo. They should know they can't play with big ol' Sony and MS.

*Rolls eyes*


Come on...you can't say the Wii wasn't successful. They need to stick with that crowd because it works. They added about 50 million casuals to the industry. The chances of those people sticking now is slim.



Play4Fun on 10 December 2012
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo set themselves up to get mauled on Sony and Microsoft's turf next year.They should've truly stuck with the casuals this holiday season. Now its time to play with the big boys.


Yah, poor little Nintendo. They should know they can't play with big ol' Sony and MS.

*Rolls eyes*


Come on...you can't say the Wii wasn't successful. They need to stick with that crowd because it works. They added about 50 million casuals to the industry. The chances of those people sticking now is slim.

Yeah, so successful Nintendo had 'the big boys' following their lead.

Nintendo isn't some underdog in this industry.

And people like you annoy the fuck out of me with your 'casual nation' shit.



S.T.A.G.E. on 10 December 2012
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo set themselves up to get mauled on Sony and Microsoft's turf next year.They should've truly stuck with the casuals this holiday season. Now its time to play with the big boys.


Yah, poor little Nintendo. They should know they can't play with big ol' Sony and MS.

*Rolls eyes*


Come on...you can't say the Wii wasn't successful. They need to stick with that crowd because it works. They added about 50 million casuals to the industry. The chances of those people sticking now is slim.

Yeah, so successful Nintendo had 'the big boys' following their lead.

Nintendo isn't some underdog in this industry.

And people like you annoy the fuck out of me with your 'casual nation' shit.


Following what lead? The move was in the making since what? 2004? Sony knew motion gaming was going to become a trend since the PS2 came out. You believe everything the media tells you don't you? Nintendo might not be the underdog anymore (when Sony had them in a vice grip), but they  are definitely the outisder who just joined the core party. Again....when Nintendo has done this they've always lost the battle.



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Teriol on 10 December 2012
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo set themselves up to get mauled on Sony and Microsoft's turf next year.They should've truly stuck with the casuals this holiday season. Now its time to play with the big boys.


Yah, poor little Nintendo. They should know they can't play with big ol' Sony and MS.

*Rolls eyes*


Come on...you can't say the Wii wasn't successful. They need to stick with that crowd because it works. They added about 50 million casuals to the industry. The chances of those people sticking now is slim.

Yeah, so successful Nintendo had 'the big boys' following their lead.

Nintendo isn't some underdog in this industry.

And people like you annoy the fuck out of me with your 'casual nation' shit.


Following what lead? The move was in the making since what? 2004? Sony knew motion gaming was going to become a trend since the PS2 came out. You believe everything the media tells you don't you? Nintendo might not be the underdog anymore (when Sony had them in a vice grip), but they  are definitely the outisder who just joined the core party. Again....when Nintendo has done this they've always lost the battle.

NES and Super NES say hello to you man.



34 years playing games.

 

TheLastStarFighter on 10 December 2012
S.T.A.G.E. 3 minutes ago
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo set themselves up to get mauled on Sony and Microsoft's turf next year.They should've truly stuck with the casuals this holiday season. Now its time to play with the big boys.


Yah, poor little Nintendo. They should know they can't play with big ol' Sony and MS.

*Rolls eyes*


Come on...you can't say the Wii wasn't successful. They need to stick with that crowd because it works. They added about 50 million casuals to the industry. The chances of those people sticking now is slim.

Yeah, so successful Nintendo had 'the big boys' following their lead.

Nintendo isn't some underdog in this industry.

And people like you annoy the fuck out of me with your 'casual nation' shit.


Following what lead? The move was in the making since what? 2004? Sony knew motion gaming was going to become a trend since the PS2 came out. You believe everything the media tells you don't you? Nintendo might not be the underdog anymore (when Sony had them in a vice grip), but they are definitely the outisder who just joined the core party. Again....when Nintendo has done this they've always lost the battle.

 

Umm...Nintendo was "core" before that silly term was made up. Nintendo lost badly to Sony because Sony catered to the mainstream with systems that were also a CD player and a DVD player while Nintendo was strictly a games system. The SNES was the last market leader based solely on games. Since then the PS1, PS2 and wii have grown the market and won the generation using style or features that the mainstream either thought was cool or at least made them "not embarassed" to have a game system in their living room as an adult.

 



weaveworld on 10 December 2012

If they play the shortage card for the rest of the month they might win the second week of January.



Play4Fun on 10 December 2012
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo set themselves up to get mauled on Sony and Microsoft's turf next year.They should've truly stuck with the casuals this holiday season. Now its time to play with the big boys.


Yah, poor little Nintendo. They should know they can't play with big ol' Sony and MS.

*Rolls eyes*


Come on...you can't say the Wii wasn't successful. They need to stick with that crowd because it works. They added about 50 million casuals to the industry. The chances of those people sticking now is slim.

Yeah, so successful Nintendo had 'the big boys' following their lead.

Nintendo isn't some underdog in this industry.

And people like you annoy the fuck out of me with your 'casual nation' shit.


Following what lead? The move was in the making since what? 2004? Sony knew motion gaming was going to become a trend since the PS2 came out. You believe everything the media tells you don't you? Nintendo might not be the underdog anymore (when Sony had them in a vice grip), but they  are definitely the outisder who just joined the core party. Again....when Nintendo has done this they've always lost the battle.


Yeah, only an idiot would think Sony releasing Move wasn't a result of the Wii's big success. I'm sure they planned to release when they did all along even after they said the market would never catch on.



S.T.A.G.E. on 10 December 2012
Teriol said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Play4Fun said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo set themselves up to get mauled on Sony and Microsoft's turf next year.They should've truly stuck with the casuals this holiday season. Now its time to play with the big boys.


Yah, poor little Nintendo. They should know they can't play with big ol' Sony and MS.

*Rolls eyes*


Come on...you can't say the Wii wasn't successful. They need to stick with that crowd because it works. They added about 50 million casuals to the industry. The chances of those people sticking now is slim.

Yeah, so successful Nintendo had 'the big boys' following their lead.

Nintendo isn't some underdog in this industry.

And people like you annoy the fuck out of me with your 'casual nation' shit.


Following what lead? The move was in the making since what? 2004? Sony knew motion gaming was going to become a trend since the PS2 came out. You believe everything the media tells you don't you? Nintendo might not be the underdog anymore (when Sony had them in a vice grip), but they  are definitely the outisder who just joined the core party. Again....when Nintendo has done this they've always lost the battle.

NES and Super NES say hello to you man.


Yeah, Sega...they were up against Sega. When Sony joined Nintendo couldnt catch a break until Microsoft kamikazeed into Sonys marketshare.