The GameCube sold 4.77 million in Europe

The Wii sold 35+ million in Europe.

Even if they can double the GameCube number to about 10 million in Europe (which would be a huge drop from the Wii, but whatever), that's decent at least.

They will have a price cut by fall if not sooner and Mario Kart for the fall at least, I would pretty much book that. 

I think the market is saturated which is a key factor for slow WiiU sales.. i mean we now have 3 Hi Def consoles ( 2 established), 3 handheld consoles, I phones and tablets, Wii/Kinect/move, and i cant see 720/PS4 faring any better untill a few of thse other consoles are off the market.

OT- I agree with the original post, i would be happy with lower WiiU sales but much more gamer oriented content. I fully expected WiiU to sell more in line with say an N64 or SNES, and i also think sales arent that bad considering that people are still clinging on to the previous gen. ( and rightly so money is tight these days)

In Europe, the best thing to do is to show people some games and cut prices down to Japanese/US levels, because it's too expensive for most people here right now. This price point is something that people would have been OK with in 2008 or 2009, but not now.

Sure anything is possible, although highly improbable, people just don't realize how bad things really are, for a console that's not supply constraint, to be selling this bad at launch, at a decent price point with mario, i mean its basically dead on arrival, wii u fit is coming out soon, if thats doesnt push systems, forget about it, this system, will be luck to do 30 million.

Me to, I miss "oldschool" Nintendo!!! When they've the best consoles and the best games.

i, as a core gamer, enjoy very much casual games like Wii sports, wouldnt like them to ditch those games, obviously i would prefer a N64 situation, with Nintendo pioneering in games and technology at the same time
Times have changed and thats now not viable financially, well, let it be, if you dont like it dont buy it, stick to your hollywood blockbuster nonsense thats ruining the industry(not directed at you Soundwave)

I really hope theres gonna be a Xenoblade 2.

Xenoblade is such a good game. I wish it sold 10 million copies on the Wii. It's probably the best RPG this gen. Here's hoping Wii U picks up its pace and sells well. =)

The Wii got no honor even with 100 million console sales. It got the sales but it left a sour taste in many gamers and the gaming medias mouth.

OP: THAT'S WHAT I FUCKING CALL A TRUE NINTENDO FAN! HANDS DOWN!

Not like most of them on this site who are like "Take this [Non-Nintendo fans] ! Wii sold the most, that's all we care about. 99% of the games on Wii are crap? Yeah, but it sold the most! YAY!"

No, they need every gamer they can get!

I am far from convinced that there enough hardcore games left to really sustain the consoles. The Wii U might sell 30-40m, but there won't be a next generation unless people stop playing stupid games on their stupid tablets...