Mazty said:
Conegamer said:
Mazty said:
Conegamer said:
You're really on the ball, you know.
And people here are actually somewhat pleased by Wii U sales, because they're bad but not as bad as feared.
Also that data looks like it was from last NPD, not this one. The Wii U weekly sales were around 17k this month.
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So what? This article is showing how the Wii U's weakest week is almost record breaking, and is if we consider how long it's been out compared to the timespan of the other consoles worst weeks on record.
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But we knew all of that last month, and had several threads on the subject. This is just saying stuff we already knew, despite the fact sales were up 40% over last month, and will likely be moreso this month.
All I'm seeing from that graph is that all consoles have rocky launches. The Wii U one was poor, but we don't yet know how the PS4 and 720 will fare. Better? Perhaps, but not by a lot I'd say.
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Dude look at the graph, seriously, look at it, and let me quote you this part as you quite clearly missed it:
"It's worth bearing in mind that GameCube and Wii sales only ebbed that low right before their successor consoles came out - not three months after their launch, as the Wii U has done."
None of the consoles had record lows only 3 months into their lifespan. If we also consider the xbox, it was a brand new console franchise, and the PS3 cost $600. Trying to wash it away with "all consoles have rocky launches" simply isn't backed up by the figures in front of you.
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You see me defend the Wii U sales? That's not what I'm doing. They're poor, no doubt. But all consoles do have rocky launches, and looking at the 3DS and PSV (which are not featured in the graph) would suggest this is a trend which will likely be followed. This does not explain Wii U sales, nor excuse them for being poor.
I also said that sales were up 40% this month over last, so although I have no objection to the thread because it makes a point, it's something which we've known for a fair while, had several (more than that) on the subject, causes arguments for no reason and would have been more topical a month ago.
We had similar threads and posts after the 3DS launch. Everyone pointed as it being the worst HandHeld launch of all time, and the PSV would dominate it, forcing Nintendo to go 3rd party. It went a long time with no games, but at Christmas it received 3D Mario, Zelda, Monster Hunter and Mario Kart, with a price cut a few months earlier, to take all momentum from the PSV.
Who's saying this won't happen again? It's unlikely, but with Zelda, 3D Mario and Mario Kart all lined up for Christmas, and likely a price cut to fend off the other consoles...
