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farlaff said:
Well, for VGChartz the WiiU is not what it actually is. It should be way ahed of the PSP in this week chart, but isn't:

See the PSP sales for week of 13th July 2013

Real World VGChartz
1654 1654
19782 19782
5721 5721
27157 45872

I mean, WTH?

Ur not taking into account, the rest of the world. 



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It's not doomed, just has one foot in the grave, that's all. It's up to Nintendo whether that foot gets taken out before the other one gets put it.



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

zorg1000 said:
farlaff said:
Well, for VGChartz the WiiU is not what it actually is. It should be way ahed of the PSP in this week chart, but isn't:

See the PSP sales for week of 13th July 2013

Real World VGChartz
1654 1654
19782 19782
5721 5721
27157 45872

I mean, WTH?

Ur not taking into account, the rest of the world. 

Well, it may be so, but: 1. that is not the logic they use on those front page charts and 2. It does not seem feasible the PSP sold those many units out of the main markets. I might be wrong, though, so I'll try and check it.



farlaff said:
zorg1000 said:
farlaff said:
Well, for VGChartz the WiiU is not what it actually is. It should be way ahed of the PSP in this week chart, but isn't:

See the PSP sales for week of 13th July 2013

Real World VGChartz
1654 1654
19782 19782
5721 5721
27157 45872

I mean, WTH?

Ur not taking into account, the rest of the world. 

Well, it may be so, but: 1. that is not the logic they use on those front page charts and 2. It does not seem feasible the PSP sold those many units out of the main markets. I might be wrong, though, so I'll try and check it.

all the consoles on the front page have it, if u add up NA+Eu+Japan it never equels the WW numbers. And Somy consoles do extremely well in others once the price is down significantly and the next gen has already begun



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

zorg1000 said:
farlaff said:
zorg1000 said:
farlaff said:
Well, for VGChartz the WiiU is not what it actually is. It should be way ahed of the PSP in this week chart, but isn't:

See the PSP sales for week of 13th July 2013

Real World VGChartz
1654 1654
19782 19782
5721 5721
27157 45872

I mean, WTH?

Ur not taking into account, the rest of the world. 

Well, it may be so, but: 1. that is not the logic they use on those front page charts and 2. It does not seem feasible the PSP sold those many units out of the main markets. I might be wrong, though, so I'll try and check it.

all the consoles on the front page have it, if u add up NA+Eu+Japan it never equels the WW numbers. And Somy consoles do extremely well in others once the price is down significantly and the next gen has already begun

Yeah, now that you have mentioned it, it does make sense (not quite used to the site just yet). I had not thought of it. It still seems a lot, but then again, you have a good point. I wish those numbers could be seen more easily.



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StevenKreg said:
WiiU is an abomination.

To say it will Dominate this coming gen is laughable.

First to worst.



Erm...you are aware that the 360's 1 year head start gave it a 5.5m installed userbase advantage which kept it ahead of the PS3 until recently, right..? And that the Wii U has an installed userbase between 3.5m and 4m just 8 months into its life with several system selling titles on the way between now and the end of the year..?

It's going to take the PS4 and especially the One years to close that gap, particularly when you consider that Nintendo have the strongest stable of system selling IP in the business.

The likes of Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Wii U Party, Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong, Wii Fit U and Super Mario 3D World will all sell systems and they're releasing at least 1 per month before Christmas.

And then there's next year to take into account - SMT x Fire Emblem, Yarn Yoshi, Bayonetta 2, X, Mario Kart 8 and SSBU plus whatever they have up their sleeves for E3 next year.

It's going to take years for the PS4 and One to catch up.



Am sure WW sales will give the Wii u a fairly decent boost.



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spurgeonryan said:

The game sold about 100,000 in it's first few days in Japan.

It did not give the Wii U a huge boost, but this is just one game. One game a month and the Wii U all of a sudden shoots up.

For me, I am relieved and convinced now that the Wii U can easily over come it's current predicament with a few huge games.

No one really wanted Pikmin 3 that much. Many are happy that it is here, but it was never on anyone's " I must have this game!", list.

So are you also now convinced that Nintendo will soon dominate again?


Nintendo will NOT dominate this gen in any way, atleast on the home console front. It's way past the point where that could be possible. But the system will sell decent enough, and the games WILL come out, and they'll be great.

What's interesting is the amount of short sidededness on the internet these days. I've been a core gamer since the days of the 2600, so Nintendo not dominating isn't a shock to me. I witnessed a time (1996-2006) where Nintendo's rep as a player in the industry was almost nill. Out of 6 home consoles, they only dominated twice, and won three times. This is nothing new. Nintendo will be fine, they'll survive. That's all that matters IMO.



StevenKreg said:
WiiU is an abomination.

To say it will Dominate this coming gen is laughable.

First to worst.


Wow.  That's some pretty intense language.  You think the system is disgusting?  You really hate it that much?  Is there a valid reason for such a feeling?



Pikmin 3 comes in at number 2 in the uk charts, http://www.godisageek.com/2013/07/uk-charts-minecraft-pips-pikmin-3-post/