Wii U "Price Cut" Will Have Little Effect! Also, Will You Buy One Now!? <(o

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Asriel on 11 September 2013

I will be buying at some point but the price cut hasn't really changed anything. In the UK, the Wii U has been retailing at a significant discount for several months. I will be starting a PhD in a couple of weeks so will have more disposable income, but upgrading to a 3DS XL and buying a new tv are higher priority than a Wii U, unless there's a particularly attractive bundle before Christmas.

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zorg1000 on 11 September 2013

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To me it seems the goal posts keep moving. The Wii U would've sold fine if it had Pikmin 3 and Wonderful 101 and Rayman released last spring, because obviously "it just needed games". But now that those games are out "no one would buy a Wii U just for that". But people will buy the console for X and Bayonetta 2 (never mind that those games will probably struggle to sell what Pikmin 3 sells LTD).

Nintendo fans gripe about third party support, but then when there are good third party games released like Splinter Cell, that even utilize the game pad well, the line becomes "well no one is going to buy a Wii U for a game on the PS3/360".

Basically what the arguement really is boiling down to is that the entire platform basically hinges on four games -- Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, Smash Brothers, and Donkey Kong Country. Which is basically the GameCube model (at least the GameCube had Resident Evil exclusivity for a while). I wouldn't be surprised if Mario 3D World is more the equivalent of Mario Sunshine too -- a good game that sells 5-6 million, but ultimately is not the Mario 64/Galaxy type of mind blowing Mario that most fans wanted.

To end this Wii U drought debate ill list all the titles released for Wii U, 360, and PS3 from January-September of each consoles first full year.

Wii U-Need For Speed, Walking Dead, Lego City, Monster Hunter, Spider-Man, Injustice, Resident Evil, Sniper Elite, Game & Wario, Pikmin, Luigi U, Disney Infinity, Smurfs, Croods, Planes, Splinter Cell, Wonderful 101, Rayman

360-Elder Scrolls, Saints Row, Dead Rising, Madden 07, Fight Night Round 3, Advance Warfighter, Table Tennis, NCAA Football 07, Lego Star Wars 2, FIFA World Cup 07, Burnout Revenge, Blazing Angels, Battlefield 2, Baseball 2K6, NBA 2K7, Hitman, Tomb Raider, Prey, Test Drive, Battle for Middle Earth, Chromehounds, 99 Nights, NHL 07, The Outfit, Far Cry, Godfather, Over G Fighters, Full Auto, Final Fantasy 11, Enchanted Arms, Top Spin 2, X-Men, Moto GP, Just Cause, Dynasty Warriors 5, Rumble Roses XX, College Hoops 2K6, Cabela Alaskan Adventure, Open Season, Import Tuner Challenge, NHL 2K7, Samurai Warriors 2, Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged, World Championship Poker, bomberman, NBA Live 07

PS3-Elder Scrolls, Heavenly Sword, FIFA 08, Rainbow 6, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Virtua Fighter 5, Warhawk, Dirt, Advance Warfighter 2, Madden 08, Tiger Woods 08, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spider-Man, The Darkness, FEAR, Stuntman, Ratatouille, Lair, Dynasty Warriors Gundum, Def Jam Icon, NCAA Football 08, Transformers, Skate, Conan, MLB 07 The Show, Godfather, MLB 2K7, NHL 08, Splinter Cell, NASCAR 08, Harry Potter, Enchanted Arms, College Hoops 2K7, The Bigs, All-Pro Football 2K8, Fantastic Four, NBA Street, World Series of Poker, NHL 2K8, Surfs Up, 2Xtreme

Wii U-18

360-46

PS3-42

Wii U had a strong launch but with the drought in the first 7 months of the year, it will take some time to regain momentum. The games of Aug/Sept is a good start but it will take games like Zelda, Sonic, 3D Mario, DKC, Wii Party, Wii Fit, Mario & Sonic Olympics plus a price cut, holidays and advertising to really kickstart the Wii U and regain that momentum it had last holiday. Games like Batman, Scribblenauts, Just Dance, Skylanders, Call of Duty, Assassins Creed, Watch Dogs are an extra bonus.

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