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Only 1-3 systems at a time? They got to up their shipments!



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I was kinda stunned to find out, myself. I saw this thread but didn't believe you, Spurg. Then I did some after Christmas shopping and kept seeing the same thing. No PS4's, a slim supply of Wii Us, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U titles sold out, and tons of Xbox Ones.

Of course, if Microsoft is flooding stores with supply, PS4 is spread too thin, and stores aren't buying much Nintendo supply, all of perceptions could be wrong.



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@spurgeonryan
Could compare the sales of Wii U before and after christmas?
Is it a big decline?



DélioPT said:
Only 1-3 systems at a time? They got to up their shipments!


Retailers are reluctant to order too much Wii U hardware and software right now.  They got burned for most of 2013 and sat on dusty inventory for most of the year.  Wii U will need to sell well for a long period of time before retailers trust it to move again.



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Even things barely anyone wants sell well over Christmas, who knew. *roll eyes*
Op: without stock level numbers and units sold over time the thread doesn't have much of a point, my local tesco have sold out over Christmas of wiiu consoles but only because, and I'm quoting their own staff here 'its the only one we put out for December because they havent been sent any from distribution center due to poor performance.



Metroidfreak94 said:
@spurgeonryan
Could compare the sales of Wii U before and after christmas?
Is it a big decline?


I work at another retailer, but yeah.  It's a huge decline.  But then, it's a big decline for everything.  So far Wii U sales have certainly been higher than they were between March and September of last year, but obviously not like it was before christmas.



Went into game (uk) today, one side of the wall PS4, other side XboxOne, a single shelf and wall of Wii-u. Looks like it's doing a lot better in USA than UK.



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Screamapillar said:
DélioPT said:
Only 1-3 systems at a time? They got to up their shipments!


Retailers are reluctant to order too much Wii U hardware and software right now.  They got burned for most of 2013 and sat on dusty inventory for most of the year.  Wii U will need to sell well for a long period of time before retailers trust it to move again.

Hope demand is higher than last year, then.