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Forums - Sales Discussion - I am not a hater, but Wii is not moving software

Okay guys,

First of all: I like Nintendo. I had a N64 and had a great time with it. I love Zelda-games, but the Wii is not my type of console. I just don't like the controlls.

I know, the Wii is selling an insane amount of hardware and I am happy for Big N, but software is a whole other story.

Talking about software, the Wii sold 3million units, the PS3 2.4 million and the Xbox360 4.4 million.

Okay, this week is not that representitive, because Gears was a great success for MS and the Xbox 360.

So checking Wii Software: Wii Sports sold 500k, that game is bundled with every sold Wii from the very first beginning. So you can't say Big N sold this software. Same for Wii Play, which "sold" 200k and is buindled with every controller. So the "real" amount of software sold is 2.3 million. That is less than the PS3 sold on a far lower Userbase. I know Mari Kart and Wii Fit are selling like crazy, but thats another point. Almost every successfull Wii game comes with hardware. The first Wii game that is just a game and NOT bundled with any kind of hardware is Wii Music and it is at 38... Always keep in my mind what amount of Software PS3 or even better Xbox360 would have sold an such a great Userbase.

Things are not looking great for other publishers except Nintendo. Besides GH:WT (bundled with hardware) there is one (!!!) other game in the top 50, that is not published by Nintendo, ranked 50th.

Animal Crossing will sell like crazy, but mostly in Japan I guess. And just one game for a holiday-season is not that great. The hardware will keep on selling, but software is really behind my expectations. So this is not a "Wii is doomed thread!"

 

 



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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This won't end well. :)



@Kulle: It's hard to take seriously when it's been disproved so many times. I honestly thought this was a joke thread, at first.

Is it?



Does VGChartz still do the news where each company reports their quarterly earnings and we rate the spin and cherrypicking each company did? I haven't seen anything like that in a while... Anyways...

^This guy even beats Sony at it. :P



This is likely due to lack of releases...

HD consoles are getting blockbuster after blockbuster while the highest selling Wii games came out 6 months ago.



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not moving software??

yeah....not at all....


what world do you live in?



If it isn't turnbased it isn't worth playing   (mostly)

And shepherds we shall be,

For Thee, my Lord, for Thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritūs Sancti. -----The Boondock Saints

Everyone still playing Wii Sports and not buying new games, that's why!

Wait! This is a joke thread right? Right?!



@c0rd

Actually, it has not been disproven. Some spin graph from nintendo does not equal proof. Let's see the LTD numbers after this christmas and count them as proof, ok? :)

And I am talking about third parties here.



only third party? that's not fair, it's not Nintendo fault that they are the greatest videogame makers.



If it isn't turnbased it isn't worth playing   (mostly)

And shepherds we shall be,

For Thee, my Lord, for Thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritūs Sancti. -----The Boondock Saints

wow nice cherry picking of one week. Nevermind that page 1 is flooded with new releases on 360 and PS3 and not 1 for Wii, but gears of war makes up almost half of the 360 sales.



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