uDraw your own conclusion, could this help save THQ?

[Zim]

Train wreck said:

Zim said:
I get what you are saying and there is some validity. The Udraw series could work well on Wii U and 3DS where THQ itself doesn't need to make the hardware (they are still sitting on 1.4MILLION! units). They could simply make the game. It has some potential. Being the first to market with this type of game on Wii U will likely be very successful.

However some of your suggestions are very odd. Mario Udraw? Why? What possible advantage would that be to Nintendo? The Udraw license isn't strong, if they wanted to make a drawing game it would be cheap and easy and they wouldn't have to share the money with THQ. Generally speaking allowing other companies to touch mario has been because it was mutually beneficial. Mario and Sonic in one game? That's a double money maker.

A mobile version at $5 or $3? How would it compete with Drawsomething?

If you read their current earnings report, youd see they sold thru 84% of their Udraw stock and plan to have it gone by the end of this fiscal year (Mar 2013), they shipped 130k this past quarter.  They dont have 1.4 mil in stock.

The 1.4mil in stock came from THQ themselves in February. If they only shipped 130k this last quarter they are still way over a million. 

Not only this but no where in their report does it state they sold through 84% of their stock. It states and I quote '' Based upon sell-through in North America of approximately 84 percent of units shipped''
So in North America 84% of units that had already been shipped have been sold. Units that have been shipped is expressely not units that THQ itself has in stock. 

They do state they plan to get rid of all them this fiscal year but honestly that is being optimistic. Over a million when they will be competing with the Wii U? Not likely.