Conegamer said:
This argument is an illogical one, for one key fact: GC- Sales when Wii launched- 19.5mil LT sales- 21.74mil Sales in year of Wii launch-2.35mil Sales in year after Wii launch-0.73mil Total sales after Wii launch-10.3%
Wii- Sales when WiiU launch (Assuming November launch)-97.2mil LT sales-107.2mil Sales in year of WiiU launch- 9.4mil Sales in year after WiiU launch- 3.4mil Total sales after WiiU launch- 10.3%
This is, pretty much, assuming the worst-case scenario, using the same level of drop off as the GC, which was almost immediately discontinued, and which had little SW support, completely swamped by the 360 which had been out for a year also. So no way will the Wii drop off as quickly, and similarly, nor will it be discontinued as quickly. So I think that 107.2mil, judging from their past console sales, is pretty much the minimum.
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Yeah I was pretty sure that GC sold like 2 million after Wii came out. Just couldn't find the source like you did. Like I said, the market for old consoles is a HELL of a lot biggerthen most people realize... because most people out here on the web out here are videogame enthusiasts who are doing economically ok enough to be fairly current.