Kasz216 said:
Conegamer said:
TheShape31 said:
It could be close. Just remember that due to the backward compatibility of the Wii, Gamecube sales completely dropped off. The GC pretty much died right then and there. So considering the fact that Wii sales are around where Gamecube sales were near the end of its lifespan (due to similar market apathy), along with Wii U being backward compatible, the Wii could suffer the same fate. If it ever hits 100 million, it'll barely go beyond that number. Wii sales drop more and more every week, and it was almost outsold by PSP. This is a legit argument by the original poster, and I'm thinking that he's probably right. |
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.
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Exactly. And, you've got to remember the GC was soon discontinued, and that it was the weakest console sales-wise on the market by a margin. So when the market leader, and the 'in-thing' (or, it was) is cut to $99, you can imagine the severe influx in sales.
Nintendo will likely do this this time next year.
