| Mazty said: It could outsell the dreamcast, then again it may not; it's too early to call it. I'd like to think it won't outsell the Dreamcast, but people are willing to spend more on tech now then ever before so it is somewhat relative. |
Why would you want Wii U to bomb? That would be terrible for the industry. Even as primarily a Nintendo fan, I still want Sony and Microsoft's consoles to do well, even the Vita. Especially the Vita. The death of Sega in the hardware market was bad enough; the death of Nintendo would be catastrophic. That whole "casual" market that bought into Wii -- if they don't buy into Wii U, they're definitely not going to buy into PS4 or 720. If Wii U only sells 10 mil, Sony and Microsoft's consoles would have to sell a combined ~220 mil to have growth in the industry. Each of them would have to outsell the PS1 or the Wii! It's not happening. The market would decline, investors would pull their funds, Sony and Microsoft's gaming divisions would be in serious trouble, even if they both managed 80 mil or so hardware sales.
Thankfully, Nintendo is going to sell way more than 10 million Wii Us. Just think of it this way: every Wii U they sell takes a bit of the pressure off the PS4 and the 720 to prove that game consoles are still viable products. If the Wii U sells 40 mil, they only have to average 95 mil. If the Wii U sells 60 mil, they only have to average 85 mil between them. And so on. Much more manageable than 110 mil apiece!
