Nintendo mentioned in their most recent earning report that they are predicting that the Wii will sell a total of 10.5 million unitls between October 1 and March 31 with 5.5 million being allocated to the Wii U. With the system coming out in one week, Do you think nintendo will reach those goals?
Remember, at least from a stock market perception, its all about expectations. If the Wii U is in no way similar to the Wii in its initital start and the Wii doesnt make up the slack, the stock will go down, no matter the sales. If somehow the Wii U craze can match/exceed the original Wii launch and somehow that does not cannibalize the original Wii's shipment, then most likely the shares will rise.
You can comment on the Wii shipping 5 million (for FY 12), the wii u shipping 5.5 million (in 6 months) or both.
Wii Shipments 2008-2011 for the Oct-Dec/Jan-Mar + total quarter
2008 10.41m + 5.43m = 15.84 6 months ending March 31 2009
2009 11.31m + 3.47m = 14.78 6 months ending March 31 2010
2010 8.74m + 1.37m = 10.11 6 months ending March 31 2011
2011 5.61m + .86m = 6.47 6 months ending March 31 2012
2012 ? Units + ? units = 3.68 6 months ending March 31 2013
