Wii U sold 40K units during UK launch (CONFIRMED)

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CCFanboy said:

bananaking21 said:

it did not, sold out or not 40K is pathatic for a launch.

Maybe if it was 2005 I would be inclined to agree with you but not right now. It is a completely different situation to when 360, wii and ps3 originally launched. People here have cancelled holidays and they simply don't have the money to spend on electronics. Even i-phones don't sell as well as they used to (though there have been slight increases in sales). In my area I have yet to see 3ds take up major shelf space in the majority of my stores. They actually combine 3ds and ds stock on the shelves. And vita still has those little corner shelves where it's games sit there unwanted. On the majority of shelves in my local hmv and two games, both stores have less then 100 vita games on the shelf.

If ps3 had launched friday at the same price it wouldn't stand a chance. The uk as a market is a lot harder to crack then it was 7 years ago. Even microsoft are likely to struggle here. And 360 is currently the one to beat in the uk.

If we are going by timelines both ds and psp had whole sections dedicated to their games on the first day. After 7 months ds had half the stores as shelf space. That hasn't happened here. New systems launching at this point are all going to struggle when you compare them to systems which have been on the shelves for years. That is why 360 and ps3 are currently outselling the others here.

When you look at the fact that they met sold nearly double the stock they expected to ship last month they have done well. No debate there.

If I were you I would hold off these claims till nextbox and ps4 release. Of course if the Ps3 released this year at 350 dollars then it wouldnt sell well. Thats because its old tech at a higher price. thats a silly comparison just like holiday launch of the wii u to the vita launch