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

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Max King of the Wild said:

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

When the 360 2 and ps4 release there is honestly no way of telling what kind of financial situation we are in. For ps3 I am basing this on entry price here. The entry price of ps3 was £425 if I remember right. Even back then I still managed to find stock everywhere. If we were in the financial situation we are in now, it wouldn't have sold. or it would have seriously struggled more then it did.

When we eventually recover sales of 3ds, vita and wii u will all rise. I would argue 3ds is actually doing very well. I think the only reason it is selling slower then ds here is because people aren't willing to spend. For the systems from microsoft and sony it will depend on how much people are spending and how much stock they get out.

@ bananaking Yes I know about the ps3 launch. As said above I could still find it everywhere though I speak for myself. There were most likely places that sold out but not in my area. You need to understand how I am looking at this. If 3ds and vita have sold as slow as they have at £230 what chance does a £425 console have? People aren't rushing out like they did in 2005/2006 now. Vita naturally outsold wii u because there was more stock. Lets see it reach 10 weeks and see what happens.

What I believe is that either the controller has hindered stock here, or nintendo are taking things slower because of the overestimated demand of 3ds and vita. I bet in 10 weeks wii u will have outsold vita by the same time margin. If we are still in the financial state we are by the time next christmas comes along xbox will struggle as much as 3ds, vita and wii u are now. For the type of situation this is here, all three are doing well. What you guys should worry about is how well vita is doing in the rest of the world because the uk is harder then it was back then. And if we are still in recession when the others come out, they will struggle as much as the current ones are.