Will Japan save Nintendo and the Wii U like they did with the 3DS?

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NintendoPie said:

UncleScrooge said:

NintendoPie said:

The only thing that people have to really go off of is Nintendo... And they probably aren't 100% trustworthy all the time either. So we have (almost) no clue what's going on with stock.

You sir, are wise beyond your years. All we have is historical data and that tells us that Wii, PS3 and 360 didn't sell better than the Wii U in the US at launch.

Thanks!

Didnt the Wii sell better FW in USA though?

Not a huge difference at all according to VGC USA numbers:

Wii first week - 463,466

WiiU first week - 411,850

Second week USA:

Wii - 153,381

WiiU - 130,733

While the Wii certainly enjoyed a higher demand and could've moved even more units had they been available, WiiU is priced $50/$100 more in a worse economy.

The Wii moved almost 3m units worldwide by the end of its launch year. Let's see how WiiU fares at the end of 2012.