UPDATED (Dec 13th) WiiU's second week Hardware Totals! Make your PREDICTION!!

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Aielyn said:

__XBrawlX__ said:
I'd say a bit too optomistic, the Wii sold 2,954,781 units by the time 2006 came to a close, with roughly the same amount of time on shelves, and a stronger launch than the Wii U... I'd be more conservative and say maybe 2.5-3.0 million by years end, but thats just me :P

The Wii was also severely supply-constrained.

EDIT: Nintendo forecasts 5.5 million by end of March. For comparison, the Wii sold about 5.84 million by end of March 2007, and they'd forecasted 6 million (about right, considering the time it takes for stock to ship and then sell). Meanwhile, at least one analyst firm has predicted 3.5 million for 2012.

I guess yes you could say the fact that more WiiU's were shipped to account for any supply constraints will allow the console to sell more by the end of December, but the Wii was also that years "hot item" and every Wii that could be found was sold. Although the WiiU's increased # of units available can help,  the WiiU does not have the same "hot item" status attached to it.

I guess what I'm saying is that I agree that selling more than 3 million is very much a possibility, I just don't see it happening. The resale price for online vendors, and overall demand just doesn't seem high enough to outdo the Wii's performance in its first 2 months on the market. I could be wrong though! :P