Minus Japan Wii outsold WiiU last week O_o

[Gamerace]

kitler53 said:

Gamerace said:

kitler53 said:
meh, early in the gen and i've never like the "minus a region" cherry picking of data.

It just launched in Japan and I fully expect WiiU to be successful in Japan for a number for reasons - although the combination of Mario, Monster Hunter and Dragon Quest is probably sufficient.

It is the rest of the world were WiiU has to prove itself.  And it is the rest of the world where we will all be watching the sales closely over the next few months.

I'm not surprised (not pleased either) that it's outsold by 360/PS3 - which isn't uncommon for new system launches.  But I am surprised to see the weak selling Wii outselling WiiU by 30k in Europe.  

Would love to know what the stock situation is like there and what kind of marketing Nintendo has going.  Why isn't WiiU selling better?  I expected it to be sold out until Feb at least.

eh, still don't like it.

at bold:  http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4976394

as sad as the wiiU numbers look ...life is only going to get more depressing from here. 

Yes I've been very vocal on that point myself and that's why I've been so highly critical of the WiiU.   It's the exact wrong approach to the current market challenges.   Nintendo needs to differenciate themselves from other casual offerings, and WiiU does the opposite - poorly.  Which is beyond stupid because the Wii did that brilliantly.

However, I'm not clear on regional factors here.   Is this effecting PAL sales more than NA?  Why isn't this as big a factor in Japan?  Or perhaps it is but Mario/MH/DQ are a compelling argument to shell out for a WiiU.

My guess is PAL sales are due to marketing (or lack thereof) moreso than this issue, although long term I fear the future of WiiU is bleak.