dsgrue3 on 03 January 2013
| DanneSandin said: I'm simply comparing the initial numbers, and if this trend holds true Wii U could end up selling 12m units in 2013 alone. Now, I think that's a bit optimistic, but 10m seems plausible. And the 360 might have been $400 then, and Wii U might be $300-350 now, but the economy is far worse now than in 2006, so that counts for nothing. If anything, it only shows the strength of Wii U sales. |
The economy may be slightly worse, but the size of the previous fanbase is absolutely relevant. 24m - 100m no comparison. Wii U launch should be 4x as big as Xbox 360, and it's merely twice.
Japan is a huge factor, it alone will end at 600,000+ units for WIi U, while it came in at 85,000 for Xbox360 in December 2005.
This means US demand is quite low for Wii U.
For last week (22nd):
Japan - 121,933
USA - 155,441
This is quite telling IMO.
