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Tarumon on 14 January 2013
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Veknoid_Outcast said:
ninjablade said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Tarumon said:
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Some good points here. The first paragraph is spot on. I own a Wii U, but I'm really only interested in the exclusive games: New Super Mario Bros. U, ZombiU, Nintendo Land, Scribblenauts Unlimited, etc. Although Ninja Gaiden and Black Ops 2 intrigue me, because of Wii U content and features.

Still, most consoles get off to slow starts, and Wii U is no exception. I think Nintendo must be happy with its hardware portfolio, even if Wii U sales are lower than Wii in its first months. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Nintendo was moving around 2 million units combined (Wii, Wii U, 3DS, and DS) per month in November and December. That's a really nice figure.

Also, "cheap and greedy" is a low blow :P

that's not true at all, the reason they sometimes start off slow is cause they have a shortage of supply, except for the ps3 because of the price, most consoles that succeed, like the wii, 360, ps2 did great numbers january, feb in the us.

It is true. Most consoles start slowly. There are exceptions to that rule, like Wii, but it is the rule.

I don't know how to post a chart, but here is the link to it.  Just insert Wii U numbers in there and you will see how unusual of a launch year it has been for Wii U. http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/01/wii-u-infographic/

By 3/31/2013, Wii U and Wii are just not going to have the typical predecessor is dead chart at all.