Pachter says the Wii U optimistically will sell around 40- 45 M units LTD.

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007BondAgent said:
The wii u selling around 45m units would be amazing, considering it lack the "it" factor the wii originally had, and it will be outdated in about 2 years

I agree. I dont know why people are expecting the same sales when the Wii U hardware is of more substance utilitywise compared to the Wii. The casuals would rather buy an Ipad.