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chriscox1121 on 14 January 2013
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VGKing said:
chriscox1121 said:
VGKing said:
SaviorX said:
Hmm...

Glass half empty: Wii U sales are weak, and deservedly so. Barely any of the general consumers are aware of existence nor is there general sense of excitement in the public about its release. Nintendo isn't coming out with any system sellers until November the earliest like true stubborn fools (I can bet you $100 it is a 3D Mario game... AGAIN).

Glass half full: Every unit of Wii U that sells builds its lead against the PS4/720. Vita never got a price cut despite its abysmal sales thus far, and Wii U does not need one either. 3DS will cause the supernovas in the outer regions of the universe once Pokemon X&Y release.

I don't know about you guys, but now I need a drink.

I think the mainstream isn't really excited about it becuase it is essentially a cheap iPad, and with the introduction of the iPad mini it is now actually going head to head with consoles.

I disagree, I think the mainstream media isn't excited about it because they don't know what it is, nor know of it's existence.

Really? If they thought it was a Wii add-on then when they tried to buy it, they would have found out it was a new console when they went to the stores or looked online....then they would ask themselves why would they buy a $300 Wii U that has $60 retail games when they can buy an iPad mini for $329, which has thousands of free games available for download. I think that Wii U gamepad is a double-edged sword.


yes, really, Consumers are still confused about the 3DS and the DS let alone the Wii U.  I was in Target looking at Wii U games and a woman was confused on which DS she needed.  There was the regular DS and it's multiple colors, 3DS regular with it's multiple colors, and the 3DSXL along with it's various price points.  Deciding to help the poor woman out, I went over and explained the differences to her and then helped her through the process.  She wanted a 3DS, but almost bought a DS instead.  I was in GS before that and some woman had no idea what the Wii U was and I told her about it, because she came up inquiring about it.  Also, people seeing it demoed in a store does not equate to them having any knowledge or inquiry about it.  It can be promo'd in a store and people still not show interest in it because of product similarity.  Your assuming firstly that people know about it, secondly, your also assuming people are inquiring about it and I'm saying the masses in general are not doing both of those.