does anyone else just see the wii u sales as very typical for a new console?

[archbrix]

JWeinCom said:

bobgamez said:

i mean, these sales arent surprising, ive seen sales of past consoles before this and they were very similiar. why is evryone in the media losing their s***s over it?

Because that's what they do pretty much every time.  They make unreasonable expectations of a product, and then when the product doesn't light the world on fire, it's branded a catastrophe immediately.  This is amplified by the fact that the Wii had such remarkable success early in its life. 

The same thing is going to happen when the 720 and PS4 come out.  For now though, just relax, don't take it too seriously, and wait when the games for Wii U start coming in.  If the Wii U is in the same situation it is now in a year, then maybe hit the panic button.

This pretty much says it all.

If by this time next year the console is only around 6m WW, then we'll talk about the console flopping. Personally, I believe it'll be way more than double that.