ninjablade on 21 January 2013
| greenmedic88 said: Sales below expectation, slight glut of inventory and a post launch software lull. Only the last is typical of a launch. If anything, the Wii U has launched more like the PSV than any other recent console, only I'd argue the PSV had a better launch line up. The 3DS was a better launch by far, even with the same post launch software lull (which was arguably worse). The Xbox 360 was pretty severely supply constrained its first year. I don't remember seeing any on shelves until well after the launch (NA market). The PS3 is pretty well documented as having a sub par launch with easy availability due to the price and lack of software to justify paying that price. Based upon expectations (Nintendo's projections, not fanboys who will claim if a console not made by their loyally supported company doesn't sell a billion units in one month it sold below expectations), it's a reasonable assessment to say the Wii U has had a sub par launch. No Doom n' Gloom predictions here; it was just a sub par launch. |
when you factor in the price and availibity, the launch is horrible, I don't see how it can rebound from this, it basically selling like a dead system at the moment WW.
