WiiU vs. last gen and handhelds

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Mnementh said:

AstroGamer said:
I see the Wii U sales staying at this level until about week 17 or 18 (release of Lego City:Undercover and MH3U respectively) where it will have a spike. Then the sales will have an average slope with more releases and spiking at Wii Fit U which will release in June maybe late May. The summer will then, gradually reduce the sales slope til Wii Party U comes out and then, a drought of games will come slowing the slope to about the average slope which would continue for rest of its year Coming at 8.5 million to 9 million (this is excluding the possibility that Windwaker HD comes out before the other 2 systems)

Do you mean 8.5 to 9 million in 2013 alone or LTD (including the 2M from 2012)? If it is LTD, it seems possible. WiiU is selling above the levels of the Vita, which did 3.5M last year. That would project it at say 5 million for 2013. If we assume, that WiiFitU,Zelda Windwaker HD and MH3U are better systemsellers than the games Vita had last year, it would mean 6-7 million are possible. Adding the 2 million would mean your prediction may come true (if the games really sell more systems than Vitas games did). If you expect it for 2013 alone I have doubts about that prediciton.

Don't forget about all the other big titles coming this year. I fully expect Mario Kart to launch this year, and the next 3D Mario seems very likely too. Those should be the biggest hitters. Then there's also Pikmin 3, and I would think Yarn Yoshi would come out sometime in 2013 as well. Things like Wonderful 101, Rayman, Game & Wario, Just Dance 5 and more should all see releases throughout this year. Plus any unannounced games (which I'm sure we'll see. Perhaps Retro's project?) and all the smaller titles and eShop games. By the end of this year, WiiU will have quite an amazing library. I would say 5 million in 2013 is an insanely low prediction.