TheLastStarFighter said:
Michael-5 said:
What about
Dragon Quest X
It releases in Japan this month, and Dragon Quest X is huge in Japan. Didn't it boost Wii sales by 300% that one week? They did, Wii went from selling just over 10k weekly (what WiiU is doing now) to about 42k after Dragon Quest released, and then it stabilized at 15k weekly for a while.
Yea that boost will go away in a month, but Japan might stabilize 5-10k a week higher and stick above PS3.
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As for the rest of the world, there will be a small 5-10k rise because of Lego and Monster Hunter, but I don't think Wii U sales will pick up until June. Pikmin 3 and Wonderful 101 aren't "must buy console" for games, but they are great games, and they will still be that first good game which people need before they buy a console. After all people won't buy a console unless there is a game they like, and not all of us like New Super Mario Bros.
So sales will be up slightly overall in March, and it might stabilize at a higher point because now Wii U will have a small library of games to choose from. However we won't see big jumps until June-August when bigger titles like Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101 and Wind Waker release, and until we see footage of Mario Kart and Smash Bros at E3.
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You're right, I didn't list DQX, and it's a Japan only, and it only comes out at the very end of March, but it's the biggest potential system mover, especially since it's bundled. It could move tens of thousands of machines, which is significant when you look at how small Wii U sales have been. That title could spur interest in Japan.
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A stabilization at 15k over 10k is a 50% weekly gain. Dragon Quest X is Japan only (for now), but its sales will build momentum. By E3 I can see the Wii U consistanly topping all other home platforms with DQX, Pikmin 3, Wii Fit U, and Wonderful 101 in Japan.
Lego will help in Americas, but I don't see much gorwth until Pikmin 3 and Wind Waker. Same with Europe.
